Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Science, Engineering and Technology will hold its annual Capstone Design Conference from 12:30 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 26, on campus.
Several Penn State Harrisburg faculty recently were recognized during Research and Discovery Day, hosted by the college’s Office of Research and Outreach.
Penn State Harrisburg has selected six graduates to serve as student marshals at the spring 2024 commencement ceremony. The graduates will bear the banners representing each academic school and, together with the faculty marshals, lead the graduating students during the ceremony processional.
David M. Callejo Pérez has been named chancellor and dean of Penn State Harrisburg, effective May 1. He has served as interim chancellor and dean at the college since October of 2023.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold its spring 2024 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, at 9:30 a.m. at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. First Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Chief Diversity Officer Norman Bristol Colón will serve as keynote speaker at the ceremony. Ashon Calhoun, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, who will receive a bachelor of arts in communications degree at the ceremony, will serve as student speaker for the event.
Penn State Climate Consortium announced 11 workshops designed to create and implement climate change solutions through its Climate Solutions Accelerator program.
Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities will present its spring concert titled “The Sounds of Stage and Screen” at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 17 and 18, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center.
Amma Johnson, who most recently served as the manager of the Harrisburg LaunchBox powered by Penn State, has been named director of the Penn State Harrisburg Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Shaun Gabbidon, distinguished professor of criminal justice in the School of Public Affairs at Penn State Harrisburg, is among six Penn State faculty members to receive the 2024 Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement.
Jennifer Shultz, director of the Pennsylvania State Data Center within Penn State Harrisburg’s Institute of State and Regional Affairs, has been honored with the Gustafson Award in recognition of her contributions to the State Data Center program.
