From game-based e-learning courses to handcrafted outdoor tools to portable devices protecting ATM PIN numbers, Penn State Great Valley's first-ever Student Pitch Day drew a wide variety of student entrepreneurs. Each shared their ideas with faculty and area professionals and competed for cash prizes.
After spending 32 years working for Penn State, Linda Beavers, administrative support coordinator for the chancellor’s office at the Great Valley campus, will retire at the end of June.
When Heather Myers registered for a data visualization course this past spring, she anticipated learning techniques and tools to depict large amounts of data. Little did she know she would receive global recognition from Tableau, a leader in business intelligence and analytics software. Her interactive map of Pennsylvania depicting the value of farms and amounts of livestock provides users with a glimpse into agricultural life in 1850.
After teaching 101 sections of 22 different classes, authoring 130 technical articles, and visiting 30 different countries, David Russell, professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Great Valley for almost 32 years, will retire at the end of June.
After over 40 combined years of work, Millie Ingersoll and Donna Carotenuto will retire from Penn State Great Valley at the end of June. Both are members of the enrollment management and student services department, and will miss the friendship and humor of their colleagues.
As Great Valley board member Dallas Krapf celebrates his company's 75 anniversary this year, he reflects on the importance of investing in employees. His organization, Krapf School Bus, was the presenting sponsor at this year's student scholarship fundraiser.
A robot recently arrived at Penn State Great Valley. While it didn’t stroll in of its own accord, it made it to Great Valley in a much more impressive way: It was built by high school students on the Lansdale Catholic robotics team, the CyberCrusaders.
Whether you’re simply familiar with classic hits or you’ve memorized the lyrics to every deep track, anyone can come out and enjoy Warren Oree and The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble’s workshop and performance Sept. 28 at Penn State Great Valley.
Working as a staff accountant, Erik Bullock dreamed of being an investment banker. Through Penn State Great Valley's online Master of Finance program, he improved his mathematical and analytical skills — and landed an investment banking job in Los Angeles.