The senior project developed by four Penn State Harrisburg Electrical Engineering Technology students has turned into a major prize winner.
The students and their project walked away with first place honors in the annual “Micromouse” competition held at the annual Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 2 Student Activities Conference.
Shelley Clark Nickel, associate vice chancellor for planning and implementation for the Board of Regents, University System of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address at Penn State Harrisburg’s spring commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 17 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Penn State Harrisburg honored 85 outstanding students at its 2008 Student Awards Convocation Sunday, April 6. Students honored and their places of residence include:
SCHOOL OF Behavioral Sciences and Education Outstanding Graduate Student in Psychology
Allyson Fay Brothers, York
Outstanding Social Science Student Award
Tosha Desenberg, Steelton
The University’s Commission for Women will be under the leadership of Penn State Harrisburg’s Auden Thomas in 2009 and 2010.
Dr. Thomas, the director of the Center for Survey Research in the college’s Institute of State and Regional Affairs, has been elected the commission’s chair-elect for the 2008-09 academic year and will become chair in 2009.
A “Quick Action Deployment” training session hosted by Penn State Harrisburg Thursday, April 17 will expand college and municipal law enforcement abilities to deal with an active shooter incident.
Five Penn State Harrisburg officers and others from nearby departments will undergo the training delivered by the North American SWAT Training Association. The eight-hour session will include four hours of classroom instruction and four hours of practical field exercises.
Seven Penn State Harrisburg undergraduate students majoring in Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology have each been awarded $2,500 scholarships by the Associated General Contractors of America.
The seven scholarships, awarded annually until the students graduate, are the second most awarded nationally to any college or university. Only the University of Washington, with eight, surpassed the Penn State Harrisburg total.
