For the first time, Penn State Harrisburg selected six graduates to serve as student marshals at the spring 2019 commencement ceremony. The graduates bore the banners representing each academic school, and together with the faculty marshals led the graduating students during the ceremony processional.
Elizabeth Gutman, a master's student in health education at Penn State Harrisburg, is tackling the issue of food insecurity with her website "A Nourished Community," a resource dedicated to making access to affordable, healthy food, a reality. With this website, Gutman hopes to make a lasting impact on Penn State Harrisburg and local communities that are facing food insecurity.
Penn State Harrisburg delivers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs for teachers throughout the summer. Courses vary in length and format to fit busy schedules.
Penn State Harrisburg will host Diane Ravitch, New York Times-bestselling author of “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools,” to discuss her book and issues related to the privatization of public schools, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, in the Student Enrichment Center Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre.
Mary Napoli, professor-in-charge of literacy education in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, has been appointed to serve as a member of the United States Board on Books for Young People's Outstanding International Books Committee.
Hannah Spector, assistant professor of education at Penn State Harrisburg, has been awarded the 2019 Early Career Scholar Award from the American Educational Research Association’s special interest group Critical Issues in Curriculum & Cultural Studies.
Math and technology and engineering teachers from 30 south central Pennsylvania middle schools participated in a one-day workshop offered by the Capital Area Institute for Mathematics and Science at Penn State Harrisburg on teaching mathematical modeling through 3D printing. Participants were given 3D printers to take back to their classrooms.
Philip Zimbardo, clinical psychologist and New York Times bestselling author known for his work on the Stanford Prison Experiment, will visit Penn State Harrisburg on Tuesday, April 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center.
