Creative students demonstrate senior projects

What do a solar-heated pet shelter, a realistic race car simulator, and a go-kart which can negotiate land and water have in common?

They and others were created by Penn State Harrisburg Mechanical Engineering Technology students as part of their course requirements for the senior design project.

The student efforts were put on public display Friday, May 2 with the seniors first explaining their projects in the Olmsted Auditorium and then actually demonstrating the inventions at the MET lab on campus.

Faculty member co-edits study of business improvement districts

Business improvement districts, initiated and governed by property or business owners under the authorization of local or state government, have received mixed reviews.

To some, they are innovative examples of self-government and public-private partnership. To others, they are yet another example of the movement toward the privatization of what should be inherent government responsibilities.

Penn State Harrisburg Associate Professor of Public Affairs Goktug Morcol and three colleagues have co-edited the first comprehensive scholarly work on the subject, just published in book form by CRC Press.

Olmsted window replacement project

The college Office of Physical Plant reports the project to replace all windows on the south face of Olmsted Building will begin Friday, May 16. In order to be ready for fall semester, the contractor is under a very tight schedule.

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