Dr. Jerry F. Shoup, interim director of Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, has received the 2012 Technical Achievement Award from the Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council. Chosen for his public, industry, and institutional service, Shoup accepted the award during the National Engineers Week banquet on Feb. 23 in Camp Hill.
Dr. Elaine Richardson, professor of literary studies at The Ohio State University, will present “Po Ho on Dope (PHD) to Ph.D.,” a performance and lecture, at the Penn State Harrisburg Capital Union Building’s Quiet Study, on Tuesday, March 13 from 6:00-9:30 p.m.
An estimated 100 ninth graders from six area schools received an in-depth look at careers related to math and science when Penn State Harrisburg hosted its annual Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Career Launch on Wednesday, March 7.
The program provides students with an understanding of the course work and requirements necessary to pursue higher education programs in mathematics and science-related areas.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Graduate School Open House on Thursday, March 15, at 6:00 p.m. in the library.
The open house will offer the opportunity to learn about the college’s 24 master’s and three doctoral programs; meet with faculty; and obtain application, registration, and financial aid information. RSVP preferred, but not required.
Michael Ramsdell, speaker and filmmaker, will screen his film, “The Anatomy of Hate: A Dialogue for Hope,” on Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building’s Auditorium, for the next installment of Penn State Harrisburg’s 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Lecture Series.
Ramsdell’s documentary explores common ideologies of hate, and how to overcome them. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Odd Stalebrink, associate professor of public administration, has been appointed to the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC) by the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF). The GASAC advises the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), a non-profit organization designed to establish and improve financial reporting and accounting standards for state and local governments.
The Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society honored Lisa Tryson,’94 marketing; Jane Leipold, ’88 MBA; and Michael Fiaschetti, ’04 MBA, at its annual awards dinner, Oct. 22, 2011.
It takes a special kind of student to choose a more rigorous academic path than is the norm. Yet with applications to the Penn State Harrisburg Honors Program increasing thirteen-fold between 2010 and 2011, plenty of students are seeing the appeal.
