Penn State Harrisburg will hold its fall 2023 commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Giant Center in Hershey. Vice president of emergency services for the Mount Sinai Health System and Penn State alumnus Robin Ferrer will serve as keynote speaker at the ceremony.
Penn State Harrisburg communications major Caleb Steindel recently earned third place in the College Media Association’s 2023 Film and Audio Festival sports category for a video package he produced about the college baseball team.
Applications are being accepted now through Jan. 23, 2024, for the Idea TestLab, a free, four-week, virtual accelerator designed to help entrepreneurs determine the viability of their business idea. The Idea TestLab is sponsored by the Penn State Harrisburg, Mont Alto, Shenango and York LaunchBoxes.
During finals week, Penn State University Libraries offers stress-reducing games and activities to help students relax as they study for finals and complete end-of-semester projects.
Senel Poyrazli, professor of psychology in the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education at Penn State Harrisburg, went to Turkey as a Fulbright Senior Scholar for the 2022-23 academic year to teach, conduct and present research, and complete a book related to multicultural competency. A devastating earthquake that hit the country and affected 11 states delayed her plans and caused her to pivot to using her clinical expertise as a counseling psychologist to assist her students and members of the community in the aftermath.
The Graduate School, in partnership with the Graduate and Professional Student Association and the Graduate School Alumni Society, will host the University’s first Three Minute Thesis competition for the entire graduate student community in the spring 2024 semester.
Faiza Abbas, lecturer in management in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration, recently served as a panel judge at the 11th Annual GCC GOV HR Summit and Awards.
Penn State Harrisburg will welcome 105 high school students from local high-need school districts for the Aspire 2 Teach conference on Monday, Nov. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on campus.
Penn State Harrisburg recently held events to celebrate first-generation students, connect them with resources, and help them meet first-generation faculty and staff who are available to help them. First-generation students Juan Serrano and Raulybel Perez worked with a committee of Student Affairs staff members to plan the events.
