Penn State Harrisburg career studies student Maggie Kutz, left, and her peer mentor, Nandini Mittal, smile as they work at a laptop during art therapy class. Peer mentors support career studies students in activities and events on campus, and they eat lunch and attend classes together. This semester, Kutz is studying art therapy and swimming; last semester, she took a scuba course.
Maggie Kutz, a student in Penn State Harrisburg’s Career Studies Program who has Down syndrome, played on the college's club field hockey team last fall and will play field hockey when the team enters DIII competition in the fall.
Penn State Harrisburg Career Studies student Maggie Kutz is completing a career practicum with field hockey coach A.J. Misselhorn this semester. Kutz meets with Misselhorn once each week and helps with various tasks, from assisting with field hockey mailings to helping produce social media posts or helping with equipment inventory.
Maggie Kutz, a student in Penn State Harrisburg’s career studies program who has Down syndrome, is breaking barriers by participating on the college’s field hockey team and showing what inclusion on a college campus can look like along the way.
Shyam Bansal, left, from Penn State College of Medicine, networks with Anilchandra Attaluri from Penn State Harrisburg during the Hershey and Harrisburg faculty connect at the University Conference Center on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program (collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine, CTSI and Penn State Harrisburg) hosted a 2-hour event to bring together faculty and staff from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg to spark interdisciplinary collaborations.
Sairam Rudrabhatia from Penn State Harrisburg, makes comments during the Hershey and Harrisburg faculty connect at the University Conference Center on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program (collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine, CTSI and Penn State Harrisburg) hosted a 2-hour event to bring together faculty and staff from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg to spark interdisciplinary collaborations.
Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska from Penn State College of Medicine participates in a Pecha Kucha-style presentation during the Hershey and Harrisburg faculty connect at the University Conference Center on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program (collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine, CTSI and Penn State Harrisburg) hosted a 2-hour event to bring together faculty and staff from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg to spark interdisciplinary collaborations.
Sung Choi, right, from Penn State Harrisburg, networks with Doug Leslie, chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, during the Hershey and Harrisburg faculty connect at the University Conference Center on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program (collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine, CTSI and Penn State Harrisburg) hosted a 2-hour event to bring together faculty and staff from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg to spark interdisciplinary collaborations.
Nirmal Ahuja from Penn State Harrisburg participates in a Pecha Kucha-style presentation during the Hershey and Harrisburg faculty connect at the University Conference Center on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program (collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine, CTSI and Penn State Harrisburg) hosted a 2-hour event to bring together faculty and staff from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg to spark interdisciplinary collaborations.
Dr. Ariana Pichardo-Lowden from Penn State College of Medicine , participates in a Pecha Kucha-style presentationduring the Hershey and Harrisburg faculty connect at the University Conference Center on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The Penn State Inter-Campus Health and Medicine Research Program (collaboration between Penn State College of Medicine, CTSI and Penn State Harrisburg) hosted a 2-hour event to bring together faculty and staff from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg to spark interdisciplinary collaborations.