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IT administrator plays lead role in networking conference

More than 150 information technology professionals from 23 Penn State campuses and colleges gathered at Penn State Harrisburg May 19 and 20 for the University’s Tech Pro Conference, the brainchild of Dr. John D. Hoh, campus technology officer at Penn State Harrisburg, and Dan Mroz, director of information technology at Penn State Mont Alto.

Electrical students take honors in regional competition

Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology students from Penn State Harrisburg walked away with multiple awards in the annual IEEE Region 2 Student Activities Conference, held at Penn State Erie on April 16-18, 2011. Twenty eight colleges and universities from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Southern New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, and District of Columbia competed in eight categories.

Bernard Hershberger. Taken by Steve Tressler, Vista Professional Studios

Business owner receives University alumni award

Bernard Hershberger, a 2007 graduate of Penn State Harrisburg’s MBA program and 2002 graduate of its bachelor’s program in Mechanical Engineering Technology, has received the Penn State Alumni Association’s 2011 Alumni Achievement Award.

Photographs of Europe’s Jewish Heartland

More than books – this spring in the library

This spring, the Penn State Harrisburg library served as more than a student resource center and study hub, playing host to everything from a women’s history collection anniversary celebration to a Jewish photographer’s portfolio and presentation to a classical music recital. Take a look.

Marissa Graby Hoover

Hoover named director of development and alumni relations

Marissa Graby Hoover has been named director of development and alumni relations at Penn State Harrisburg.

A 2000 graduate of Penn State with a degree in elementary education, Hoover joined the Penn State Harrisburg Office of Development and Alumni Relations in 2004 and, since January 2011, had served as its interim director. Previously, she was associate director of development.