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Sherlock Holmes Program at Penn State York

Get to know the real Sherlock Holmes during York celebration March 21

“Elementary, my dear Watson,” is a phrase often attributed to the fictional private detective Sherlock Homes. Ask Hannah Bartkowski, a Penn State York student and semi-Sherlock Holmes expert, and she will tell you that he never really spoke those words. Bartkowski will share that factoid, and many others, during the International Sherlock Holmes Celebration on March 21 in the campus' Lee R. Glatfelter Library.
Spring Open House at York

Spring open house set for March 30 at Penn State York

Plan to attend the Penn State York Spring Open House from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 30. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus. Meet faculty, staff and students; tour the campus; and discover more about Penn State right here in York. The open house is free and open to the public.
Spring Open House at York

Spring Open House at York

Get excited for Penn State York's Spring Open House, set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday March 30. For more information or to register, visit york.psu.edu/openhouse or call 717-771-4040.

Gisele Barreto Fetterman

Access and equality advocate to share her story at Penn State York

Embracing Equity will be the topic when Gisele Barreto Fetterman, an advocate for access and equality, shares her story during a presentation at 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, at Penn State York. The program, which will be held in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building, is free and open to the public.
Gisele Barreto Fetterman

Gisele Barreto Fetterman

Gisele Barreto Fetterman, an advocate for access and equity, will speak on the topic of Embracing Equity when she visits Penn State York on March 26. Her spouse, John Fetterman, is the lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania. The program, set for 12:15 p.m. in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building, is free and open to the public.

Pi Day at York

Pie-eating contest to highlight Pi Day celebration March 14 at Penn State York

There’s a lengthy list of competitors from David Christiansen, Penn State York’s chancellor, to members of the faculty, staff and administration ready to take on Pi Day and participate in a pie-eating contest. The campus will celebrate all things Pi, and pie, on March 14 when Penn State York hosts its third annual campus-wide Pi Day with an event from noon-1:30 p.m. in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building.
Pi Day York 2018

Pi Day York 2018

It's all about Pi (3.14) , and pie, at Penn State York on Tuesday, March 14 from 12-1:30 p.m. in the conference center, when the campus celebrates Pi Day.  Mary Ritchey, lecturer in chemistry on campus, left, helps out with the celebration. A variety of activities are planned including a pie-eating contest.

Pi Day at York

Pi Day at York

Keeping that hula hoop moving, Penn State York students, Alexis Feeeser, left, and Christina Herman, right, are under the watchful eye of Amy Harmon Krtjanek, lecturer in engineering and one of the coordinators of last year's Pi Day event.  The hula hoop contest is part of the celebration again this year on March 14 from 12-1:15 p.m.