Penn State Harrisburg researcher Sheela Pandey, assistant professor of management in the School of Business Administration, is examining a new approach for funding initiatives aimed at solving challenging social issues. First launched in the United Kingdom in 2010 and in the U.S. in 2013, social impact bonds — or SIBs — are multi-party contracts between agencies seeking financial support and funders with money to lend them.
Local high school students were recently invited to Penn State Harrisburg to take part in a town meeting for the fictional town of "Ethicsville." The discussion centered on the ethics of how to meet the threat of mass shootings in school settings.
Penn State Harrisburg University Police and the Office of Public Safety will host in-person Run, Hide, Fight training for the campus community on November 30 from 9 to 10 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m. for faculty and staff, and from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. for students, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre (SEC Building).
Penn State Harrisburg hosted the eighth annual South Central PA Robotics Competition Nov. 17, in the first floor hallway of the Educational Activities Building on campus.
The newest class of sheriff deputies graduated from Pennsylvania’s Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Program, which the Penn State Justice and Safety Institute administers, on Friday, Nov. 16.
Penn State Harrisburg recognizes Janice Markey, a veteran and 2010 Penn State Harrisburg graduate of the MBA program. Markey shared her story about how the military has influenced her life.
The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies of Penn State Harrisburg will present a discussion by Holocaust survivor, Hilda Mantelmacher, on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at 9 a.m. in the Olmsted Gallery Lounge, room W107. Hilda will be speaking about her experiences before, during and after the War.
Penn State Harrisburg will highlight four of its more than 30 graduate programs during a series of online open houses in November. Virtual attendees will receive an application fee waiver.
The 2018-19 Penn State Laureate, John Champagne, professor of English and chair of the Global Languages and Cultures program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will visit Penn State Harrisburg from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Olmsted Building auditorium (C213).
Penn State Harrisburg keeps faculty, staff, and students informed of delays and cancellations due to severe weather through the PSUAlert system, Facebook page, Twitter feed and on the campus website.