Army ROTC

Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a two, three, or four year college elective program designed to produce commissioned officers for the Army Reserve, National Guard, and the active Army.

Penn State Harrisburg students train with cadets from Dickinson College, Millersville University, Gettysburg College, Lebanon Valley College, Franklin & Marshall College and Messiah College; for more information check out our website.

ROTC courses offered at Penn State Harrisburg

Fall Courses

ARMY 101: Introduction to Army ROTC and U.S. Army — Introduction to U.S. Army and ROTC: their organization, missions and functions; customs and traditions; leadership laboratory.
ARMY 204: Introduction to Land Navigation — Military and topographic maps; methods of orienteering and land navigation; leadership laboratory.
ARMY 301: Advanced Principles of Leadership and Management — Principles of military leadership; military skills development; land navigation; physical fitness; leadership laboratory.
ARMY 401: Command and Staff Procedures — Leadership; command and staff functions; ethics and professionalism; military writing; leadership laboratory.

Spring Courses

ARMY 102: American Military History I — Introduction to leadership techniques and basic management skills; leadership laboratory.
ARMY 203: Army Operations — Organization and operation of Army units; fundamentals of unit tactics; leadership laboratory.
ARMY 302: Advanced Principles of Military Leadership and Combat Operations — Leadership in the field; principles of offense, defense, and patrolling; physical fitness, leadership laboratory.
ARMY 402: Army Personnel Management and Logistics — Leadership; army personnel management; logistics system; personnel counseling; military justice; Soviet military; personal affairs; training management; army life; leadership laboratory.

Contact

For information about enrolling in Army ROTC at Penn State Harrisburg or to apply for an Army ROTC scholarship, contact Lieutenant Luke Maffey:

E-mail: maffeyl@dickinson.edu
Office: 717-245-1221
Mobile: 717-609-2738
Fax: 717-245-1566

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Global educational reach now includes Korean schoolteachers

Penn State Harrisburg’s global educational reach adds another chapter from July 18 through August 18 when a delegation of 25 Korean schoolteachers will be on campus with a prime objective in mind – to enhance their abilities in English.

The middle school instructors from the Goyang City Office of Education near Seoul, South Korea, will be participating in a four-week English Immersion Program, an intensive study of the English language with emphasis on listening and verbal communication.

Led by Penn State Harrisburg faculty members John Haddad and Denise Meister and coordinated by the college’s Continuing Education unit and School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, the main objective of the program is to enhance the teachers’ English speaking skills so they can transfer that knowledge into their Korean classrooms.

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