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Nittany Watson Challenge

Nittany AI Challenge offers $100,000 in funding to innovators

1/19/18

Penn State students, faculty and staff are invited to compete for $100,000 in funding during the Nittany AI Challenge. The challenge, sponsored by the Penn State EdTech Network, will give participating teams the opportunity to explore artificial intelligence in higher education to improve the student experience at Penn State, solve real-world problems at the University, and generate startup ideas. The deadline for idea submissions is Jan. 29.

GEW Penn State 2017

GEW Penn State orchestrates town and gown events for entrepreneurs

11/2/17

Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Penn State is set to bring entrepreneurs from campus and community together the week of Nov. 12–16. GEW Penn State events will take place on 15 Commonwealth Campuses, including University Park, and aim to connect entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policy makers and start-up champions around the world.

HackPSU 2017

HackPSU offers new workshops featuring cybersecurity and machine learning

10/25/17

More than 600 college students from around the country will participate in HackPSU on Nov. 4-5 at the Westgate/IST Building on the Penn State University Park campus. The 24-hour educational hackathon encourages “hackers” to apply their skills, passion and drive to help solve real-world problems that universities and companies face on a daily basis.

EdTech Engage

EdTech Engage conference to focus on AI in higher education

9/13/17

The Penn State EdTech Network will host Penn State faculty and researchers alongside IBM, Google, IPSoft and 14 other industry partners during EdTech Engage, Oct. 5–6, at several locations on the Penn State University Park campus. The symposium will create an environment where participants can examine how artificial intelligence and machine learning can improve the student experience and address operational challenges in a university setting.

Penn State Nittany Watson Challenge Transfer Credit Team

Penn State team addresses transfer credit challenge using IBM Watson

6/28/17

A Penn State team is working with artificial intelligence technology to find a solution to the cumbersome task of approving transfer credits for students wishing to enroll at the University from another institution. The team is part of the Nittany Watson Challenge, a Penn State EdTech Network initiative with IBM that began in January.

HackPSU

IBM Watson to join 600 student hackers at HackPSU event Nov. 12-13

11/8/16

The Penn State EdTech Network and the Center for Online Innovation in Learning will welcome nearly 600 student hackers to University Park for HackPSU. The 24-hour hackathon and kick-off event for Global Entrepreneurship Week at Penn State will be held Nov. 12-13 in the Business Building. The event is free and open to all undergraduate students from all universities.

CampusESP Screenshot

Penn State Parents Program partners with alumnus to pilot new family portal

6/29/16

The Penn State Parents Program, an office in Student Affairs, is piloting a new communication portal to engage parents and family members and connect them with the University. The portal, CampusESP, has been available to parents and family members of incoming first-year students since May 2016.

Penn State EdTech Network

Penn State and Dreamit partner to launch new ed tech accelerator

12/14/15

Penn State is partnering with Dreamit — named one of the top 10 accelerators in the world by Forbes — to create an accelerator focused on educational technology. Launching March 2016, Dreamit EdTech will assist startups seeking to solve challenges faced by educators at all levels of learning, including higher education, adult skills acquisition, primary and secondary education. Entrepreneurs will be selected based on an application process. Upon acceptance, they will spend four months developing and de-risking their companies using Dreamit’s curriculum and access to its global network.

Penn State EdTech Network Summit

Penn State aims to become think tank for ed tech leaders

11/6/15

Educational technology entrepreneurs from across the country collaborated at the Penn State EdTech Network Summit, Nov. 2-4, to talk about solutions — not just the problems — facing today’s students, the future generation of thought leaders.

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