The "Paws and Unwind with the Susquehanna Service Dogs" event gives students, faculty and staff a chance to de-stress near the end of the semester.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The following is a collection of upcoming events happening around Penn State Harrisburg through May 5.
Events
From the Fallout Shelter Release Party – 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., April 29, Gallery Lounge, W107 Olmsted Building. Celebrate the release of the new issue of From the Fallout Shelter, the college’s literary arts magazine. There will be free pizza and door prizes, as well as free copies of the new issue.
Paws and Unwind with the Susquehanna Service Dogs – 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., April 30, Living Room, Student Enrichment Center. A special event designed to help students, faculty and staff de-stress and relax near the end of the spring semester. This event provides a calming break by offering the opportunity to visit with certified service dogs, in addition to a stress-relief station with items like coloring pages, guided breathing exercises, and other quick relaxation techniques to help students, faculty and staff.
Multicultural and Lavender Celebration – 4-5:15 p.m., April 30, Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, Student Enrichment Center. This celebration is an opportunity to recognize historically marginalized and minoritized students who are graduating this semester. This includes those of racially and/or ethnically minoritized and LGBTQIA+ identities. All are welcome to participate and attend. A reception will be held afterward in the Spiritual Center.
OLLI at Penn State Harrisburg Kickoff – 4-6 p.m., May 1, Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre, Student Enrichment Center. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State is a transformative program dedicated to lifelong learning, offering engaging educational opportunities for adults age 50-plus. OLLI at Penn State is expanding its offerings to Harrisburg. This free kickoff event will include light refreshments and provide an opportunity for community members to learn more about educational opportunities, meet instructors and more. Registration is requested.
In-person exhibits (ongoing)
Women as Food: An Exhibition on Depictions of Women as Edible Objects – Through April 29, third floor, Madlyn L. Hanes Library. Featuring original color postcards from the archives' largest collection, this exhibition explores and challenges historical stereotypes of women as chickens, peaches, sweets and other food puns as highlighted in printed ephemera from the Alice Marshall Women's History Collection. The exhibition was curated by Payton Becker, archives graduate student assistant and American studies doctoral student at Penn State Harrisburg. It can be viewed when the library is open. For more information, contact Heidi Abbey Moyer, archivist and humanities reference librarian, at [email protected].
The 2nd Student Art Exhibition – Until May 5, first floor Art Wall, Madlyn L. Hanes Library. Curated with the assistance of Denise Saunders in the School of Humanities and the Archives Team, Katelyn M. Miller and Payton Becker, this student art exhibition will feature 10 charcoal drawings and self-portraits created by students in the School of Humanities.
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 over 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.
