A well-known entrepreneur/singer-songwriter and an entrepreneur/filmmaker who created a popular app to prevent violence highlight College of Communications events that are part of Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State.
Joe Crookston and Nancy Schwartzman will each present on consecutive days on the University Park camps. Crookston will conduct a seminar at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in Carnegie Cinema, and Schwartzman will highlight a discussion and film screening at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the State Theatre.
Crookston is a music entrepreneur, folk singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has released four albums as part of Milagrito Records. His 2008 album “Able Baker Charlie and Dog” was named the Album of the Year by the International Folk Alliance. Crookston, who resides in Ithaca, New York, tours in the United States, Canada and Ireland.
Schwartzman is the CEO of Tech 4 Good, a human rights mobile startup, and co-creator of the app Circle of 6, designed to help college students connect with friends to help stay safe and prevent violence. She is also a filmmaker and the session will feature a screening of her documentary “The Line,” which brings a sex-positive approach to discussions about boundaries and consent. She is presently working on a documentary about underage drinking in Steubenville, Ohio.
Anne Hoag, associate professor in the Department of Telecommunications, will be the moderator for Crookston’s event, while Pearl Gluck, assistant professor in the Department of Film-Video, will serve as the moderator for Schwartzman’s discussion.
The College of Communications will host additional lectures and events with media-related entrepreneurs between Nov. 6 and Nov. 18.
The complete Global Entrepreneurship Week schedule is can be found at www.gewpennstate.org online. Global Entrepreneurship Week embraces Penn State’s year-round celebration of entrepreneurship and includes panels and presentations that are part of a global event designed to foster interest in entrepreneurship and takes place Nov. 15-20. Globally, 150 countries, 24,000 partners and 34,000 events take place.