‘Treasure hunt’ comes to Penn State Harrisburg

A treasure hunt for the digital age now includes Penn State Harrisburg.

The brainchild of Humanities Reference Librarian and Archivist Heidi Abbey, the college and its library have become an official geocaching site with information on the treasure hunt available by registering free at geocaching.com.

Abbey says she was inspired to introduce geocaching to campus by the work of colleague Linda Musser, head of the Earth and Mineral Sciences Library at University Park, who set up a site of her own in State College in 2005.

Student’s quest for international understanding leads to Korea

Criminal Justice major Stephen Dyson’s ultimate career goal is to practice international law with a focus on either Europe or Asia.

When he learned of an opportunity to study in Korea this summer, he jumped at the chance to expand his knowledge of cultures.

Dyson, a senior scheduled to graduate from Penn State Harrisburg in December, has been chosen from among the college student applicants to attend Pukyong National University in Busan, South Korea from July 7 to 24 as part of its 2008 Cultural Exchange Program.

Faculty members capture Steelton’s past in new book

For much of the 20th century, the name Steelton represented a great industrial complex that stretched nearly four miles along the Susquehanna near Harrisburg.

Immigrants from all over Europe, particularly Slavs and Italians, worked with African Americans from the South at the Bethlehem Steel Company and gave Steelton its reputation for rich ethnic diversity, linked to its fame for industrial productivity.

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