Erin Murphy, the 2026-27 Penn State Laureate, will present “With These Hands: A Collaborative Poetry Experience” at 11 a.m. Sept. 30 at Penn State Harrisburg. The event, in room E134 of the Olmsted Building, is free and open to the public.
Penn State Harrisburg professor Jen Hirt earned a “notable essay” mention in the Best American Essays 2025 anthology for her essay about a tree that survived 9/11 and is now part of the national memorial in New York City.
Penn State Harrisburg alum Jessica Sheets preserves insights of military leaders through her work as an oral historian at the U.S. Marine Corps History Division at Quantico, Virginia.
Penn State Harrisburg hosted its spring 2026 commencement ceremony on May 9 to mark the graduates of the class of 2026’s completion of their academic experience and to recognize their many accomplishments. The ceremony was held at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Jessica Barb, from Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, will receive her bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in military studies during Penn State Harrisburg’s spring 2026 commencement ceremony.
Penn State Harrisburg has selected six graduates to serve as student marshals at the spring 2026 commencement ceremony. The students will bear the banners representing each academic school and, together with the faculty marshals, lead the graduating students during the ceremony processional.
Penn State Harrisburg recently recognized outstanding employee contributions at the 2026 Year-End Celebration. Nominated by the college community and selected by various award committees, several faculty and staff members received awards.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold its spring 2026 commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, at the Giant Center in Hershey. Benjamin Kirshner, the inaugural chief transformation and opportunity officer for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will serve as keynote speaker.
Mary Zaborskis, associate professor of American studies and gender studies in the School of Humanities, is building bridges with other disciplines through gender and sexuality studies — a field she said provides lenses for examining a variety of subjects.
