Penn State Harrisburg students had the chance to test their engineering skills during the 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers Mid-Atlantic West Student Symposium. The college, along with York College of Pennsylvania, hosted this year’s symposium, which drew students from 11 regional colleges to the Harrisburg campus April 13-15.
Students in Amy Sauertieg’s event planning class spent the spring semester planning and executing a fundraiser as a real-life experience for the course.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold its spring 2023 commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at the Giant Center in Hershey. Pennsylvania state Rep. Patty Kim will serve as the keynote speaker for the ceremony. April Demsko, who will receive her bachelor of science degree in marketing at the ceremony, will serve as the student speaker.
More than 175 Penn State graduate students presented their research, art, design or scholarship at the poster and visual arts session of the 2023 Graduate Exhibition. The event allows students to build their communication skills and think about their projects from new perspectives.
A survey recently conducted by the Center for Survey Research at Penn State Harrisburg’s Institute of State and Regional Affairs has found that Pennsylvanians are divided over the role firearms play in making schools safer.
De-stress Fest takes place at five branch libraries across the University Park campus and at 12 Penn State campuses across the commonwealth, offering free snacks, games, activities, art therapy and other stress-management options, which vary with location.
In its first full year as a recognized student organization, Penn State Harrisburg’s chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate competed at the State Leadership Conference, where several students advanced to the national competition.
For a second year, Penn State faculty, staff and administrators from across the University and regional colleges and universities are invited to form teams for the Summer Institute for Equity in the Academic Experience in June. Penn State Harrisburg will again this year serve as a regional hub for both Penn State and other regional institutions of higher education.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Teaching Excellence and Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have created a new website that provides instructional resources and guidance for strengthening inclusion in the classroom and on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office in the Division of Student Affairs will host a Multicultural and Lavender Graduation Celebration at 3 p.m., Friday, May 5, in the Capital Union Building events room (CUB 210).
