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Penn State World Campus students and alumni have been able to apply what they learned in their course work to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in numerous ways.

Penn State Harrisburg will debut a performance of “Provenance” at noon on Jan. 18 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year marks the 23rd year for the campus play series, which each year presents an original production centering on African-American history in celebration of the MLK Day holiday.

A series of webinars will bring alumni together to learn cooking skills and raise awareness of students experiencing food insecurity.

Andy Lau, associate professor of engineering, retired after more than 37 years as an educator at Penn State.

Penn State will impose revised eligibility requirements for students who wish to participate in fraternity and sorority recruitment beginning spring 2021. The new revisions provide clarity to previous requirements and specify that the only conduct sanction that will disqualify students from participation in recruitment is Conduct Probation with a Transcript Notation when it is still active at the time of recruitment.

With the coronavirus pandemic shuttering many theaters across the globe, Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities kept the theatrical arts alive with the recent production of its fall play, “Machinal.” Performances were livestreamed from the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre on campus to audiences across the college and local community.

It’s time for current students to think about housing for next year! Eligible Penn State students can request housing and receive an invitation to LiveOn with us next year. Returning students have a variety of on-campus housing options to consider, from traditional residence hall rooms to suites and apartments. Log in to eLiving.psu.edu to request housing today.

The Penn State Alumni Association recently named Penn State Harrisburg alumnus Gibran Jones (’08) the recipient of the 2020 K. David Weidner Diversity Award.

Penn State has decided to delay the start of in-person classes and transition to a fully remote learning environment for the beginning of the spring 2021 semester at all campus locations. This decision was made following extensive analysis and scenario planning given worsening virus conditions nationally and across the state indicating predictions of rising hospitalization rates in the coming weeks.

Penn State Harrisburg has selected six graduates to represent each academic school and graduate studies as student marshals for fall 2020.