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A photo exhibit profiling the people of Three Mile Island highlights March public events at Penn State Harrisburg marking the 30th anniversary of the nuclear accident at TMI.

The region’s most extensive list of academic choices for students pursuing careers in engineering and engineering technology continues to grow.

This fall, Penn State Harrisburg is adding Mechanical Engineering to its list of programs, bringing to four the number of undergraduate engineering degrees it offers.

It’s common knowledge that quality child care is a crucial factor in a child’s future success in school.

The state’s Secretary of Education Gerald Zahorchak has stated, “One of the strongest arguments for quality early education is that it can help children who would otherwise enter school without the necessary skills … bridge the achievement gap before it even begins.”

For most college students, spring break means time away from classes, sunning on the beach, or just relaxing at home with friends and family.

One of Penn State Harrisburg’s longest-running and successful outreach partnerships with the community – the Model United Nations – comes to campus for the 37th consecutive year February 19 through 21.

Acclaimed as one of the premiere spoken word recording artists in the music industry today, Ursula Rucker brought her feminine views of urban reality to Penn State Harrisburg February 17.

For college students, Spring Break should be a time of relaxation, catching up on studies, or spending time with families and friends.

But South Miami Police Chief Robert F. Richardson knows firsthand the dangers lurking for students during that week away from classes.

For the third year, Penn State Harrisburg is the educational leader in providing schoolteachers from throughout America an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin.

“Web, Sizzle, and Roll” is headed to Penn State Harrisburg March 24, 25, and 26.

Aimed at enabling evening students an opportunity to connect with each other and with the college’s Office of Career Services while obtaining an introduction to relevant career information, the events will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in the main lobby of Olmsted Building.

Penn State Harrisburg graduate Jeanne Campbell Suehr has earned honorable mention honors in the 2009 Carnegie Science Awards’ High School Educator Award, which recognizes innovation in inspiring students to understand, appreciate and apply science, and the extent that these innovations are disseminated.

Suehr earned a master’s degree in Teaching and Curriculum from the college in 2002.