Schreyer Scholars celebrate the completion of their theses at an event known as “Gong Days," where each student gets the opportunity to ring a full-size gong and celebrate the culmination of months or years of work on their thesis.
Faculty and staff members at Penn State Harrisburg listen as Josh Gray, manager of the campus Center for Fitness and Wellness, talks about the Healthier Days Campaign.
Rebecca Mallinson, assistant teaching professor of kinesiology and director of the Center for Fitness and Wellness at Penn State Harrisburg, talks about the Healthier Days Campaign during a kickoff luncheon.
Through the Healthier Days Campaign, faculty and staff at Penn State Harrisburg formed teams and worked together to increase their healthy habits. A team called the Healthier Hellions — made up of Kate Maddalena, Sandy McBride, Becky Parthemore, Karin Sprow Forte, Tugce Tuncdemir — bought matching t-shirts for motivation.
Ted Ackroyd, executive director of the Ackroyd Family Foundation, talks about the Healthier Days Campaign during a kickoff event at Penn State Harrisburg.
More than 70 faculty and staff members at Penn State Harrisburg participated in a challenge during the spring semester to promote healthier living, a program offered for the first time through a partnership between the campus’ Center for Fitness and Wellness and the center’s longtime supporter, the Ackroyd Family Foundation.