Just as the Emergency Broadcast System periodically runs tests on radio and television stations, Penn State plans to test the PSUTXT text-messaging system to help ensure its functionality in a true emergency. "Testing of the system also raises awareness of the system, increases the confidence of responders and provides insight into the weaknesses and strengths of a plan. Testing will help to proactively identify and resolve any issues," said Annemarie Mountz, assistant director of Public Information.
Several stipends of $2,500 each are available to undergraduate students who enroll in the summer Harrisburg Semester program offered through Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs.
Deadline for application to the program and for the financial assistance is April 15.
An article co-authored by Penn State Harrisburg Associate Professor of Mathematics Eugene Boman has been honored as the best for 2007 by the Mathematics Association of America.
Penn State Harrisburg Associate Professor of Computer Science Linda Null is one of only three faculty members University-wide to be named a 2008 Penn State Teaching Fellow and to receive the Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Registration is under way for the 16th annual Pennsylvania Geospatial Information Systems Conference at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel and Convention Center in Camp Hill May 14 and 15.
Internationally acclaimed civil rights advocate Morris Dees caps the ambitious, year-long Penn State Harrisburg diversity lecture series when he delivers a 6 p.m. free public lecture Tuesday, April 8 in the Student Center of the Capital Union Building.
Harold Wilson is not a household name, but it should be. He spent 17 years in prison, most of that time on death row before being exonerated.
The Rev. Walter Everett lost his 24-year-old son to murder in 1984. He does not seek justice or comfort through the death penalty for the perpetrator, but has forgiven him.
As American society becomes increasingly more heterogeneous, misconceptions arising from differences in race, gender, disability, sexuality, and background can impede positive community and customer relations.
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, Penn State Harrisburg is hosting the second annual Symposium on Signal Integrity April 8 featuring internationally recognized speakers discussing a range of topics including high-speed connectors and EMC radiation.
Information on the wide selection of undergraduate study opportunities at Penn State Harrisburg will be available when the College hosts an Information Open House beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 12.
