While driving to work, the Chinese verse “It is on festival occasions that one misses home the most” came to Anna Wei Marshall’s mind. As a Chinese native residing in Harrisburg, the quotation by Wang Wei, a Tang Dynasty poet, holds a special meaning to the Penn State Harrisburg Chinese language instructor – a meaning now reflected in her students’ most current project – setting up a Chinese New Year celebration at the college.
Open to the public, the event will take place Friday, Feb. 1, in the Capital Union Building Student Center (Room 210) at 7:00 p.m.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Board of Trustees today (Jan. 18) approved the final plans to renovate and construct an addition to the Educational Activities Building at Penn State Harrisburg. Trustees also authorized the awarding of contracts for construction of the $19.5 million project.
In its 15th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at Penn State Harrisburg, PenOwl Productions presents a new drama set by the Susquehanna River during the Underground Railroad. Free and open to the public, “Susquehanna to Freedom: The Role of the Susquehanna River in the Underground Railroad” will be held Monday, Jan. 21 and Tuesday, Jan. 22 at noon in the Auditorium, C-213 Olmsted Building.
Research exploring the connection between government-allocated funding and economic growth begins this semester’s Faculty Seminar Series on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at noon in the Olmsted Building’s Gallery Lounge. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Dr. Richard Foxx, Penn State Harrisburg professor of psychology and adjunct professor of pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2013 American Psychological Association’s (APA) Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Graduate School Information Session for current students who are juniors and seniors, Thursday, Jan. 24 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. in the Oliver LaGrone Cultural Arts Center.
The session will offer the opportunity to learn about the college’s more than 30 graduate programs; meet with faculty; and obtain admission requirements and financial aid information. RSVP preferred, but not required.
A typical day for Jennifer Zimmerman was chasing her three young children as she played the role of single mom while her husband was deployed in Iraq with the U.S. Army.
Come Jan. 7, that will change.
That’s when the 39-year-old Landisburg resident will start her nurse residency program at Penn State Hershey Medical Center Cancer Institute.
The Penn State Harrisburg Office of Physical Plant is asking staff, faculty, and students to help conserve energy resources over the holiday break.
Building temperatures will be reduced starting on the evening of Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 until the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. While some heating can be centrally controlled, everyone on campus is asked to do their part by unplugging or turning off equipment as they leave campus.
The SAT Exam Prep Course, open to students in grades 9 through 12, will be held on Saturdays Jan. 12-Feb. 23 from 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in Penn State Harrisburg’s Educational Activities Building.
