Campus Life

Peer mentors and Career studies students gather for lunch.

Peer mentors serve as ‘heart’ of Penn State Harrisburg program

The Career Studies program at Penn State Harrisburg offers individuals with intellectual disabilities, age 18 to 25, the opportunity to receive an inclusive post-secondary education. Peer mentors are the “heart” of the program, according to Sandy McBride, Career Studies program coordinator.
Students sit at tables during the anniversary celebration for the Multicultural Academic Excellence Program.

Penn State Harrisburg program brings students together

For more than three decades, Penn State Harrisburg’s Multicultural Academic Excellence Program, better known as MAEP, has served as a place for students to expand their horizons, meet new people, learn about academic or professional topics, and simply be themselves without judgment.
woman in graduation cap throwing confetti

Penn State Harrisburg to host Multicultural Graduation Celebration on Dec. 16

Penn State Harrisburg’s Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Office of Student Affairs will host a Multicultural Graduation Celebration at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, in the Capital Union Building events room. The event is intended to celebrate the accomplishments of historically underserved and underrepresented students.
Headshot photo of student veteran Andrew Butch on the Penn State Harrisburg campus

Harrisburg student veterans seek to connect their peers with resources

When Andrew Butch was forced to retire from the U.S. Army in 2017, he felt like the rug had been pulled out from under him. Now a graduate student earning his master’s degree in applied clinical psychology, Butch and others on campus are working to better connect student veterans with the resources and support they need.
Photo of a U.S. flag next to the Nittany Lion statue

Program offers training to support veterans

More than two dozen Penn State Harrisburg faculty and staff members gathered Nov. 1 for military cultural competency training aimed at helping to create a more welcoming and supportive environment for veterans on campus.