Penn State has updated its public COVID-19 dashboard with the University's on-demand testing and random testing results from tests administered during the period of Oct. 2 to 4, as well as new University testing results from the prior week. These numbers are evolving as many test results are still pending, which will then be validated and uploaded.
Fission, Penn State Harrisburg's student-edited fall literary journal, is seeking submissions of creative writing and graphic art from all current Penn State students for its 2020 issue. The submission period closes on Friday, Oct. 16 at midnight.
The Penn State Harrisburg Reads program has chosen ‘Everything I Never Told You’ by Celeste Ng as its common text for the 2020-21 academic year. The book explores themes of belonging, academic stress, family relationships, mental health, and racial and gender discrimination.
Sundance Award-winning filmmakers Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera will participate in a discussion after an online screening of their film "The Infiltrators" at 6:30 p.m. this Friday, October 9, open to all campuses and their communities. The event is co-presented by the Latina/o Studies Program and Penn State’s Sustainability Institute as part of the "Intersections: How We Respond" film series and Penn State’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Attendees can sign up at: intersections.psu.edu/the-infiltrators.
Penn State Harrisburg faculty and staff Shaun Gabbidon, Roderick Lee and Juan Castro have been appointed to Penn State committees supporting President Eric Barron’s commitment to address both the immediate issues and longstanding problems of racism, bias and intolerance.
The Kunkel Career Center at Penn State Harrisburg will host a virtual career fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, via the online platform Brazen.
