All Penn State undergraduate researchers participating in a campus-wide research event in April will be considered for Penn State University Libraries’ information literacy prizes, newly renamed as the Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy.
Penn State Abington student Kira Charles is a survivor, overcoming many obstacles, including coping with a disability and a near-fatal illness. The Penn State Abington junior wants to support others with disabilities by changing public policy.
A recap of the 26th Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology at Penn State on Saturday, March 16, where more than 500 attendees packed into Presidents Hall at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence will present the following free workshops during the first week of April.
A Penn State Altoona student with a passion for the character industry was the University’s nominee for the Beinecke Scholarship.
Entrepreneurs across the University will pitch their business ideas and create inventive solutions to common problems through a series of competitions and challenges held during Penn State Startup Week from April 1-5. The challenges are at the heart of Startup Week’s mission of teaching and inspiring participants to make innovation a part of their lives, communities and careers, either by starting their own companies or bringing a problem-solving approach to established organizations.
From brain training to beverages, and financial services to fashion magazines, numerous innovative thought-leaders will share their entrepreneurial experiences with students during Penn State Startup Week from April 1-5. Now in its third year as a University-wide initiative, Penn State Startup Week is a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship that connects participants with Penn State’s vast network of resources aimed at driving innovation in all fields
Three student staff members from Student Orientation and Transition Programs at Penn State presented a session about diversity and inclusion — usually given as part of New Student Orientation — at the Association for Orientation, Transition and Retention in Higher Education’s annual regional conference.
A school-record 91 student-athletes from Penn State’s winter programs have earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition. The 91 honorees are an increase of 14 from last year’s 77 recipients.
The 11th annual Materials Visualization Competition (MVC11), a scientific visual and artistic competition, is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is April 5
Angela Linse, executive director of the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and associate dean for teaching in the Office of Undergraduate Education at Penn State, has been elected president of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education.
There is still time for students to submit an application for the Undergraduate Exhibition and even more time to prepare for the exhibition itself.
The Lion's Pantry will host an open house on March 20 and Canstruction on March 27-28. Both events are free and open to the public.
An innovative new course is designed to make entrepreneurship relevant to people who traditionally have been outside of entrepreneurial careers, and also to create "Schoolhouse Rock" types of educational videos on the topic.
Penn State Berks Startup Week features entrepreneurial workshops; networking events; a student pitch competition on WPSU’s “The Investment”; and presentations from startup founders and corporate innovators, including many Penn State alumni.
