A group of Penn State Harrisburg students recently spent a week in Washington state doing environmental restoration work and learning about Indigenous cultures during an Alternative Spring Break — a trip that aims to help students learn about other communities, and themselves, through hands-on service.
Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth are offering events during National Women’s History Month, held during the month of March each year.
Events and activities commemorating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be held over the next few weeks at several Penn State campuses. The theme for 2026 is "Undaunted Hope."
Penn State Harrisburg will host its second annual MLK Day “I Have a Dream” High School Basketball Classic on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, on campus. The event will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through community, competition and service.
Two members of the Penn State Harrisburg community — Shirley Clark and Vahid Motevalli — were honored recently at the 2025 Women in Technology Awards hosted by the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies will host Brendan Fay, associate professor and associate director in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Southern Mississippi, at noon on Friday, Oct. 24, via webinar.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Career Studies Program is celebrating 10 years of providing an inclusive post-secondary education experience for individuals with disabilities — making college accessible for those who, historically, would not have the opportunity to have a college experience.
