Penn State Harrisburg

05/28/2026

Work in progress: A look at the under-construction Academic Learning Center!

05/26/2026

Congrats to those honored at the 2026 Nittany Excellence Gala!

Leadership Award – Daron Nyarko
Community Service Award – Kaleya Rivera-Pena
Student Mentor Award – Juan Serrano
Advisor of the Year Award – Jody Salsman, FBLA
Event of the Year Award – Spring Fling, PAC
Club of the Year Award – Penn State Harrisburg Benefitting THON

05/25/2026

On Memorial Day, we remember and honor those who have given their lives while serving our country.

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

Walt Chrynwski, a 1972 Penn State Harrisburg graduate, recently donated a panoramic photo montage that he created during the 1972 Harrisburg Rock Festival on campus to the Archives and Special Collections, Madlyn L. Hanes Library. Walt created the montage from four black and white photos he took at the festival.

“At that time, I was a senior on campus and a member of the photo club; likely I parlayed that into obtaining a ‘press’ pass and I lodged myself atop the scaffolding stage-right where the view of this image was taken,” Walt said.

The stage was in front of the Olmsted Building. The Educational Activities Building can be seen in the back right of the photo.

“What I remember about the festival was realizing the enormous crowd was the main event. My view from the stage scaffolding was special and I hoped the photos I took would do the scene justice when the prints were assembled together,” he said.

When he learned that the Archives and Special Collections had materials related to the rock festivals, he wanted to donate his piece.

Did you know? The Archives has a virtual exhibition online about that explores the rock festivals, which students organized each spring for most of the 1970s.

See it at the link: https://sites.psu.edu/50yearsofphotosatpsuharrisburg/virtual-exhibitions/harrisburg-rock-festival/

05/15/2026

Penn State Harrisburg student Ellie Krebs took inspiration from her coursework and applied it on the path to victory as a campaign coordinator for a judicial candidate last November. She juggled her classes along with canvassing and events, and sometimes found herself the youngest in the room at political events.

“It was phenomenal and none of this would have happened if I didn't attend Penn State Harrisburg. Truly, it would not,” Krebs said. “It all has to do with this area, and the opportunities, and the way that my classes inspired me.”

Read more at the link:

A Penn State Harrisburg student took inspiration from her coursework and applied it on the path to victory as a campaign coordinator for a local judge.

05/14/2026

Outstanding student projects were recognized at the School of Science, Engineering, and Technology's annual Capstone Design Conference, held at the end of the semester.

The conference serves as the culmination of students' undergraduate studies and serves as a chance for students to combine classroom learning with real-life application.

Read about the winning projects and see more photos in the link!

https://harrisburg.psu.edu/story/57686/2026/05/12/harrisburg-students-awarded-2026-capstone-projects

05/13/2026

Feeling grateful 😊 happy summer break!

05/13/2026

Four faculty members at Penn State Harrisburg are among 33 to receive Opportunity Grants to fund projects in the 2026-27 academic year.

Opportunity Grants are designed for clinical, teaching, research and professors of practice faculty to receive funding for professional development through a self-proposed project.

The Harrisburg faculty members and their projects are:

Maria Enriquez, associate teaching professor of theater: Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium Acting Teacher Training

Beatrice Epwene, associate teaching professor of communications: The mEditor Platform Adoption Professional Development Plan

Taoufik Meklachi, associate teaching professor of mathematical sciences, Penn State Harrisburg: A Professional Development Project for Experimental Characterization and Validation of Advanced Nanophotonic Materials

Sabri Yilmaz, teaching professor of economics: House-Flipping Activities in the Harrisburg Metropolitan Area (Dauphin County)

More information is available in the link: https://harrisburg.psu.edu/story/57331/2026/04/29/33-faculty-members-earn-opportunity-grant-awards

05/12/2026

Congratulations to Shriya Acharya, Nashawn Collier-Jones, Nathan Miller, Gabriella Pagano, and Luis Radanovic who completed the Career Studies Program this semester!

The students shared their final presentations last week during a completer ceremony, which also acknowledged the contributions of the peer mentors, faculty, staff, and community partners who support the program.

Learn more about this program at the link.
https://harrisburg.psu.edu/career-studies-program

05/11/2026

Congratulations to Penn State Harrisburg baseball -- 2026 United East champs!