On March 24, Penn State honored recently retired Senior Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Executive Chancellor Madlyn Hanes at a naming ceremony for the Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the commonwealth are presenting programming during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Here’s a look at some of the events taking place at the University’s campuses during the month of April.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Smart Home Research Initiative will host a virtual symposium titled, “The Future of Aging: Smart Home Technology, Healthcare, Research, and Practice” from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 8.
Bestselling author Daniel Pink will present “The Future of Work and Innovation” as part of the PNC Thought Leaders Lecture Series from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 12, at the Harrisburg Hilton in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Camille Ingham, who recently graduated from Penn State Harrisburg with a master of arts in criminal justice, partnered with the Center for Survey Research at the college to assess how the publication of digital arrest logs impacted the future success of justice-involved individuals, especially arrestees, across Pennsylvania.
The Penn State Harrisburg School of Humanities will present its spring musical, “Little Shop of Horrors,” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, April 6 to 8 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The performances will take place in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre at Penn State Harrisburg.
Using the knowledge she gained from Penn State's program in public health preparedness, Shelley Haffner created an infectious hazards plan for the University’s Student Health Center in 2015, and then in 2020, she helped the Altoona campus respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.
In honor of Women's History Month, the Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg is displaying a small selection of photos of women and women's history events that have taken place at the college since 1968.
Researchers led by Jane Wilburne, professor of mathematics education in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, have been awarded a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to recruit, prepare and retain a diverse workforce of secondary mathematics teachers who are skilled at implementing culturally responsive instruction.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology has received the Organizational Supporting Friend of IEEE MGA (Member and Geographic Activities) Award for exemplary support and professionalism in promoting IEEE’s (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) mission to local industries, campuses and the community.
