Filmmaker Lisa Gossels will host a public showing of her Emmy Award-winning documentary, Children of Chabannes, Thursday, Feb. 26 at Penn State Harrisburg.
It’s an understatement to say that the current economic crisis in America is severe and will have long-lasting impacts, but it’s far from the Great Depression and government intervention is absolutely necessary to come up with a solution to the problem.
After decades which included genocide, political ostracism, anti-Semitism, isolation, denial, and forced emigration, Poland is finally coming to grips with the history of its Jewish culture and history.
One of the youngest members of the growing body of “Hip-Hop Intellectuals” in the nation, Marc Lamont Hill, brings his message to Penn State Harrisburg Tuesday, Feb. 24.
A frequent contributor to Fox News Channel, Hill will make his free public presentation at 7 p.m. in the Morrison Gallery of the college library. For information, phone 717-948-6273.
Midstate resident Ho-Thanh Nguyen, the founder and president of the Pennsylvania Immigrant Refugee Women‘s Network (PAIRWN), is the Feb. 5 presenter in Penn State Harrisburg‘s year-long Diversity Lecture Series.
Nguyen will discuss the immigrant experience at noon in the Gallery Lounge of the Olmsted Building. The presentation is free and open to the public. For information, phone 717-948-6180.
A Penn State Harrisburg faculty member is playing a lead role in the University’s international efforts to strengthen the fight against terrorism.
With an international reputation for research and writings on terrorism, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science Michael Kenney has been named the first Fellow of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) headquartered in the College of The Liberal Arts on the University Park campus.
“Essence of Joy,” the acclaimed student gospel choir from Penn State’s University Park campus, brings its enthusiastic performance to Penn State Harrisburg for a public concert Friday, Feb. 6.
The 7 p.m. presentation in the Capital Union Building, also featuring Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital College Choir, is free and open to the public. For information, phone 717-948-6029.
Acclaimed as one of the premiere spoken word recording artists in the music industry today, Ursula Rucker brings an intimate glimpse of urban reality to Penn State Harrisburg February 17 at 7 p.m.
Rucker’s appearance is free and open to the public on Stacks Stage in the Olmsted Building. For information, phone 717-948-6701.
