Mary Napoli, associate professor of literacy education at Penn State Harrisburg, has been selected to serve a second term on the committee that chooses the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her second three-year term runs through 2015.
Richard Foxx, professor of psychology Penn State Harrisburg and adjunct professor of pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2013 American Psychological Association's (APA) Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.
A typical day for Jennifer Zimmerman was chasing her three young children as she played the role of single mom while her husband was deployed in Iraq with the U.S. Army.
Come Jan. 7, that will change.
That's when the 39-year-old Landisburg resident will start her nurse residency program at Penn State Hershey Medical Center Cancer Institute.
The Penn State Harrisburg schedule of summer courses is now available at Penn State's Schedule of Courses. You can see the course list and other information at the college's summer site. More information will be added to the listings as it becomes available. Registration for the summer 2013 semester opens to students Feb. 5. Summer sessions begin May 13 and June 26.
Kathleen Pavelko, president and CEO of witf, will deliver Penn State Harrisburg's fall 2012 commencement address on Saturday (Dec. 22). The campus expects to confer more than 600 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the ceremony, which starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa.
Since her tenure began in October 1999 at Harrisburg-based witf, a public media center, which serves 2 million citizens in south central Pennsylvania, Pavelko has led and completed a $39 million capital project, which financed the construction of a 72,000-square-foot public media center that opened in 2007. Under Pavelko's leadership, witf's total assets have quintupled.
This year, each of Penn State Harrisburg's five academic schools presented an Alumni Achievement Award to one of their graduates who demonstrates outstanding professional accomplishment. The awards, bestowed during the Alumni Awards Dinner, held in conjunction with Homecoming on Oct. 12, honor a diverse collection of talents and accomplishments from across the college.
Luke Kempski, a 1995 master's of education in training and development graduate, received the Alumni Achievement Award from the School of Behavioral Science and Education. The School of Business Administration presented its Alumni Achievement Award to E. Philip Wenger, who holds a bachelor's degree in finance (1979) and a master of business administration (1987) from Penn State Harrisburg. Kathy Marley-Dunbar received the School of Humanities' Alumni Achievement Award. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in American studies from Penn State Harrisburg (1989 and 1993). The School of Public Affairs recognized Richard White, a 1997 graduate of the college's doctoral program in public administration, with its Alumni Achievement Award. John Mason Jr., a 1972 Penn State Harrisburg transportation technology graduate, received the Alumni Achievement Award presented by the School of Science, Engineering and Technology.
Award-winning illustrator, educator and speaker Shadra Strickland led two discussions on children's illustrations during an Oct. 22 and 23 visit to the Penn State Harrisburg campus.
Examining the candidates' stances on issues of inequality in income and opportunity, the next in Penn State Harrisburg's 2012 discussion series of election-year topics, "Academic Perspectives on the Election Season," will be held Wednesday, Oct. 17 at noon in the Gallery Lounge, W-107 Olmsted Building.
A panel discussion examining the presidential candidates' economic policies is next up in Penn State Harrisburg's fall 2012 series "Academic Perspectives on the Election Season," which looks at important election-year topics. Scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 26 at noon in the Gallery Lounge, W-107 Olmsted Building, the panel will discuss each candidate's stance on issues such as tax policies, national debt, unemployment, financial regulation, and international trade.
Maritza Delgado, an elementary education major at Penn State Harrisburg, and Autumn Proctor, a 2012 Penn State Harrisburg elementary education graduate, have received scholarships and awards from the Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) Educational Foundation.
Penn State Harrisburg will hold a Doctoral Programs Information Night at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, in the campus library. The session will provide information on the campus' doctorate in adult education, the doctorate in public administration and the doctorate in American studies. Those attending will have an opportunity to speak with faculty and students in the three programs. For more information, call 717-948-6250 or email mbp13@psu.edu.
This summer, research at Penn State Harrisburg is taking students places, from rooftops to the Rockies, and even back in time.
Bernadette Lear, Penn State Harrisburg behavioral sciences and education librarian, of Middletown, received the 2012 Donald G. Davis Article Award. The award, presented biannually by the American Library Association's Library History Round Table, honors an English language article on American or Canadian library history.
Penn State Harrisburg honored graduate and undergraduate students for accomplishments in academics, service, and leadership at the 2012 Student Awards Convocation.
Once nicknamed "butterball," Robert Sweetgall today has other names. The real Forrest Gump. The Pied Piper of walking. The only person to have walked all 50 states - 11,208 miles - in 365 consecutive days, Sweetgall will present the healthy living workshop "Motivation to Move," Tuesday, June 19, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Penn State Harrisburg. The event is free and open to the public.
