Two poems by Penn State Harrisburg student Jesse Cristoforo were selected for publication in the Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle, a journal of creative writing published by the international English honor society.
Roger Brindley, vice provost for Penn State Global; Andrea Dowhower interim vice president for Student Affairs; and Renata Engel, vice provost for online education, share resources available for individuals who have been impacted by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey, as well as ways to help with the rescue and recovery.
Ji Young Kim, assistant professor of psychology in the Penn State Harrisburg School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, received an award from the American Psychological Association for her dissertation on applying behavioral economics concepts to education.
Penn State Harrisburg and Penn State York have partnered to host a workshop on Feb. 15 to introduce students to robotic process automation, which allows for a low-code/no-code way of automating repetitive activities within businesses. The workshop will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. both in person in Olmsted Building Room E338 at the Harrisburg campus and via Zoom. The event is open to students from any of Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
As part of the Kulkarni Cultural Series, Penn State Harrisburg will welcome the Campbell Brothers for an evening of Sacred Steel and gospel music with a special guest performance by Spiritual Messengers, Warriors for God on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre.
Emily Griffin, a rising senior studying community, environment, and development, is the current president of the student-run Lion's Pantry at Penn State. She has been active with the team at The Lion's Pantry since her first semester of her first-year on campus.