Penn State student organizations and units at campuses across the Commonwealth will be holding events in honor of Black History Month. Here’s a look at some of the events taking place at the University’s campuses during the month of February.
Retired astronaut an Penn State alumnus Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr. will present “STEM Forward: Minorities in Engineering” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at Penn State Harrisburg. Bluford will discuss his space shuttle flights and the future of manned space flight, as well as the difficulties he faced as a minority in a STEM field. In 1983, Bluford became the first African-American to fly in space.
Guion Bluford will discuss his space shuttle flights and the future of manned space flight, as well as the difficulties he faced as a minority in a STEM field, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology will hold its two-week STEM Summer Enrichment Program (STEM-SEP), June 10 to 21 on campus. The program introduces high school students to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines and careers. Applications are now being accepted.
Tyler Love, assistant professor of elementary and middle grades STEM education in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education and director of the Capital Area Institute for Mathematics and Science, has received the 2018 CareerSafe Safety Educator of the Year award.
