Penn State Beaver information sciences and technology instructor Ashu Kumar is leading an advisory group that will serve as consultants to area businesses and non-profits, identifying their specific problems and challenges and connecting them with faculty and students who may be able to provide solutions.
Penn State Beaver is one of four campuses to receive a 2018 seed grant from Invent Penn State, an initiative designed to bolster entrepreneurship and economic development in communities surrounding Penn State campuses.
Penn State announced $200,000 in new seed grant funding as part of the University's Invent Penn State Initiative. The four campuses receiving grants — Beaver, DuBois, Greater Allegheny and Hazleton — bring to 21 the number of Innovation Hubs across the Commonwealth.
Penn State Beaver business major Katie Work will chronicle her time in Paris, Rome and Berlin, penning the study-abroad blog "European Tour" on the Beaver website.
Beaver Communications Professor John Chapin is an expert on violence prevention and has published more than 50 articles and book chapters on the topic.
On Jan. 27, nine of Penn State Beaver’s most accomplished athletes will be inducted into the campus’ newly established Hall of Honor. The induction coincides with Beaver’s Spirit Weekend when nearly 70 recruits and their families will visit campus for three days’ worth of tours, games and activities.
Jack Carroll, the founder of Battle Ready Leadership, believes lessons on leadership can be learned from examining Battle of Gettysburg. Carroll is a longtime CEO who has worked with an array of businesses, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Penn State Beaver Continuing Education will offer a spring breakfast leadership series featuring Carroll’s expertise and techniques.
Students from six Penn State campuses, including Penn State Behrend, participated in public service projects in Erie on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. They repaired bicycles, ran bingo games and sorted clothes at a community shelter.
The EDGE program connects Penn State Beaver classes with classes around the world through the use of technology. Known as “virtual international exchange,” EDGE affords its participants the opportunity for global thinking and collaboration, particularly among place-bound and less-resourced students.
