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College co-sponsors Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair

The best and brightest area junior high and high school scientists, mathematicians, and engineers will gather at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in downtown Harrisburg for the 51st annual Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair Feb. 13 to 16.

Penn State Harrisburg is joining other area colleges and universities, the Whitaker Center, and the Harrisburg Patriot-News as a co-sponsor.

25 area schools compete in MATHCOUNTS competition Feb. 9

Hershey Middle School will be seeking its fifth consecutive championship when teams from 25 area schools converge on Penn State Harrisburg for the 24th annual MATHCOUNTS competition.

More than 180 area schoolchildren are registered to participate in the day-long competition which begins with the "Sprint Round" at 9:45 a.m. and closes with the "Countdown Round" at 1:05 p.m. The awards presentation is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Martin Luther King Day poster designed by Youthana Yuos

Student’s art featured on King Day poster

This month’s celebration of Martin Luther King Day at Penn State Harrisburg will feature a poster designed by Harrisburg resident Youthana Yuos.

The poster with Yous’ design will be placed throughout campus and an accompanying pin featuring the graphic will be available. His design was chosen from among the entries in a contest coordinated by the college’s Diversity and Educational Equity Committee.

Art exhibit features work of midstate women

Original hand-pulled prints created by two midstate women are on public display through March 31 at Penn State Harrisburg.

Entitled "Two Women, Two Cultures," the exhibit featuring the work of Rizqana Sohail Riarh and Sarah Anne Frotscher is free and open to the public in the main central hallway of Olmsted Building.

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10th original drama marks King Day celebration

For the 10 th consecutive year, Penn State Harrisburg will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with an original play written by faculty member Dr. Dorothy King.

“My Appalachian Heart” by Dr. King will be staged at noon Monday, Jan. 21 in the Student Center of the Capital Union Building on campus. The event, presented in collaboration with PenOwl Productions, is free and open to the public.

Signal Center partners with local industry

Penn State Harrisburg’s initiative to partner with and support the region’s vast connector industry is creating partnerships, expanding education and research opportunities for students, and has earned additional funding in support of its efforts.