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Faculty and staff recognized at awards ceremony - 2014

Penn State Harrisburg recognized outstanding employee contributions at the 2014 Faculty and Staff Recognition Program on March 27.  Nominated by the college community and selected by various award committees, several faculty and staff members received awards. 

SAT prep course offered to local high school students

Getting  Ready for the SAT Exam®, open to students in grades 9 through 12, will be held June 23 through 27 and August 4 through 8 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Penn State Harrisburg.

The course is designed to teach students how to effectively apply new strategies to prepare for the comprehensive SAT exam.  Students will learn strategic approaches for the critical reading, writing, and math sections through a combination of lecture, interactive class discussion, and engaging activities.

Pavel Sládek

Pavel Sládek to present on early-modern ethnographies of Jews

Penn State Harrisburg will welcome scholar Pavel Sládek to campus for a lecture on early-modern Jewish ethnography on Wednesday, April 23 at noon in the campus library Morrison Gallery.

His work analyzes an unknown manuscript ethnography of Jews by the Catholic priest Karel Jugl and examines the functions of authenticity in this and other Early-Modern Jewish ethnographies.

Young Writers Academy

Writing academy at Penn State Harrisburg offered to area students

The 2014 Young Writers Academy (YWA) will be held June 23 to 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at Penn State Harrisburg.

A week-long summer program for writers in grades 1 through 12, the program offers students the opportunity to extend their writing skills beyond the classroom while meeting and working with other writers.

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Heard on Campus: A look at TMI, lessons learned

On March 28, 1979, the worst accident in commercial nuclear power history in the United States started unfolding at the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant outside Middletown, PA.

The events of the ensuing week would capture the attention of the world and focus it directly on the Harrisburg area.

Dr. Jane Wilburne

Penn State Harrisburg receives $1.87 million grant to build K-16 teaching and learning capacity

Dr. Jane M. Wilburne, associate professor of mathematics education in Penn State Harrisburg’s teacher education program, has received a $1.875 million Eligible Partnership Project grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The three-year award supports partnerships with and professional development opportunities for local school districts to provide innovative, research-based, approaches to improve student teaching experiences.

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More courses added to summer schedule

Penn State Harrisburg has added more classes to its summer schedule, including online classes English 202C and 202D. Other additions include courses in education, math, engineering, and science.

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Penn State Harrisburg students’ design project displayed at national competition, premiere of latest Ken Burns film

Students in Craig Welsh’s Advanced Graphic Design class at Penn State Harrisburg this semester constructed an 8' x 42' panorama of the text of the Gettysburg Address, which they crafted out of cardboard boxes and painstakingly hand-cut each letter.  The panorama made its world premiere at the recent National Gettysburg Address Competition, where it served as the backdrop.