Janet Wong, children’s author, poet, and publisher, will visit Penn State Harrisburg to present “Cultural Connections: Celebrating Diversity, Writing, and Poetry” on Tuesday, April 18 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
Wong will share her path to becoming a writer and poet, read poetry, and discuss how poetry has “the capacity to educate the heart as well as the mind.”
Dr. Richard Brown, assistant professor of management in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration will present “The Financial Payout to Corporate Lobbying and Political Connections in the Oil and Gas Industry” on Wednesday, April 12 from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
“Orange is the New Black” star and immigration reform activist Diane Guerrero will visit Penn State Harrisburg on Tuesday, April 11 at 5 p.m. in the Capital Union Building gymnasium on campus. Guerrero will discuss immigration and her book titled “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided.”
Penn State Harrisburg and PNC have announced the second chapter of the PNC Thought Leaders Lecture Series, a special event where high-profile speakers from around the world will focus on topics that have a significant impact on the local region.
Jim Dinegar, president and CEO of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, will present the keynote speech for the event from 4 to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, in the Student Enrichment Center theater on campus.
Students have the option for taking summer courses as easily as 1-2-3 -- one course, two weeks, three credits. Penn State Harrisburg will offer Maymester from May 8 through May 18, which allows students to concentrate on one subject over a two-week period and earn three credits.
Housing options are available for current students.
With the stock market reaching record highs in 2017 and the Dow Jones topping the 21,000 mark for the first time in history, investing in the stock market would seem to be a sure win.
A group of finance and business majors at Penn State Harrisburg are about to find out. The Student Investment Committee will be taking their academic background in finance and turning it into a real-life experience investing real money in the stock market.
“Enhancing Health” will be the topic of the last in a series of public forums focused on implementing the University’s long-range Strategic Plan. The forum will take place 1-2:30 p.m. April 7 in the Morrison Gallery in the library at Penn State Harrisburg. Faculty, staff and students from across the University are invited to participate, either in person or via livestream.
