Working at a growing company, Mike Rhoads and Vince Giannone needed a way to build credibility among new clients and manage change. They enrolled in project management courses at Penn State at The Navy Yard to understand the language, structure, and best practices of the Project Management Institute, and went on to successfully pass the Project Management Professional exam.
Purchasing a $60,000 video robot to inspect stormwater pipes didn't fit into the budget for one Pennsylvania municipality, so officials rely on Stormbot, built by students in Penn State's Philadelphia regional engineering degree.
Forty-one graduate students received awards for their research and creative scholarship in the 33rd annual Graduate Exhibition, held March 23 and 25 on Penn State's University Park campus. A complete list of winners is available below.
As a result of efforts begun two years ago, Penn State Great Valley recently signed an agreement with two Chinese business schools to engage students in the campus’ Master of Finance program.
Nana Yaw Essuman took a big risk when he walked away from his role as a programmer analyst at Siemens to pursue a master of software engineering degree full time at Penn State Great Valley. But what he didn’t realize was that he would graduate with more than just technical programming skills.
The 2017–18 Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE) seed grant recipients have recently been awarded to 16 groups of interdisciplinary researchers at Penn State. This year nearly $350,000 have been awarded to more than 40 researchers in five colleges at University Park as well as at four campuses.
Launching in fall 2018, Penn State Great Valley is offering a master of professional accounting degree for area professionals to prepare for the CPA exam or start a career in public accounting or corporate finance.
Joe and Marilyn Henry recently committed $50,000 to permanently endow a part-time graduate scholarship at Penn State Great Valley. The gift will support the campus’ efforts in A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence, the University’s current fundraising campaign.
Graduate engineering management students applied their coursework to a real-world business environment when they partnered with Johnson Matthey for a capstone project.
Penn State Great Valley's inaugural Lion Cage provided business owners, students and alumni the opportunity to pitch their ideas, network and hear from seasoned entrepreneurs.
From painting, to photography, to sculpture, "Fresh Insights" — the latest exhibit at Penn State Great Valley’s Henry Galley — examines art in a new way. On display from Jan. 8 to March 9, the collection features the work of young members of the Chester County Art Association.
Penn State’s master’s degree in data analytics will graduate its first students at the University’s fall commencement on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Vincent DiCastelnuovo earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from Penn State in 2016, and the former student at the Brandywine campus has quickly discovered success in the field.
After researching the benefits of an incentive-based rebalancing scheme for a bike sharing system, engineering management student Samarth Patel traveled to Houston to present at the 2017 INFORMS annual meeting.
In Iraq, Ahmed Mohammed held a variety of jobs — market research account executive, hotel manager, university lecturer. After noticing a consistent leadership void in all positions, he pursued a graduate program in the United States to develop his potential.
