Students from 17 area middle schools will gather at Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital Union Building for the 27th annual MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday, February 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Anthony Sedun, a 2009 graduate of Penn State Harrisburg’s Teaching and Curriculum master’s degree program, believes that we all have valuable life stories to tell, no matter who we are or where we come from. In fact, his own personal story is quite interesting. In 1985, at four years old, he
and his sister were adopted from South Korea by an American family.
Russell E. Horn, a 1933 civil engineering graduate had a lifelong love for Penn State. This was evident from the time he stepped on campus at University Park in 1929 and through his generous gifts, as recent as his 2012 leadership gift of $1 million to support the construction of a student enrichment center at Penn State Harrisburg. The $27 million, 58,600-square-foot project which will house offices that provide key services for undergraduate and graduate students that currently are in various locations across campus.
Penn State Harrisburg will welcome Susan Leviton for a gallery opening and discussion on Thursday, January 23, at noon in the campus library Morrison Gallery.
Penn State Harrisburg will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hawley to campus to share his experiences reporting in global locations such as Latin America and Afghanistan in a lecture titled “Adventures of a Global Reporter,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, in the Capital Union Building (CUB).
Penn State Harrisburg recently presented Alumni Achievement Awards to one graduate of each of the five academic schools who demonstrates outstanding professional accomplishment. The awards, bestowed during the Alumni Awards Dinner in October, honor a diverse collection of talents and accomplishments from across the college.
Actor Rainn Wilson, best known as Dwight on the award winning show “The Office,” set a few things straight when he visited Penn State Harrisburg November 15. He admitted that, like Dwight, he is a bit nerdy. And, for those who have read his book, he really does have an Aunt Wendy who smoked a pipe and inspired him to do the same.
For Leroy “Skip” Toddes, of New Cumberland, not having to be in college was actually the best time to go.
He had already earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from Penn State University Park, which he parlayed into a successful 30-year career in marketing with IBM.
Paul Manlove, instructor in art and humanities, created a one of a kind painting of the Nittany Lion as a gift to this year’s Alumni Achievement Award winners. Each painting also bears his signature.
Students will have a new option for taking summer courses and it's as easy as 1-2-3 -- one course, two weeks, three credits. Penn State Harrisburg will offer Maymester from May 12 through May 22, which allows students to concentrate on one subject over a two-week period and earn three credits.
