WordFest 2008, an evening conference for educators in kindergarten through college, comes to the Capital Area Intermediate Unit in Summerdale from 5 to 8:30 p.m. October 23.
Designed to celebrate teachers helping others as they write and teach writing, the event is sponsored by the Capital Area Writing Project headquartered at Penn State Harrisburg. WordFest is free and open to all educators and writers.
Penn State Harrisburg faculty member Richard R. Young has been awarded the National Defense Transportation Association’s Educator Distinguished Service Award.
Penn State Harrisburg graduate Salvatore D. Fazzolari, the Chief Executive Officer of Harsco Corporation, will discuss “corporate change” in a public presentation October 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge of Olmsted Building on campus.
Be involved, land an internship early, take advantage of all the college’s resources, and be very careful of social networking.
These and other valuable, career-building pieces of advices were shared by a panel of alumni at the “Making the Most of Penn State Harrisburg” forum for current students recently.
Penn State Harrisburg is offering the New SAT Exam Prep Course and a “Countdown to College” course to students in grades 9 through 12 on seven consecutive Saturdays, Oct. 11 through Nov. 22.
The separate courses will each be offered in the Educational Activities Building on campus. Deadline for registration is October 8.
As a teenager in 1957, Minnijean Brown Trickey entered the Civil Rights Movement – and America’s consciousness – through the front doors of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.
A wide variety of fun and educational activities for all ages are on the agenda when Penn State Harrisburg hosts its annual Family and Friends Day Saturday, Oct. 4.
Hosted by the college’s Office of Student Affairs, the event is designed for family members and friends of Penn State Harrisburg students with registration beginning at 8 a.m. in the main lobby of Olmsted Building.
In the twenty-first century, the boundaries between both humans and machines and humans and animals are hotly contested and debated.
A new book by Penn State Harrisburg Professor of Humanities and Philosophy Glen A. Mazis examines the increasingly blurring boundaries among the three and argues that despite their violating collisions, there are ways for the three realms to work together for mutual thriving.
Home to the largest graduate school in the entire University system, Penn State Harrisburg’s master’s and doctoral programs annually attract 1,400 students pursuing degrees in a comprehensive list of majors.
New strategic investments targeted to increase the use of recyclable materials will help manufacturers manage energy costs, reduce pollution and bolster local recycling collection programs, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced.