David Puglia, American Studies doctoral candidate, has received the 2011 David Buchan Student Essay Prize from the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research (ISCLR).
To be published in the society’s annual journal Contemporary Legend, Puglia’s winning essay explored a contemporary legend in Maryland known as the Goatman by tracing its folklore roots and promotional attention it received.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Doctoral Information Night on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m.
Held in the college library, the session will provide information on the college’s D.Ed. in Adult Education, the Ph.D. in Public Administration, and the Ph.D. in American Studies.
Those attending will have an opportunity to speak with faculty and students in the three programs.
Jane Keat, Penn State Harrisburg associate professor of education, has received the Pearson Merrill Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award from the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators. She will be honored this November at the association’s annual conference in Orlando, Fla.
This award recognizes the leadership, professionalism, integrity, commitment, development, and mentorship of a professor in the field of early childhood education.
Enjoy a round of golf while you lend a hand to local athletes at the second annual Penn State Harrisburg Golf Tournament September 30. Proceeds from the 9:00 a.m. fundraiser at the Colonial Golf and Tennis Club will support Penn State Harrisburg’s NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic program. The college fields 13 intercollegiate sports which now involve numerous athletes from high schools in the midstate.
“Pride and Passion: The African-American Baseball Experience,” a new traveling exhibition at the Penn State Harrisburg Library opens Aug. 31 and runs through Oct. 14. “Pride and Passion”examines the challenges faced by African-American baseball players as they sought equal opportunities in their sport after the Civil War.
Michael Hingson, survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack, will share his story at Penn State Harrisburg on Sept. 14, 6:00 p.m. in the Gallery Lounge. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Criminal justice student Fei Luo will present “Policing in China and the United States,” a comparative study of the two countries, with a focus on the negative impact of police work, including examination of “karoshi” or death from overwork. Free and open to the public, the presentation is Aug. 25 at noon in the library’s Morrison Gallery.
Penn State Harrisburg will host comedian Lucas Bohn for the college’s first Comedy Stop of the academic year, August 24 at 9:00 p.m. in the Village Community Center.
Having performed with well-known comedians including Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon, Bohn’s career in comedy began while attending Coastal Carolina University, S.C. A finalist in the 2008 Detroit Comedy Festival, he performs at clubs, theaters, and colleges throughout the United States.
This weekend is all about manual labor, but only if you are on the Penn State University Harrisburg Campus. Incoming freshmen and their parents have been busily moving all belongings into their new rooms in the Village. There are 280 first-year students moving into on-campus housing this year. A total of 602 freshmen are from 37 Pennsylvania counties, 24 states, and 16 countries.
Two award-winning children’s book illustrators will give presentations at Penn State Harrisburg late this summer. Books by the illustrators will be available for purchase during the sessions. Both events are free and open to the public.
