Rhythm and Blues and Rock N Roll had a tremendous impact on changing American society’s view of race, says legendary music producer-turned-historian Steve Buckingham.
Elaine Williams battled eating disorders for 14 years. She now shares her personal story in an effort to warn others of the dangers
Now a certified life coach and an eating disorder survivor, Williams will share her story with both humor and inspiration from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 at Penn State Harrisburg.
Williams’ presentation is free and open to the public. For information, phone 948-6273.
Penn State Harrisburg is offering the New SAT Exam Prep Course to students in grades 9 through 12 on six consecutive Saturdays, January 30 through March 6.
The course will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each day in the Educational Activities Building on campus.
In 1989, all Martin Lemelman wanted to do was record his mother’s Holocaust experiences for future generations.
Seventeen years later, that video project evolved into a book which is now regarded as a unique contribution to Holocaust Literature and a weapon against anti-Semites.
The prospects for success in the U.S. effort to introduce democracy to the Middle East remain bleak, a Penn State Harrisburg researcher says.
Director of the college’s School of Public Affairs Steven A. Peterson and co-author Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Southern Illinois University Albert Somit have just updated their 2005 analysis in The Failure of Democratic Nation Building: Ideology Meets Evolution and suggest little has changed.
Three Penn State Harrisburg students were recently nominated by their faculty advisers and internship supervisors for the 2009 PennACE JoAnn Day Student of the Year award.
The Christmas Eve 2009 suicide bombing attempt by an Al Qaeda operative on an air flight from Nigeria to Detroit has brought renewed focus nationwide on homeland security and terrorism issues. Penn State Harrisburg advisory board members were on campus recently to learn about faculty research and academic programs in some of these areas.
The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center (RMC) at Penn State Harrisburg has played a key role in the creation of a $10 million electronics recycling facility, Kuusakoski Philadelphia, LLC.
Area residents can learn how to balance doctoral study at Penn State Harrisburg with a busy personal schedule at an Information Night Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m.
The session in the Morrison Gallery of the college library will provide information on the D.Ed. in Adult Education, the Ph.D. in Public Administration, and the recently introduced Ph.D. in American Studies offered on the Penn State Harrisburg campus. Registration for the Information Night is not necessary.