Student’s internship recaptures Harrisburg history

The internship project of Lebanon resident and American studies graduate student Kelli Rae Curtin, the exhibit entitled "A Considerable People: The Jewish Community of Greater Harrisburg" was produced to capture representative images and restore aging photos from a collection gathered by Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Folklore Simon Bronner.

Tablet PCs enhance learning in engineering classes

A $131,000 award earned by Penn State Harrisburg for its innovative use of instructional technology has resulted in enhanced learning and teaching in its electrical engineering classrooms.

The only college in Pennsylvania to be presented the competitive 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Leadership Award, Penn State Harrisburg has expanded the use of Tablet PCs – basically electronic notebooks -- to three classes.

January 27 lecture to address Poland and the Holocaust

An internationally acclaimed scholar’s quest to interpret contemporary Poland’s treatment of the Holocaust comes to Penn State Harrisburg January 27.

In commemoration of U.N. Holocaust Remembrance Day, the lecture by Gratz College faculty member Michael C. Steinlauf will be at noon in the Gallery Lounge of the Olmsted Building on campus. The presentation is free and open to the public with a kosher reception following the discussion. For information, phone 948-6715.

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