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Students put innovation on display at 2015 Capstone Conference

Innovation and entrepreneurship shine at Penn State Harrisburg Capstone Design Conference

Students in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology showcased their best innovative technologies representing the future of their field at the formal showcase.

The senior projects for Penn State Harrisburg engineering students are a long standing tradition, where they get to combine classroom learning with real-life applications, as well as collaborate with industry sponsors.     

Keystone Health Promotion Conference aims at building healthier organizations

Penn State Harrisburg will host the Keystone Health Promotion Conference, June 16 through 18 in the Educational Activities Building on campus.  The conference provides an opportunity for health education, health promotion, and wellness professionals from schools, hospitals, universities, and businesses to experience, examine, and evaluate components of health promotion programs for themselves, their students, and their em

Penn State Harrisburg awarded funding to support entrepreneurship activities

As part of Penn State President Eric Barron's INVENT Penn State initiative, Penn State Harrisburg has been awarded $50,000 in seed funding to help the college develop the Center for the Next Step, which will enhance entrepreneurial environments and encourage students, faculty and community members to transform their intellectual property and creative works for local businesses, industries and communities.

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Penn State Harrisburg holds spring 2015 commencement

Penn State Harrisburg held its spring 2015 commencement on Sunday, May 10 at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.  More than 550 students received their degrees at the event. James R. Hoehn, regional president of the Central Pennsylvania region for PNC Bank, delivered the keynote address. 

Penn State Harrisburg residence halls renamed

Ten residence halls at Penn State Harrisburg are being renamed as recommended by the Facilities Naming Committee and presented to the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business and Capital Planning.

The residence halls, formerly numeric names, now share names with bodies of water that connect to the Susquehanna River, which runs adjacent to campus.