Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Penn State students have the opportunity to see firsthand why Israel has been often called “Startup Nation” during a spring break trip in 2019.
Students enrolled in MGMT 215 Entrepreneurial Mindset are on a mission to continuously refine an idea until it can be transformed into a successful startup. The class, which serves as a cornerstone of the Intercollege Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, had a special guest for one of its recent brainstorming sessions: Penn State President Eric Barron.
Faculty and staff from across Penn State came together Aug. 15-16 at University Park in support of entrepreneurship teaching and learning at the fifth annual ENTI Summer Gathering. ENTI, launched is 2013, is Penn State’s Intercollege Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Joseph Kitonga knows the secret to creating lifelong memories in Happy Valley. Beyond all the classes and related coursework, he said there’s an entire community to be accessed.
Alex Patin, a Penn State junior majoring in computer science, is tapping into neuroscience as CEO of Musical Minds, a company that’s working to recognize the unique emotional connections we each have to music in hopes of improving our states of being.
Kenny Dundorf and Andrew Simpson are co-founders of Someonew, a mobile application that aims to bring strangers with mutual interests together face-to-face. Dundorf and Simpson were awarded a grant through Lion LaunchPad, a business accelerator program at Penn State that supports student entrepreneurs.
Shawn Thompson, a 2016 Penn State graduate, is founder of DezComp, a startup working to improve job prospects for university design students by connecting them to real-world projects. Thompson was awarded a grant through Lion LaunchPad, a business accelerator program at Penn State that supports student entrepreneurs.
A mini-conference focusing on the how-tos and opportunities related to freelancing open to all Penn State students will be conducted from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 13 in Carnegie Building.
Anne Hoag, associate professor of communications, has been appointed director of the Intercollege Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, effective January 2016.
Six student projects have been selected for the spring 2015 New Leaf - Lion Launch Pad program.
A pilot program between a downtown State College nonprofit organization and Penn State aims to provide student entrepreneurs access to resources they need to succeed.