Penn State Mont Alto, Penn State York and HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, are partnering to provide more opportunities for graduates of HACC who want to continue their education and pursue a bachelor’s degree.
Robert Farrell, Penn State York director of academic affairs (left) agrees with Penn State York Chancellor David Chown (right) as he describes the importance of the articulation agreement.
David Chown, Penn State York chancellor; John Sygielski, Harrisburg Area Community College president; and Francis K. Achampong, Penn State Mont Alto chancellor sign an articulation agreement.
Mohamed ElSonbaty, an electrical engineering major from Cairo, Egypt, performs lab work at Penn State York. ElSonbaty will move on to University Park to complete his degree as part of the 2+2 program. Penn State York offers a four-year degree in electro-mechanical engineering technology, and associate degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering technology that can be completed without leaving York. The campus will offer a review course in fall 2017 for the Fundamentals for Engineering exam.
Penn State York is offering the technical engineering course EMET 402 Fundamentals of Engineering Review for fall 2017. Current students with seventh-semester standing or higher, engineering graduates, and others in the engineering field are eligible to take the course.
Prospective students and their families can explore the opportunities available at Penn State during two special events at Penn State York in July: Spend a Summer Evening, 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18; and Spend a Summer Day, 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, July 25, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center theater, second level.
Social Justice and Equity in Education, a weeklong course designed for education professionals, diversity specialists, guidance counselors, social workers, and more, is set for June 19-23 at Penn State York. Penn State York’s Summer Institute 2017 features Laura Roy, associate professor of literacy education at Penn State Harrisburg, and addresses the difficult subject of social justice in the classroom.
