Penn State Harrisburg is again participating in the annual Toys for Tots campaign in conjunction with the Harrisburg office of the U.S. Marine and Naval Reserve Center.
Collection bins for the campaign, which runs from November 2 through December 8, will be placed throughout campus for donations of new or gently used toys. Bins will be located in Olmsted Building, the Capital Union Building, Bookstore, and the library on campus.
Since the creation of Penn State Harrisburg in 1966, Clifford Jones has been a tireless advocate on behalf of the college and its students.
That indispensible legacy is being honored through the newly established Cliff Jones Program Fund for Good Government, announced at the October Alumni Awards banquet.
Award-winning author Carmen Bernier-Grand brings her message of literature and cultures to Penn State Harrisburg’s Olmsted Auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Bernier-Grand’s 6 to 7:30 p.m. presentation is free and open to the public and will be followed by a book signing.
Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Jeffrey Miller, the late Harrisburg businessman and philanthropist John O. Vartan, and the president and CEO of UGI Utilities David Trego were among the graduates honored at Penn State Harrisburg's Alumni Awards Banquet Friday, Oct. 19.
For 35 years, Dr. Charles A. Cole was at the forefront of environmental education at Penn State Harrisburg - and throughout the nation and the world.
School of Science, Engineering, and Technology director, professor, Fullbright recipient, trainer, and sought-after consultant, Dr. Cole concluded distinguished service to Penn State Harrisburg and the University this summer with his retirement as professor emeritus.
Ask Harrisburg entrepreneur Doug Neidich what adivce he'd give to young people starting out in careers, and he references this quote from Albert Einstein: "There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle". He adds "you have to get yourself in the second group."
Penn State Harrisburg continues to benefit from York resident Russell E. Horn’s lifelong love for the University. Horn recently established the Russell E. Horn Trustee Matching Scholarship at Penn State Harrisburg.
Three Penn State Harrisburg graduates have been named to the prestigious “40 Under 40” list announced by the Central Penn Business Journal.
The annual listing, published for more than a decade and chosen by a team of judges, features area professionals under the age of 40 “who contribute to the vibrancy of the region’s economy and their community.”
Reuben Fast Horse and his family bring Native American dance, song, culture, and history to Penn State Harrisburg Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Fast Horse and his Minnesota-based Lakota family, will perform at 12:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Auditorium on campus. The event is free and open to the public.