For Penn State alumni and lifelong friends MeeCee Baker, a 1982 agricultural education graduate, and Jeff Conrad, a 1983 graduate in agricultural business management, 4-H played a pivotal role in their lives. With the goal of opening doors for young people in the county where they grew up and inspiring others to support 4-H in their own communities, Baker and Conrad made a gift covering the membership fees for all youth who wanted to participate in 4-H in Juniata County this year.
Penn State Harrisburg has announced the appointment of Philip Sirinides as the director of the Institute for State and Regional Affairs (ISRA), and as a faculty member in the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education.
For the first time in program history, the Penn State Harrisburg men’s basketball team was scheduled to compete in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament after winning their first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship on Saturday, Feb. 29 against Lancaster Bible College, 76-69.