MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The following is a collection of events happening around Penn State Harrisburg this week.
Events
Beyond Barriers: Black Excellence in STEM – Noon to 1:15 p.m., Feb. 18, Gallery Lounge, W107 Olmsted. Celebrate the resilience, creativity and brilliance of Black STEM professionals, inspire the next generation of leaders, and discuss actionable steps to continue advancing diversity and inclusion in these critical fields. RSVP on Engage. Hosted by the National Society of Black Engineers.
In-person exhibits (ongoing)
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (display) – Through February 2025, third floor, Madlyn L. Hanes Library. In honor of MLK Day and Black History Month, Archives and Special Collections is showcasing items from the College History Archives, including copies of student-designed posters that celebrate Martin Luther King's legacy as well as playbills for the MLK Campus Play Series created by Dorothy King, retired assistant professor of sociology. The display is located outside of the entrance to the archives.
Black History Month Exhibit – The Unsung Patriots of the American Revolution – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 17, 19 and 21, Kulkarni Theatre, Student Enrichment Center. An engaging project highlighting the invaluable contributions of African American soldiers during the American Revolution. Under the guidance of Beatrice Epwene, assistant teaching professor of communications, students in the African American Studies 100 course have compiled profiles of courageous patriots, many of whom served as informants, spies and essential middlemen during the war. Hosted by the School of Humanities; the Office of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and the Kulkarni Theatre.
The Classroom and Beyond: Student Life at Penn State Harrisburg – Through August 2025, first floor, Madlyn L. Hanes Library. This exhibit celebrates students and the evolution of student life at Penn State Harrisburg, including materials from the College History Archives. "The Classroom and Beyond" features more than 30 unique items that date from the mid-1960s to the present, organized in seven different categories: academics, alumni, athletics, international students, student clubs, student publications and the Harrisburg Rock Festival, which was a campus tradition from 1970 until 1978.
Archives and Special Collections Greatest Hits – Through August 2025, third floor Reading Room, Madlyn L. Hanes Library. From the Alice K. Marshall Women's History Collection to the Three Mile Island Collection, the "Greatest Hits" showcases a wide range of materials that are on display in the Reading Room of Archives and Special Collections. It is available for viewing whenever the archives is open (Mondays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and by appointment.
State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda – Through August 2025, first floor Linda Schwab Holocaust Gallery and Reading Room, Madlyn L. Hanes Library. In partnership with the Penn State Harrisburg Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies and the Penn State Harrisburg School of Humanities, this poster exhibition is based on the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibition by the same name, which was produced in collaboration with the Holocaust and United Nations Outreach Program. The posters encourage viewers to "think about what propaganda is, how it works, and how to respond when it aims to divide people and promote violence," according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
