Penn State Brandywine’s and Penn State Berks’ LaunchBoxes collaborated with Penn State Great Valley to hold the Fall 2023 Idea TestLab Pitch Competition on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Penn State students, faculty and alumni entrepreneurs joined with venture firms and startup founders from across the United States for the 2023 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference, held Oct. 16-17 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey.
Penn State Brandywine has received a certificate of recognition from the Delaware County Transportation Management Association (DCTMA) for the installation of a new electric vehicle (EV) charging station, open to both campus users and the general public. The charging station will help local EV drivers find more affordable options and also helps to advance Penn State's decarbonization goals of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.
Penn State University Libraries’ Vairo Library at Penn State Brandywine is beginning a lending partnership with Delaware County Libraries. Now, library users from any of the county library system’s 28 locations may use their existing public library card to check out books and other items from Vairo Library and other Penn State University Libraries locations.
Four Penn State Brandywine student leaders shared their Penn State stories with elected officials in Harrisburg during Advocate Penn State Capital Day on March 30. They were among 80 students from across Penn State’s campuses who met in the state Capitol to advocate for the University’s annual state appropriation.
Joined by several dozen community leaders, elected officials and business owners, Penn State President Eric J. Barron and Penn State Brandywine Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells presided over a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony on March 18 to mark the opening of the Brandywine LaunchBox — an innovation space that provides no-cost resources for entrepreneurs and innovators.
The LiveOn Student Success Grant provides need-based recipients at Penn State approximately $12,000 across four years to help bridge the cost of campus room and board.
Working through the Penn State Corporate Engagement Center, Barnes & Noble College has awarded $165,000 in grants to support 11 initiatives across the University. The grants support a range of colleges, campuses and units to advance programs where Penn State and Banes & Noble share mutual interest.
In Philadelphia, parents and families are seeking a ground-up approach to their child’s education; one where changes are made in response to an individual child’s needs, rather than a top-down approach that could leave them out of the decision-making process.The seeds for this approach are taking root through a collaborative endeavor supported by the Penn State Center Philadelphia, a service of Penn State Outreach.
