Adam Gustafson, associate teaching professor of music in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities, has taught classes on pop music and presented about Taylor Swift’s impact on the economy. Gustafson said we should think about Swift as more than a musician — she’s essentially the chief executive officer of a billion-dollar enterprise.
Shaun Gabbidon, distinguished professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg, has been awarded a Fulbright-University of Birmingham Distinguished Scholar Award by the US-UK Fulbright Commission.
The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State Harrisburg is partnering with WITF to host a screening of “Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life,” a documentary that examines the Pittsburgh community response to hate after the deadliest antisemitic attack in the United States.
Thomas Klemick, Penn State Harrisburg director of athletic communications, and Kendis Butler, assistant director of athletic communications, received five awards from College Sports Communicators for excellence in creative and digital design.
Penn State’s Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of Penn State University Libraries, has welcomed five University instructors across three campuses into its Faculty Fellows cohort for 2024-26 and started collaborating on a new collection of projects. Faculty chosen for the Faculty Fellows program team up with TLT on innovative technology projects, with past endeavors spanning a broad spectrum from learning spaces to virtual reality/immersive experiences to data-empowered learning.
Penn State Harrisburg alumni and “lifelong friends” Gibran Jones and Marcellus Taylor have established the Jones/Tayor Legacy Scholarship, an annual gift of $2,500 for five years to support students who have financial need and who are pursuing degrees in the School of Business Administration.
As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 14 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.
Penn State’s Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research has designated its inaugural cohort of Assessment Champions for 2024-25. This new program recognizes individuals who are deeply committed to enhancing student learning through learning assessment.
