The next installment in the college Faculty Seminar Series sponsored by the offices of Academic Affairs and research and Graduate Studies will feature a focus on data mining.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Qin Ding will speak on "Data Mining and Its Applications on Images" from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19 in the Gallery Lounge.
Penn State Harrisburg’s Visiting Fulbright Scholar from Israel, Dr. Haya Bar-Itzhak, will discuss "In Quest of a Narrative — Ethnography in an Israeli Kibbutz" Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 6:15 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge of the Olmsted Building.
The Pennsylvania State Data Center is offering its one-day Census Data Workshop April 12, May 23, and June 21 at the Penn State Harrisburg Eastgate Center.
The cost for the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. workshop is $99. The Eastgate Center is at 1010 N. Seventh St. in Harrisburg.
Last year’s Latin Dance classes at Penn State Harrisburg proved so popular with community residents that they are returning again.
The community is invited to join in the fun when the college 3 p.m. Sunday classes Feb. 11, 18, and 25 and Friday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Capital Union Building on campus.
Leaves of absence have been approved by the University for eight Penn State Harrisburg faculty members. Leaves of absence are granted for purposes of intensive study or research that will increase the quality of the individual’s future contribution to the University. The University has approved these leaves for 2007-08.
Penn State Harrisburg Professor of Psychology Richard M. Foxx has been named the recipient of the inaugural John W. Jacobson Award presented by Division 33 of the American Psychological Association (APA).
