This week, PMA Perspective goes inside Harrisburg University, a school built from the ground up around STEM and direct industry partnership, now led by newly appointed President Christopher Reber. Beyond the labs and industry ties, HU is rethinking who gets to pursue a STEM education in the first place with pathways for working professionals, military and veteran students, and high schoolers earning college credit early, plus a redesigned course model built around real-world schedules.
During the show, we tour the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials with Executive Director LJ Holmes, get a firsthand look at robotics and augmented reality with instructor Glenn Williams, and dig into HU’s First Destination Study which shows graduates landing an average salary of $85,000 just six months after graduation. It’s a look at how one Pennsylvania university is closing the skills gap and reshaping who the workforce of tomorrow can be.