As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 16 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
A group of a dozen or so Penn State Harrisburg alums, most of whom graduated in 1977, return to campus every fall for We Are Weekend, a tradition the group started around 2002. They tell stories, visit old haunts, see what’s new around campus, and partake in whatever activities might be happening — and always make time to visit the Archives and Special Collections within the Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg.
More than two dozen Penn State Harrisburg students were recently inducted into the campus chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, a prestigious national honor society for educators.
Penn State Harrisburg offers American Sign Language I and II, and interest in the classes is expected to increase as the college’s communication sciences and disorders program, which began in 2020, grows.
Denis Crawford earned his doctorate in American studies from Penn State Harrisburg in 2020. In 2022, he became the historian and exhibit designer for the College Football Hall of Fame.
Peter Swan, associate professor emeritus of supply chain management at Penn State Harrisburg, will hold a presentation on Nov. 20 to discuss the findings of a Transportation Research Board study he helped compile on the impacts of long freight trains.
Thirty-eight new deputies from sheriff’s offices around the state will graduate Nov. 15 and return to their home communities with the tools to serve after completing the Penn State-run Pennsylvania Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Program.
