Outreach/Economic Development Services

Continuing and Distance Education

Erin B. Shannon, B.Hum (Penn State), Acting Director

Institute of State and Regional Affairs

Michael T. Behney, M.R.P. (Penn State), Director
Irving Hand, M.C.P. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Director Emeritus

Pennsylvania State Data Center

Susan D. Copella, B.A. (Pittsburgh), Director
State Capital Office
- Kevin McCullough, MJ (University of Maryland), Coordinator

Center for Survey Research

Auden Thomas, Ph.D. (Indiana), Director

Economic Development Research and Training Center

Krista Schwartz, B.A. (Messiah) , Director

Center for Geographic Information Services

Brady Stroh, M.R.P (Penn State), Director

International Programs and External Relations

Marie-Louise Abram, B.A. (Vanderbilt), Director

College News

Photo exhibit studies 35 years on a family farm

An area family farm and the people it has touched over 35 years are the main ingredients in a photographic exhibit open to the public through June 30 at Penn State Harrisburg.

The work of Shiremanstown photographer Robert Willis is on exhibit in the main central lobby of Olmsted building from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Finance Club’s investments to assist deserving students

Members of Penn State Harrisburg’s student Finance Club will soon gain real-world experience in investments while raising funds to support deserving students.

The generosity of friends and alumni of the School of Business Administration has resulted to this point in a fund of $5,000 which the Finance Club members will use to invest in the stock market with profits supporting an annual award presented to an undergraduate student majoring in Finance.

$10,000 grants enhance faculty research partnerships with business

Penn State Harrisburg faculty research involving the creation of biodiesel fuel from a plant native to Central America, a single shower head which permits bathers with special needs to soap, shampoo, and rinse, and outer packaging for an infrared sensor have all earned grants from the region’s Innovation Transfer Network.

The grants of $10,000 each enhance the partnerships between three private companies and the faculty expertise to further develop the innovative products for commercial use.