Imagine completing a semester’s worth of computer programming in one afternoon. Two Penn State Harrisburg computer programming teams recently did just that in an all-out “battle of the brains.”
Historically, workers have joined unions when they are dissatisfied with their employer. But, do workers join a union even if they are satisfied with their employer? A group of researchers, led by Penn State Harrisburg Assistant Professor of Management Raymond Gibney Jr., say quite possibly yes, in a recent study examining workers’ relationships with their employer and their union.
Camilla Robinson, criminal justice master’s degree student at Penn State Harrisburg, will receive the 2011 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Minorities and Women Section Esther Madriz Student Travel Award for her paper, "Use of Cell Phones in Law Enforcement."
The announcement Monday that an Amtrak station will be built off Ann Street won't be appreciated just by the record number of riders traveling between Harrisburg and Philadelphia or motorists seeing gasoline surge above $3 a gallon.
The three entities that appear to gain the most are Penn State Harrisburg, Harrisburg International Airport and the borough of Middletown.
Penn State Harrisburg recently hosted an evening of musical events, featuring “Around the World in 18 Songs” and “Dueling Pianos International.”
“Around the World in 18 Songs” featured musicologists Christopher James and Jon Seligman, who played songs from cultures around the globe, including Irish jigs, blues, folk, Hawaiian, and American Indian music. James performed with instruments including the mandolin, which his grandfather had played; guitar; harmonica; ukulele, meaning “jumping flea” in Hawaiian; and Indian wooden flutes. Seligman performed on the cajon, or “big box” in Spanish; bodhran, an Irish frame drum; riq, an Arabic tambourine; shakers; and other percussion instruments.
Penn State Harrisburg presents "The Politics of Hip-Hop" Wednesday, December 8 in the Olmsted Building’s Oliver LaGrone Lounge (W-132) from 4:30-6 p.m.
Presented by Yasmin Shiraz, the program will expose sexism, racism, and capitalism in hip-hop culture. Yasmin Shiraz, an empowerment speaker, award-winning filmmaker and author, will teach the audience a new way of looking at hip-hop culture and the media. Refreshments will be available.
The Harrisburg Regional Chamber and Capital Region Economic Development Corporation presented Penn State Harrisburg with the “Stay Invent the Future” Award in recognition of the college’s Harrisburg Semester internship program. The honor was announced at the business group’s annual award celebration on Dec. 1.
Musical events “Around the World in 18 Songs” and “Dueling Pianos International” come to Penn State Harrisburg Wednesday, December 1. Both events are free and open to the public.
In recognition of her volunteer service in central Pennsylvania, Penn State Harrisburg student Sharon E. Zook has received a 2011 Jefferson Award. A Lebanon resident, Zook is in the college’s Applied Clinical Psychology master’s program.
Kevin M. Harter, executive chairman of Saladax Biomedical Inc., will deliver the keynote address at Penn State Harrisburg’s fall commencement Saturday, December 18. Approximately 500 undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred during the 9:30 a.m. ceremonies in the Giant Center, Hershey.
