Faculty member awarded fellowship at Smithsonian museum

Penn State Harrisburg Assistant Professor of Humanities and Art History/Visual Culture Robin Veder has been awarded a senior fellowship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.

In the fall of 2008, Dr. Veder will be researching “embodied modernism” by looking at how exercise and dance contributed to American modern art aesthetics in the period of 1880-1940.

Career in criminal justice is far from Korea, economics degree

When Joongyeup Lee earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in his native South Korea, he had no inkling that a career in criminal justice was in his future.

But two years in the South Korean Army and master’s degree study at Penn State Harrisburg have put him on a new path that has already resulted in academic honors and a full scholarship.

Student’s winning business concept aimed at assisting cancer victims

The annual College Venture Challenge sponsored by the Capital Area Economic Development Corp. normally involves teams of students competing for cash prizes and startup assistance for their business plans.

Penn State Harrisburg walked away with the top prize in the Graduate Challenge April 29, but the winning “team” consisted of one person – MBA student and Hershey resident Maricarmen Planas-Silva, who earned $5,000 to support her BioCells2Cure concept.

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