America’s recent economic struggles have intensified the need for effective personal financial planning in all sectors of society.
Data indicate that those most likely to take advantage of financial planning opportunities are from a professional class. But what about other areas of society?
Penn State Harrisburg marked another celebration of its growth today (June 4) with groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of a 100-bed student residence hall on campus.
If every on-campus student at University Park reduced his or her time in the shower by just five minutes, Penn State would save 100,000 gallons of water each school year. That is enough to fill five swimming pools and lower the University's carbon footprint by 18,980 pounds every year.
The third annual English as a Second Language conference June 14 to 16 in Harrisburg features an expanded agenda to address issues in urban and early childhood education, immigrant issues, and workforce transition.
Penn State Harrisburg students were in the spotlight when an exhibition of their art works debuted with a reception May 14 at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg.
In celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the exhibit entitled “Lincoln Comes to Harrisburg” features the creations of 25 students in a graphic arts class taught by Instructor in Art Paul Manlove. The exhibit is open to the public through June 15.
Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Madlyn L. Hanes has been re-elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
First elected to the board in 2007, Dr. Hanes will now serve through 2012.
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.
