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1972 grad named associate vice provost and vice president at Auburn

Penn State Harrisburg graduate John Mason, associate dean for graduate studies, research and outreach in the University’s College of Engineering, has been named associate provost and vice president of research for Auburn University.

Mason will begin his appointment at Auburn on Sept. 2.

David Wormley, the Harold and Inge Marcus dean of Engineering, said, "John Mason has worked to significantly advance research and graduate education in the college. He's worked closely with people around the University to promote high-priority research and education initiatives. John is well versed in major national research priorities and will certainly serve Auburn well as associate provost and vice president of research.”

College introduces master's degree in literacy education

Penn State Harrisburg’s newest master’s degree program has been introduced in response to a voiced need from educational leaders in the region.

The Master of Education in Literacy Education “is aligned with the standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and has been developed to answer requests from superintendents and administrators for a graduate program focused on literacy education,” says coordinator Dr. Barbara Marinak.

“The objective of the program is to provide an enhanced, rigorous program of study for students pursuing a career in the field of literacy education from kindergarten through grade 12 by affording a more specialized, in-depth knowledge about the teaching of reading and writing,” she continues.

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