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Photo of children’s author Kate Messner

Harrisburg campus to host bestselling children’s author Kate Messner March 17

Bestselling and award-winning children’s author Kate Messner will visit Penn State Harrisburg on March 17 to lecture on how to inspire lifelong reading through writing and sharing nonfiction for kids. Messner will present two sessions — an afternoon session for teachers and educators and an evening session for the general public — at Madlyn L. Hanes Library, Penn State Harrisburg.
Fabian Vantassell speaks from a lectern

My Road to Commencement: Fabian Vantassell

Fabian Vantassell, from Newville, Pennsylvania, will receive his bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and sociology during Penn State Harrisburg’s fall 2024 commencement ceremony. He shared his journey as a first-generation college student, overcoming adversity to find success on campus.
Collage of six photos: Allison Ishler, Willow Marsh, Elise Heilman, Erin Merced, Chunyu Lu, Victoria Williams

Penn State Harrisburg announces fall 2024 student marshals

Penn State Harrisburg has selected six graduates to serve as student marshals at the fall 2024 commencement ceremony. The graduates 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 and Thaddeus Stevens College expand articulation agreement

Thaddeus Stevens College, a two-year trade and technology-focused college, has recently expanded its articulation agreement with Penn State Harrisburg. Students completing their studies at Thaddeus Stevens College can transfer a variety of general education credits toward receiving a bachelor of science degree in human development and family studies from Penn State Harrisburg.
Marcellus Taylor(left) and Gibran Jones (right)

Friends, Penn State Harrisburg alumni create Legacy Scholarship

Penn State Harrisburg alumni and “lifelong friends” Gibran Jones and Marcellus Taylor have established the Jones/Tayor Legacy Scholarship, an annual gift of $2,500 for five years to support students who have financial need and who are pursuing degrees in the School of Business Administration.