Students from Penn State Harrisburg recently attended the Grace Hopper Celebration, billed as the world’s largest gathering of women and non-binary individuals in technology, where they were able to network with technology leaders and, in one student’s case, land a summer internship.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration and School of Science, Engineering, and Technology recently inducted 13 new student members, and an honorary alum into the Sigma Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the international honor society for the computing and information disciplines.
Penn State Harrisburg will host the 11th annual South Central PA Robotics Competition on Nov. 12 at the college. The event is jointly organized by Harrisburg Area Community College.
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.
A weeklong professional development workshop held this summer at Penn State Harrisburg helped teachers explore new ways to incorporate agriculture into their classrooms.
Two Penn State Harrisburg professors are working with students to help regional manufacturers develop innovative solutions to real-life issues in the industry.
Abu Asaduzzaman, assistant professor of chemistry in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology, was awarded a nearly $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry, to pursue research into the environmental interactions of mercury in the Arctic.
Holding a bachelor's degree from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, Tawfiq Alashoor was seeking more academically. While researching the best schools to pursue a master’s degree, he constantly found Penn State highly ranked on the lists. This was enough for Alashoor to make Penn State his school of choice, especially as it was a well-known institution back in his home country of Saudi Arabia.
