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5K run/walk to benefit United Way

A 5-kilometer “pasta run/walk” to benefit the United Way of the Capital Region comes to Penn State Harrisburg Thursday, Sept. 17.

Sponsored by San Giorgio, the race, entirely on campus and open to both runners and walkers, will kick off at 6:15 p.m. from the front of the Capital Union Building. The course is a combination of grass, trails, and paved surfaces.

Constitution Day panel discussion September 17

Penn State Harrisburg will celebrate Constitution Day Thursday, Sept. 17 with a discussion on “The Constitution and Homeland Security and Defense.”

The event is free and open to the public in the Morrison Gallery of the college library beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Community Swim Day September 12

The Aquatics Center at Penn State Harrisburg is hosting a Community Swim Day from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 with all proceeds going to the United Way.

The event includes a $5 admission fee and will feature the Nittany Lion mascot and Penn State Harrisburg cheerleaders available for photographs. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For information, phone 717-948-6266.

Freshman Sendoff ice cream table

Alumni Society, Chapter partner for freshman send-off

Area residents headed for their first semester as Penn State students at locations across the Commonwealth were given a fun-filled send-off August 9 on the Penn State Harrisburg campus.

The Harrisburg Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association and the Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society partnered in the first-time effort by inviting all Penn State-bound students from the Harrisburg region to campus for an afternoon of food, fun, and plenty of advice.

Shanelle Gabriel

Heard on campus – Shanelle Gabriel

The more than 60 students who attended Shanelle Gabriel’s spoken word performance on campus recently, got more than an evening of Stacks Stage entertainment. The enthusiastic crowd also received a number of lessons in life.

Scholarships offered for ESL certificate study

Full scholarships are now available to schoolteachers enrolling in Penn State Harrisburg’s statewide English as a Second Language certificate program.

Supported by a federal grant program entitled ESL SCOPE (Secondary Content Online Preparation Program) and launched a year ago, the certificate program is now available on-line to more effectively meet the needs of pre-kindergarten through grade 12 teachers across the Commonwealth.

Graduate Programs Information Night Sept. 15

Penn State Harrisburg, with the largest selection of master’s and doctoral programs in the region, is hosting a Graduate School Information Night at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15 in the campus library.
           
Persons attending will have the opportunity to meet and talk with faculty, obtain application, registration, and financial aid information, and learn about Penn State Harrisburg’s 22 master’s and three doctoral programs. Certificate and certification programs are also available.

College welcomes its newest employees

Employees who have recently joined the faculty and staff ranks at Penn State Harrisburg were introduced as part of the annual All-College Day convocation on campus.

New employees include:

SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND EDUCATION