Penn State Harrisburg will host its inaugural MLK Day “I Have a Dream” High School Basketball Classic on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, on campus. The event will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through community, competition and inspiration.
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.
Six veterans, including a Penn State Harrisburg student, were awarded funding to help launch their business ideas during the Veterans Business Bootcamp pitch competition hosted by Harrisburg LaunchBox powered by Penn State and the Rotary Veterans Initiative.
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.
A group of a dozen or so Penn State Harrisburg alums, most of whom graduated in 1977, return to campus every fall for We Are Weekend, a tradition the group started around 2002. They tell stories, visit old haunts, see what’s new around campus, and partake in whatever activities might be happening — and always make time to visit the Archives and Special Collections within the Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg.
The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment advanced a proposal for the construction of an Academic Learning Center at Penn State Harrisburg.
Retired Master Sgt. Gary Barb, campus technology officer at Penn State Harrisburg, is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy, which he served from 1989 to 1993, and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, which he served from 1994 to 2012. His daughter, Jessica Barb, is a communications major at Penn State Harrisburg, where she participates in the Army ROTC program, and serves in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.
