Penn State Lehigh Valley students from the race and ethnic relations class taught by Jennifer Parker Talwar spent Feb. 24 at Velocity in downtown Allentown interviewing Lehigh Valley entrepreneurs about global and local business practices, international trajectories, creative capital and work-family visions. This project is a research-based initiative intended to reinvent the classroom in a real world environment while bringing together students, business owners and community partners. This semester, Parker’s class will be utilizing Penn State Lehigh Valley’s co-working space in Velocity for its business accelerator, Lehigh Valley LauncBox, which is a signature program of Invent Penn State.
Entrepreneurs make use of the Happy Valley LaunchBox on June 7, 2016, part of the Invent Penn State Initiative. Located in downtown State College, the Happy Valley LaunchBox features co-working space for entrepreneurs, including large monitors users can hook their laptops to, as well as fast internet connections.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron in the fabric workshop at the Penn State Abington LaunchBox. LaunchBox synthesizes idea lab, maker space, innovation hub, technology springboard, and meet up space for entrepreneurs.
William S. Shipley III, chairman of the board of Shipley Group and Penn State Board of Trustees Representative, will be the fall 2016 commencement speaker at Penn State York.
Candidates gather prior to Penn State York's fall 2015 commencement ceremony. Penn State York will celebrate its fall 2016 commencement at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus.
Penn State York will be closed for the semester break beginning Dec. 22, and will re-open on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Visit the website at york.psu.edu for information about the campus.
Penn State York's Late-night Breakfast with a country theme was a huge event in May. This semester the event is being held on Monday, Dec. 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., and the theme is '90s cartoons and Disney. Late-night Breakfast offers students a break from studying and an opportunity to enjoy free food, socialize, and connect with faculty and staff.
Maddie Hill was a member of Penn State York Benefiting THON and, despite battling cancer, took part in canning and a variety of other events in support of THON last fall. Hill died on June 29, 2016, after battling cancer three times, and left her mark on the campus community. Hill will be honored on Dec. 2 at Penn State York.
