Penn State Harrisburg has selected six graduates to represent each academic school and graduate studies as student marshals for fall 2022. The graduates will bear the banners representing each academic school and, together with the faculty marshals, lead the graduating students during the commencement processional.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs will hold a panel discussion focusing on the outcome of the 2022 midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg will offer a virtual open house focused on the Ph.D. in public administration program on Friday, Nov. 11, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Penn State Harrisburg has announced the recipients of the college’s annual Alumni Achievement Awards. One graduate from each of the college’s five academic schools earned the accolade thanks to their outstanding professional accomplishments.
The Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society recently announced the winners of its People to Watch Awards, graduates from each of the college’s schools who have made a significant contribution to the betterment of society through their personal and professional endeavors.
Pennsylvania has received national attention as the 2022 election approaches, with high-profile races for governor and the U.S. Senate. In a recent sit-down, Dan Mallinson, assistant professor of public policy and administration in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, discusses why Pennsylvania has been in the spotlight and what is at stake in some of the biggest races.
As part of a pilot program through Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications, Penn State Harrisburg is offering four grants ranging from $3,000 to $7,000 ($20,000 total) to full-time faculty and staff members working on news literacy projects.
Dan Mallinson, assistant professor of public policy and administration in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, has been named to City & State PA’s 2022 Pennsylvania “40 Under 40” list. The list honors the state’s most distinguished young professionals under the age of 40.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a new student convocation on Sunday, Aug. 21 in the Capital Union Building (CUB) gym. Convocation is the first event of the new academic year and serves as the ceremonial start for all incoming first-year students, marking their formal entry into the life and traditions of Penn State University.
A Penn State World Campus student who is an officer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received this year’s Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the geospatial intelligence community.
