The Penn State Harrisburg campus community, along with stakeholders and alumni, gathered on April 22 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the campus’s new $48 million Academic Learning Center (ALC), which is slated to open for the fall 2026 semester.
Penn State Harrisburg Board of Advisers Vice Chair Matt Tunnell, Student Government President Autumn Zodet and Chancellor David Callejo Pérez ceremonially turn over the first shovelfuls of dirt at the site of the future Academic Learning Center.
Children’s book author Kate Messner snaps a photo of Penn State Harrisburg education students Mackenzie Sawdey, left, and Alaina Ort, as they pose with copies of her books. Sawdey said she can’t wait to use Messner’s books to supplement history and social studies lessons in her future classroom.
The Penn State Harrisburg campus community, along with stakeholders and alumni, gathered on April 22 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the campus’s new $48 million Academic Learning Center, which is slated to open for the fall 2026 semester. College Chancellor David Callejo Pérez was joined by Student Government President Autumn Zodet and Board of Advisers Vice Chair Matt Tunnell to ceremonially turn over the first shovelfuls of dirt at the site.
Best-selling children’s book author Kate Messner recently visited Penn State Harrisburg, sharing tips and inspiration with future teachers about how to inspire lifelong reading through writing and sharing nonfiction for kids.
