Penn State police officers at Penn State Altoona and Penn State Fayette are hosting National Drug Take-Back Day events on Oct. 23, which aim to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Secure prescription collection bins also are available year-round at Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg and University Park.
Andrea Pritt, STEM librarian in the Madlyn Levine Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg, has been named the 2021 New Librarian of the Year by the Pennsylvania Library Association.
To support students at Penn State, campus food pantries across the commonwealth are available to provide students with food, toiletries and more. For students who are experiencing food insecurity or who are uncertain about their needs, the University offers a range of guidance, support and resources.
Across the University, Penn State offers various resources to help students with food and housing insecurity, financial issues and basic needs. Among these efforts, Penn State's campus food pantries are helping to support students and alleviate everyday stressors such as figuring out what food to put on the table.
All faculty and staff at Penn State locations where work is being conducted under federal contracts are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 under President Joe Biden’s recent executive order requiring vaccination for federal contractors, Penn State has determined.
Singer-songwriter, philanthropist and actor Bryan Terrell Clark will take the stage on Oct. 21 in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre at Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg will present “Invisible Disabilities: Fact or Fiction?” from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19, via Zoom. The event will discuss what invisible disabilities are and how to support those individuals living with them.