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

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.

Alumni named president, CEO of Fulton Financial

Penn State Harrisburg graduate E. Philip Wenger has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Fulton Financial Corp., the company announced December 31.

A resident of Pequea, Wenger has served as senior executive vice president for the Lancaster-based financial holding company since 2006.

Original drama, concert to highlight King Day observance

Penn State Harrisburg’s community observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 19 will again include an original dramatic production and a musical celebration.

For the 11th consecutive year, the day’s observance begins at noon in the Capital Union Building on campus with an original play written by faculty member and Harrisburg resident Dr. Dorothy King. Then at 4 p.m., Harrisburg’s G.A.T. Fellowship Choir will take the stage for a celebratory concert.