Penn State Harrisburg staff members Toni Chainey and Chris Weaver each won an award at the annual Tech Pros + Web Pros professional development conference, hosted this year by Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Harrisburg staff members Toni Chainey and Chris Weaver each won an award at the annual Tech Pros + Web Pros professional development conference, hosted this year by Penn State Brandywine.
Penn State Harrisburg psychology major Abigail Young became a peer adviser after she enjoyed working as a New Student Orientation (NSO) leader and her supervisors suggested her for the role.
Jennifer Smith, right, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg, works with student Malcolm Jenkins. Smith was a participant in the Advising Fellows program during the 2024-25 academic year, an effort aimed at enhancing faculty advising to provide better support for students.
Saravanan Gurupackiam, associate teaching professor of civil engineering at Penn State Harrisburg, participated in the Advising Fellows program during the 2024-25 academic year. The program was created to better support the advising of upper division students by developing a formal, collaborative relationship between the Lambert Undergraduate Advising Center and faculty advisers.
Jody Salsman, lecturer in accounting and an assistant women’s basketball coach at Penn State Harrisburg, participated in the Advising Fellows program during the 2024-25 academic year.
Jennifer Smith, right, assistant teaching professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg, works with student Malcolm Jenkins. Smith was a participant in the Advising Fellows program during the 2024-25 academic year, an effort aimed at enhancing faculty advising to provide better support for students.
At Penn State Harrisburg, students have an extra resource to turn to for help with basic advising questions – their fellow peers. Lion Guide Peer Advisers are students trained to help their fellow students with a host of basic advising and advising technology questions – making advising services more accessible and ensuring they are better utilized.
Three faculty members at Penn State Harrisburg completed a year-long Advising Fellows program, a new effort aimed at enhancing faculty advising to provide better support for students.
