James C. Byerly, president and CEO of HDH Byerly, has been named chair of Penn State Harrisburg’s Board of Advisers.
Previously vice chair of the board, Byerly will serve a two-year term as chair.
Elected vice chair is Christine A. Sears, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Penn National Insurance. Sears previously served as board treasurer.
The new board treasurer is Richard E. Bentz, president of Edenridge Enterprises.
The work of veteran artist Joanne Landis will be on public exhibit Monday, August 20 through Friday, October 12 in the Morrison Gallery of Penn State Harrisburg’s library.
The exhibit, entitled "The Nature of Women," is free and open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. An artist’s reception and gallery talk will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6.
One supervisory employee in a licensed food establishment must be certified in food safety and sanitation in order to be in compliance with the state’s Department of Agriculture Food Employee Certification Act.
Penn State Harrisburg is bringing courses that fulfill those requirements to Carlisle, Lebanon, Middletown, and New Bloomfield this fall.
Penn State Harrisburg is offering assistance to engineers and students planning to take the April 2008 Professional Engineering or Fundamentals of Engineering exams.
The college’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology and Office of Continuing Education are partnering to offer review courses beginning this fall in advance of the April exams.
A Penn State Harrisburg faculty member has not only co-authored a book tying sound environmental decisions to business profitability, he’s also had a hand in creating new words to describe the effort and those who embrace it.
The newly coined words are "ecolution" and "ecolutionaries."
A $1.37 million federal grant will now enable Penn State Harrisburg to extend its successful English as a Second Language certificate program to secondary teachers in math, social studies, language arts, and science throughout the Commonwealth.
Master’s-level study integrating engineering study with business and management principles is coming to Penn State Harrisburg.
The Master of Professional Studies in Engineering Management, available on campus this fall, is designed to provide engineers with business perspectives to enhance their capabilities in managing major projects, participating in business initiatives, developing policies, and other activities in both the public and private sectors.
Refined abstract paintings and mixed media works by Mechanicsburg artist Andrea Lynn Lentz are on public display through September 30 in the main central hallway of Penn State Harrisburg’s Olmsted Building.
Lentz’s free exhibit, presented by the college in partnership with the Art Association of Harrisburg, is available from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and weekends.
Penn State Harrisburg plays a key role in a dynamic regional partnership to support technology-focused economic development and the creation of high-tech jobs.
The Innovation Transfer Network, headquartered on campus, brings together higher education institutions, economic development organizations, business, and government to provide companies with a gateway to reach college researchers who can meet their innovation needs.