Dawn Hamaty, human resources consultant at Penn State Harrisburg, received the 2024 Staff Morale Award from Penn State University Staff Advisory Council.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 14 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 3-5 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during 2024 spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
Penn State Harrisburg hosted its spring 2024 commencement ceremony on May 4 to mark the Class of 2024’s completion of their academic experience and to recognize their many accomplishments.
Nick Spohn, who will graduate at the spring 2024 commencement ceremony at Penn State Harrisburg with a bachelor of science degree in project and supply chain management, said that due to his blindness, his college experience was challenging. But that didn’t stop him from achieving his academic goals.
As part of our regular "We Are!" feature, we recognize 16 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology will hold its annual Capstone Design Conference from 12:30 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 26, on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold its spring 2024 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at 9:30 a.m. at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. First Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Chief Diversity Officer Norman Bristol Colón will serve as keynote speaker at the ceremony. Ashon Calhoun, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, who will receive a bachelor of arts in communications degree at the ceremony, will serve as student speaker for the event.
Children’s author and poet Janet Wong will visit Penn State Harrisburg on Tuesday, April 16. Wong will present workshops on writing and teaching poetry at 9 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. in the Hanes Library’s Morrison Gallery on campus.
For some Penn State Harrisburg students, spring break meant doing some light construction work in Cleveland, Ohio; constructing outdoor learning space and teaching leadership skills at a school in the Dominican Republic; and learning to tend crops at a sustainable farm in Costa Rica.