The past two weekends were particularly busy ones for Penn State campuses statewide, as the University held nearly three dozen commencement ceremonies, including roughly a dozen on the University Park campus. Penn State Altoona and the Dickinson School of Law got things started, as both held commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 9. The rest of the campuses and Penn College held ceremonies May 15, 16 or 17. In all, the University awarded approximately 10,875 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 588 associate, 8,627 baccalaureate, 1,083 master's, 131 medical, 212 law and 234 doctoral degrees. While not all Penn state campuses or colleges were able to provide photos of their commencement ceremonies, quite a few have sent them to Penn State Live. In addition, Penn State Public Information photographer Andy Colwell made it to several commencement ceremonies at University Park.
Penn State Harrisburg honored 83 outstanding students at its 2009 Student Awards Convocation Saturday, May 2. Students honored and their places of residence include:
School nurses in Pennsylvania now have even more options to receive valuable training through Penn State Harrisburg’s Professional Development Program for School Nurses, with three courses offered this summer.
Penn State Harrisburg is offering instruction to professionals and students planning to take the April 2010 Professional Engineering or Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
The college’s School of Science, Engineering, and Technology and its Office of Continuing Education are partnering to offer the review courses in advance of the April exams.
A search and rescue robot, an amphibious bicycle, a voice-activated door, and even a new, improved chassis for a race car were among the innovations created by Mechanical Engineering Technology seniors during the spring semester at Penn State Harrisburg.
Area residents can experience the history of Broadway or explore America’s industrial and energy legacy by taking part in week-long study tours offered this summer by Penn State Harrisburg Continuing Education.
The talents of Penn State Harrisburg’s electrical engineering students are evident far beyond the classroom.
In the largest regional competition of its type in a seven-state area, Penn State Harrisburg students have again walked away with top honors for their creative talents.
People are living longer compared to 50 years ago. In the days when women did not expect to live beyond 65, osteoporosis was not much of a concern. As a larger portion of the population lives to 80, 90 and beyond, strong bones are essential. Osteoporosis results when bones lose enough calcium to increase the risk of fracture, says this week's edition of The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State Harrisburg Information Sciences and Technology major Amanda Basile is the only student outside University Park to earn the coveted 2009 Hansen Fellow Award presented by Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems and Global Services.
