A “Tale of Two Cities” came to Penn State Harrisburg, but it was of a nuclear variety, not Charles Dickens.
The two cities – Middletown and Waynesboro, Ga. -- were profiled by Associate Professor of Community Psychology Holly Angelique Wednesday, Feb. 11 in the latest installment of the faculty seminar series hosted by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.
Eating disorders are usually not a laughing matter.
But veteran comedian Michelle Garb, drawing from her 15-year battle with anorexia, uses wit and humor to educate audiences across the nation to the dangers and warning signs of disorders.
Garb brings her performance to Penn State Harrisburg Thursday, Feb. 26 at 12:30 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public in the Gallery Lounge of the Olmsted Building. For information, phone 717-948-6273.
Penn State Harrisburg’s ninth annual public International Film Festival which runs from February 25 to March 1 features an appearance by an Emmy award-winning filmmaker and a special matinee presentation for children and their parents.
The entire series is free and open to the public in the Olmsted Building Auditorium on campus with all films at 7 p.m. except the February 28 matinee at 2 p.m. For information, phone 717-948-6659.
University Park’s gospel choir “Essence of Joy” is appropriately named.
One of ten choral ensembles in the University’s School of Music, the organization brought is joyful performance to Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital Union Building Friday, Feb. 6, presenting both sacred and secular music from the African American traditions.
Research at Penn State Harrisburg aimed at reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil while boosting the state’s agricultural economy is showing early progress and has captured the attention of the biofuels industry.
Filmmaker Lisa Gossels will host a public showing of her Emmy Award-winning documentary, Children of Chabannes, Thursday, Feb. 26 at Penn State Harrisburg.
It’s an understatement to say that the current economic crisis in America is severe and will have long-lasting impacts, but it’s far from the Great Depression and government intervention is absolutely necessary to come up with a solution to the problem.
After decades which included genocide, political ostracism, anti-Semitism, isolation, denial, and forced emigration, Poland is finally coming to grips with the history of its Jewish culture and history.
One of the youngest members of the growing body of “Hip-Hop Intellectuals” in the nation, Marc Lamont Hill, brings his message to Penn State Harrisburg Tuesday, Feb. 24.
A frequent contributor to Fox News Channel, Hill will make his free public presentation at 7 p.m. in the Morrison Gallery of the college library. For information, phone 717-948-6273.
A Penn State Harrisburg faculty member is playing a lead role in the University’s international efforts to strengthen the fight against terrorism.
With an international reputation for research and writings on terrorism, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science Michael Kenney has been named the first Fellow of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) headquartered in the College of The Liberal Arts on the University Park campus.
