Penn State Harrisburg will present a performance of “Saving Ellis House” at noon on Jan. 21 in the Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center at the Harrisburg campus in Middletown. The performance is free and open to the public. This year marks the 21st year for the Campus Play Series, which each year presents a production centering on African-American history for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
If you are seeking information about the invasive spotted lanternfly, home gardening, food and health, agricultural majors and careers, or 4-H opportunities, you can find it by visiting Penn State exhibits at the 2019 Pennsylvania Farm Show, Jan. 5-12 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold its fall 2018 commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. Approximately 740 degrees will be conferred. Penn State Harrisburg alumna and founder of JAL Executive HR Consulting Jane Leipold will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony.
Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor John Mason shares a message following the discovery of a swastika drawing in an off-campus apartment building near the college.
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.