Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

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Established	2004
School type	Private
President	Melvyn D. Schiavelli
Location	Harrisburg, PA, USA
Enrollment	250 Total Enrollment (2005)
Faculty	unknown
Operating Budget	unknown
Endowment	unknown
Campuses	3 acres/0.8 ha
Website	www.harrisburgu.net

The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is a private university located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania offering academic and research programs in mathematics, science and technology designed to meet the needs of the region's youth, workforce, and businesses, and to expand, attract, and create economic opportunities in the region. A candidate for accreditation by the Middle State’s Commission on Higher Education, Harrisburg University is the first science and technology focused comprehensive university to open in the Commonwealth in more than 100 years and integrates an affiliated regional math and science magnet high school and business incubator within its university programs. The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement is also located at the university.

1 Programs
- 1.1 National Center for Science & Civic Engagement
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Programs

Harrisburg University maintains undergraduate and graduate programs in science and technology related disciplines. As of January 2005, HU awards Bachelors of Sciences (B.S.) degrees in Biotechnology and Biosciences, Computer and Information Systems, Geography and Geospacial Imaging, and Integrative Sciences. Certificates and Masters of Science (M.S.) degrees awarded in Biotechnology, Computer and Information Science, Community Health, Forensic Biology, and Information Technology Project Management. Information Technology Project Management is the only graduate program offered at the university. HU is a candidate for accreditation status by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

[edit] National Center for Science & Civic Engagement

The Center is intended to inspire, support and disseminate campus-based science education reform strategies that strengthen learning and build civic responsibility among students. The Center’s programs teach basic science and mathematics through a focus on some of the most important and complex civic issues facing society today. The Center, located at Harrisburg University and also in Washington D.C., operates the internationally-known Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities(SENCER), which is supported by a major grant from the National Science Foundation.

Nearly 200 colleges and universities in more than 40 states and 10 foreign nations are working on the project, with faculty teaching SENCER courses to strengthen student learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) by providing them with real-life problems and issues to which the various disciplines can be applied. Issues range from health challenges like asthma, HIV, diabetes, emerging infectious diseases and tuberculosis, to matters involving transportation, energy and environment, as well as specific civic concerns, such as maximizing the accuracy of the census and methods of voting.