For Leroy “Skip” Toddes, of New Cumberland, not having to be in college was actually the best time to go.
He had already earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from Penn State University Park, which he parlayed into a successful 30-year career in marketing with IBM.
Paul Manlove, instructor in art and humanities, created a one of a kind painting of the Nittany Lion as a gift to this year’s Alumni Achievement Award winners. Each painting also bears his signature.
Students will have a new option for taking summer courses and it's as easy as 1-2-3 -- one course, two weeks, three credits. Penn State Harrisburg will offer Maymester from May 12 through May 22, which allows students to concentrate on one subject over a two-week period and earn three credits.
The Penn State Harrisburg team of students Austin Barket, Isaac Polinsky, and Siddharth Dahiya placed 17th in the United States and 120th in the world, in the IEEEXtreme 7.0 Programming Contest, held on October 26. The contest is sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
As we begin to experience more winter weather, here are some important reminders related to college operations during periods of inclement weather conditions and weather-related emergencies.
Penn State Harrisburg will join Middletown Mayor Robert Reid, Middletown Area School District officials, and the Middletown Historical Society to open a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of the Alice Demey Elementary School building when it was built in 1953. Open to the public, the event will take place on Saturday, December 14 at 1 p.m. at the Demey School, located at Wharton and Catherine Streets.
Penn State Harrisburg will host an Academic Perspectives on Current Events discussion entitled “Is Government Intrusion into Our Privacy Justified by Provision of Greater Security?” on Wednesday, December 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge.
The job prospects for MBA graduates continue to look up, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council, which reports 90 percent of 2013 MBA graduates are employed. To make it easier for working adults to earn an MBA for career advancement, Penn State’s online Intercollege MBA (iMBA) program is launching merit-based scholarships.
Penn State Harrisburg will welcome Charles Eisenstein to campus on Tuesday, December 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Capital Union Building (CUB) Student Activities Room for a discussion entitled “The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible.”
