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Penn State Harrisburg was founded in 1966 as Penn State’s Capitol Campus, Pennsylvania’s first upper division and graduate school and one of only three in the nation at the time. In the span of 50 years, the college has grown from eight faculty members, 18 undergraduates and 165 graduate students to more than 5,000 students.
There’s no place like home: memories of Meade Heights
When Penn State purchased portions of the Olmsted Air Force Base from the U.S. Department of Defense for $1 in 1966, the sale included 177.5 acres and 16 buildings; it didn’t include the Meade Heights housing complex on the west side of campus. That was purchased in 1968, increasing the campus to over 217 acres and 90 buildings.
The Outpost: New eatery, top secret history
When Penn State Harrisburg officials began thinking about the design of the new Student Enrichment Center and it’s eatery, they looked no further than the college’s top secret military past and the mission that would protect the President of the United States in case of nuclear warfare during the Cold War. Its name: “The Outpost Mission”
News
- New research suggests location-based games influence our perception of culture
- Jane Keat, Jim Johnson receive distinguished career awards
- Researcher examines public opinion on policing issues
- Researcher helps stem the spread of superbugs
- Penn State Harrisburg programs named in U.S. News & World Report top graduate schools rankings
Around Campus
- Leipold Leadership Gift
- 50th Anniversary artwork represents community
- Penn State Harrisburg names Dr. Jeffrey Beck new School of Humanities director
- Student Investment Committee joins the market, aims to fund scholarships
- Theater brings new programming and new perspectives to college community
- Julnes to travel to Greece as a Fulbright Specialist
