Penn State Harrisburg announces several events to benefit the United Way of the Capital Region.
United Way Fun Day, free and open to the public, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Fun Day events include good food – cheap! – contests, games, raffles, a yard sale, and more. For information on Fun Day, Erin Mariano at 948-6334 or [email protected].
Penn State Harrisburg will dedicate its new $1.6 million biofuels research and teaching laboratory and greenhouse, Thursday, Sept. 15 at 2:30 p.m. The lab is located on the west side of campus, off of University Avenue.
Graduate student Silvia Serrano is thousands of miles from home as she studies in the humanities program at Penn State Harrisburg. But her research, which garnered a prestigious University award this spring, takes her back to her native Colombia, South America.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold the Trash to Treasure yard sale on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 8:00 a.m. to noon at the Alice Demey Elementary School parking lot, Wharton Avenue, Middletown (rain location: Student Center, Capital Union Building, on campus).
The 5K Pasta Run/Walk scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 15 at Penn State Harrisburg has been cancelled. An annual event benefitting the Penn State United Way Campaign, the walk may be rescheduled at a later date. For information, Becky Timmins-Weiler, 948-6211, or Erin Shannon, 948-6505.
David Puglia, American Studies doctoral candidate, has received the 2011 David Buchan Student Essay Prize from the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR).
To be published in the society’s annual journal Contemporary Legend, Puglia’s winning essay explored a contemporary legend in Maryland known as the Goatman by tracing its folklore roots and promotional attention it received.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Doctoral Information Night on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m.
Held in the college library, the session will provide information on the college’s D.Ed. in Adult Education, the Ph.D. in Public Administration, and the Ph.D. in American Studies.
Those attending will have an opportunity to speak with faculty and students in the three programs.
Jane Keat, Penn State Harrisburg associate professor of education, has received the Pearson Merrill Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award from the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. She will be honored this November at the association’s annual conference in Orlando, Fla.
This award recognizes the leadership, professionalism, integrity, commitment, development, and mentorship of a professor in the field of early childhood education.
Enjoy a round of golf while you lend a hand to local athletes at the second annual Penn State Harrisburg Golf Tournament September 30. Proceeds from the 9:00 a.m. fundraiser at the Colonial Golf and Tennis Club will support Penn State Harrisburg’s NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic program. The college fields 13 intercollegiate sports which now involve numerous athletes from high schools in the midstate.
“Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience,” a new traveling exhibition at the Penn State Harrisburg Library opens Aug. 31 and runs through Oct. 14. “Pride and Passion”examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players as they sought equal opportunities in their sport after the Civil War.
