Long before terms such as eco-friendly and sustainability became common in the world’s vocabulary, Penn State Harrisburg had a commitment to environmental study. That commitment continues to expand as the college offers programs targeted to professionals, students, and even schoolchildren.
Sustainability is the hallmark of the newest residence hall to be constructed at Penn State Harrisburg.
In keeping with the University’s commitment to environmental sustainability, the $10 million, 30,000-square-foot structure is planned to be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified and considers the environment and energy efficiency.
Pennsylvania’s most comprehensive single-day forum for research and developments in demographic data will focus this year on “New Data, New Opportunities.”
The annual Data User Conference, hosted by the Pennsylvania State Data Center at Penn State Harrisburg, will be at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey Thursday, Sept. 10.
The educational partnership between Penn State Harrisburg’s MBA program and its students doesn’t end with graduation.
Those MBA professionals – more than 900 of them who reside in the Harrisburg area – create a comprehensive network of experience and assistance at the disposal of fellow grads and area firms facing corporate challenges.
Two of Penn State Harrisburg’s many accomplished graduates – Ralph J. Papa and Jeffrey B. Miller – have been honored as Distinguished Alumni of the University.
Papa, chairman of Citizens Bank in Pennsylvania, and Miller, director of Strategic Security Programs of the National Football League, were honored Friday, June 5 in formal ceremonies at University Park with six other Penn State graduates.
For the ninth consecutive year, first-year students at Penn State Harrisburg are beginning their academic studies a few months in advance of the start of classes in August.
Security Penn State Harrisburg is playing a lead role in the University’s homeland security education efforts throughout the Commonwealth.
The college’s School of Public Affairs is the academic home for Penn State’s new postbaccalaureate certificate in Homeland Security and Defense which will offer its first course in the fall 2009 semester.
Schoolteachers and administrators working to improve their students’ proficiency in mathematics have another academic partner at Penn State Harrisburg.
Penn State Harrisburg’s academic programs have a longstanding reputation of reinforcing skills learned in class through team projects.
Fostering a successful teamwork atmosphere increasingly important in the professional world, undergraduate and graduate students alike partner in projects mirroring real-world scenarios.
Penn State Harrisburg faculty member Kimetta Hariston’s commitment to expand community awareness of the value of diversity in education has earned an award from the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Pennsylvania.
An assistant professor of education in the college’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education for four years, Hairston was presented the organization’s Community Service Award at its 17th annual awards banquet.
