When Joongyeup Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in his native South Korea, he had no inkling that a career in criminal justice was in his future.
Penn State Harrisburg Assistant Professor of Humanities and Art History/Visual Culture Robin Veder has been awarded a senior fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.
Sue Copella, director of the Pennsylvania State Data Center on the campus of Penn State Harrisburg, has been elected vice chair of the Federal/State Cooperative Program for Population Projections (FSCPPP).
Elected at the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans, Copella will serve as chair in 2009.
Penn State Harrisburg faculty research involving the creation of biodiesel fuel from a plant native to Central America, a therapeutic assistive bathing device, and outer packaging for an infrared sensor have all earned grants from the midstate’s Innovation Transfer Network.
Through the generosity of Alumni Society Board member Ron Bittner ’86, Penn State Harrisburg students took advantage of April campus seminars during which guest speakers share information on how to make informed financial decisions.
Penn State Harrisburg is hosting a Graduate Teacher Education Information Night Tuesday, May 13 at 5 p.m. in the Special Events Room of Olmsted Building.
In a historic move, the Penn State Alumni Association has pledged a gift of $2.1 million to support students across the University. In support of the University's new fundraising drive, For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students, the gift will establish 35 Penn State Alumni Association Trustee Scholarships, each endowed at $50,000 in 12 colleges, at 20 campuses, and three additional undergraduate units. Trustee Scholarships are based on financial need and awarded to students who are Pell Grant eligible, typically coming from families whose household income is below $40,000.
Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Madlyn L. Hanes has been selected to receive one of her alma mater’s highest honors.
The University of Florida announced it will present Dr. Hanes with its Distinguished Alumnus Award during commencement ceremonies May 3 in Gainesville.
An area family farm and the people it has touched over 35 years are the main ingredients in a photographic exhibit open to the public through June 30 at Penn State Harrisburg.
The work of Shiremanstown photographer Robert Willis is on exhibit in the main central lobby of Olmsted building from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
