Can pain, exhaustion, and total fatigue feel good?
Of course. If they come with the exhilaration and jubilation that comes from participating in the annual Penn State Dance Marathon to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund in the fight to combat pediatric cancer.
Presentations by seven Penn State Harrisburg students, two recent graduates, and two faculty members will be featured at the annual conference of the Middle Atlantic American Studies Association April 4 and 5 in Rochester, N.Y.
It began as a grand idea – the prospect of a 90-person camp in Gulfport, Miss., uniting Penn State students from across the Commonwealth around a national cause, Katrina Relief.
“Truth and Deception” is the theme of Penn State Harrisburg’s popular public International Film Festival which begins an eight-day, nine-movie run Wednesday, March 19.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – An estimated 100 ninth graders from five area schools will receive an in-depth look at careers related to math and science when Penn State Harrisburg hosts its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Career Launch (STEM) on Wednesday, March 12.
THON broke all records this year, raising more than $6 million and bringing the total raised since its inception to more than $50 million for the Four Diamonds Fund. The actual total raised was $6,615,318.04. "We went crazy when we saw the total," said dancer Allie DiCastro. "It's such a rewarding experience. It's something I'll have for the rest of my life." Fellow dancer Tina Clavvers agreed. "At times it definitely felt more difficult than we thought. But the last two hours we spent a lot of time with our families. When I got to dance with my THON child near the end it brought it all home and gave me lots of energy," she said. For a small sampling of photos from Friday, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1596 online; from Saturday, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1597 online; and from Sunday, including the total, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1598 online. For a larger collection of photos covering much of the activity from THON 08, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1599 online. For photos from THON Express, a 135- mile run that began at 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, and ended on Feb. 22 at the Bryce Jordan Center, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1595 online.
Two public presentations by Dean of the Virginia Union University School of Theology John W. Kinney mark the next installment of Penn State Harrisburg’s year-long diversity lecture series.
