In a continuation of its longtime partnership with Penn State, Barnes & Noble College, a Barnes & Noble Education company, which operates the Penn State Bookstore, has awarded a 2022-23 round of grants to support a range of programs and initiatives across the University.
Four Penn State Harrisburg professors have been awarded grants for projects related to news literacy as part of a pilot program through Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies will welcome historian Julie Keresztes for a discussion on "Nazi photography and the Holocaust" at noon on Friday, Jan. 27, via webinar. Jan. 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — the day Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet forces.
The Career Studies program at Penn State Harrisburg offers individuals with intellectual disabilities, age 18 to 25, the opportunity to receive an inclusive post-secondary education. Peer mentors assist with assignments and studying, and also provide social support to the Career Studies students over lunch, at fitness activities and at campus events.
Peer mentors are Penn State Harrisburg students who attend classes with Career Studies students and also provide social support over lunch, at fitness activities and at campus events.
The Career Studies program at Penn State Harrisburg offers individuals with intellectual disabilities, age 18 to 25, the opportunity to receive an inclusive post-secondary education. Peer mentors are the “heart” of the program, according to Sandy McBride, Career Studies program coordinator.
