Penn State Harrisburg recognizes Janice Markey, a veteran and 2010 Penn State Harrisburg graduate of the MBA program. Markey shared her story about how the military has influenced her life.

The 2018-19 Penn State Laureate, John Champagne, professor of English and chair of the Global Languages and Cultures program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, will visit Penn State Harrisburg from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Olmsted Building auditorium (C213).

Penn State Harrisburg’s police department will host a Self-Defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange (S.A.F.E.) self-defense training course from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the campus Gallery Lounge (Olmsted W107).

Trash incinerators produce massive amounts of ash, which ends up in landfills. In the United States, available land space for landfills is decreasing, and the construction industry is looking for ways to utilize more sustainable materials. Grady Mathews, assistant professor of civil engineering in the Penn State Harrisburg School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, and his students are testing a process that could provide solutions to both problems.

Jonathan Lee, associate professor of criminal justice in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, will present “Quantitative Approaches to Understanding Criminal Behavior” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 in the Morrison Gallery (Library Room 101) on campus.

Graduating students, you’ve made it this far, now make sure you’re ready for commencement — the Penn State Harrisburg fall 2018 ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Penn State Harrisburg will welcome Rebecca Skloot and members of Henrietta Lacks’ family for a discussion on campus, at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Capital Union Building events room.

The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies at Penn State Harrisburg will present a lecture by Natalia Aleksiun, titled “Family Networks and Surviving the Holocaust in Eastern Europe” at noon Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Mukund S. Kulkarni Theatre in the Student Enrichment Center (SEC).