Tim Perez, right, a Penn State York student and a part of the Graham Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Studies, scoops Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream at the reception following the Graham Center groundbreaking at Penn State York on April 17.
More than 120 people attended the groundbreaking at Penn State York for the new Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration. Construction is set to begin May 6 with a completion date of late spring 2020.
It was a special day at Penn State York as the dirt flew during the groundbreaking ceremony April 17 for the Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration. Lifting shovels of dirt, left to right, are Madlyn Hanes, vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor; David Christiansen, chancellor of Penn State York; Donald Graham, local philanthropist, campus supporter, and chairman and founder of the Graham Group; and Penn State President Eric Barron. The ceremony drew a crowd of more than 120 people.
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A groundbreaking ceremony set for 1 p.m. April 17 signals the beginning of a construction project to build the Graham Center for Innovation and Collaboration at Penn State York. "The Graham Center for Collaboration and Innovation will transform the Penn State York campus. It will provide a permanent home for our growing Graham Fellows program and allow the campus to offer new entrepreneurial leadership programs open to every student on our campus,” said David Christiansen, chancellor of Penn State York.
