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Bernadette Lear

Lear receives national award for library history article

Bernadette Lear, Penn State Harrisburg behavioral sciences and education librarian, of Middletown, received the 2012 Donald G. Davis Article Award. The award, presented biannually by the American Library Association’s Library History Round Table, honors an English language article on American or Canadian library history.

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Jones and team named NCAA stat champions

Steve Jones (Harrisburg/Harrisburg H.S.), junior guard on Penn State Harrisburg’s men’s basketball team, was named the NCAA Division III 2012 statistical champion in steals per game, with an average of 4.19 swipes per contest.

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Chancellor speaks at international colloquium

Chancellor Mukund S. Kulkarni joined educators from around the world to present “Applied Research: Connecting Education and Industry,” at the Hochschule Darmstadt – University of Applied Sciences International Colloquium, June 14, 2012, in Germany.

Robert Sweetgall

The real Forrest Gump, Robert Sweetgall, to present healthy living workshop June 19

Once nicknamed “butterball,” Robert Sweetgall today has other names. The real Forrest Gump. The Pied Piper of walking. The only person to have walked all 50 states – 11,208 miles – in 365 consecutive days, Sweetgall will present the healthy living workshop “Motivation to Move,” Tuesday, June 19, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Penn State Harrisburg. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Peter Idowu

Idowu receives alumni award

Peter Idowu, Penn State Harrisburg assistant dean for graduate studies, was presented with The University of Toledo’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) 2012 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award at a ceremony on April 19, 2012.

Each year, the university’s EECS department gives the award to recognize the achievements of an alumnus “who has been especially successful either in private business or in professional employment.”

2012 Student Awards Convocation

Awards ceremony recognizes student achievement

Penn State Harrisburg honored graduate and undergraduate students for accomplishments in academics, service, and leadership at the 2012 Student Awards Convocation April 15. A ceremony was held in the college’s Capital Union Building.

View a Flickr slideshow of the students.

Penn State Harrisburg receives $600,000 NSF grant for STEM education

Penn State Harrisburg has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to attract and retain academically talented students of under-represented groups into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors. The grant, with additional funding from the college, will provide annually 19 renewable scholarships averaging more than $8,000 each to qualified students with financial need.