The work of Penn State Harrisburg’s Black Student Union (BSU) to expand awareness of the value of diversity in education and in the community is being formally recognized by the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Pennsylvania.
The BSU will receive the Youth Achievement Award at the organization’s 18th annual celebration May 28 at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg.
NASA's Swift satellite, whose science and flight operations are controlled from Penn State's Mission Operations Center in State College, Pa., has detected its 500th gamma-ray burst -- a type of explosion that is the biggest and most mysterious in the cosmos. Swift's X-ray telescope and ultraviolet/optical telescope were developed and built by international teams led by Penn State.
Professionals seeking graduate study in electrical engineering now have two choices at Penn State Harrisburg.
Building on its established Master of Engineering program in electrical engineering, the college now is offering a Master of Science program in electrical engineering with an expanded research focus to address the needs of full-time students.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital College Choir will present its annual spring concert Tuesday, April 27 at 5:15 p.m. in the Morrison Gallery, located in the campus library.
The program, titled “Fiddlin’ Around,” will feature local professional violin teacher, soloist, and symphony member Carl Iba in selected works written for choir and violin, in addition to the Concert Choir of Lower Dauphin High School.
Since his 1979 graduation with a bachelor’s degree from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, Penn State Harrisburg Professor of Civil Engineering Y. Frank Chen has built an international reputation.
His alma mater recognized his accomplishments recently when it presented him with its Outstanding Alumni Award.
On her thirtieth birthday in 2005, Jen Hirt had the blueprint of a greenhouse tattooed on her left bicep.
Several young men waiting in the tattoo parlor wondered what the straight lines and strong angles of beams were all about. She explained it was the blueprint of a Dutch “winter garden” designed in 1737. “Cool,” said one guy, “you must be Dutch.” “No,” Hirt said. “I’m greenhouse.”
What is the impact of parenting on the level of self–control and delinquency among brothers and sisters? Why do young males exhibit lower levels of self-control?
These are two key questions Penn State Harrisburg Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Danielle Boisvert hopes to answer in a research project with criminal justice graduate student and Middletown resident Justine Taylor.
Penn State Harrisburg, with the largest selection of master’s and doctoral programs in the region, is hosting a Graduate School Open House at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 20 in the campus library.
Persons attending will have the opportunity to meet and talk with faculty, obtain application, registration, and financial aid information, and learn about Penn State Harrisburg’s 23 master’s and three doctoral programs. Certificate and certification programs are also available.
A presentation created by Penn State Harrisburg’s Black Student Union (BSU) was a featured ingredient in the Pennsylvania National Association of Multicultural Educators annual conference March 26 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
