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An MBA Tailored to Busy Professionals

Penn State Great Valley's AACSB-accredited MBA is now extended across the Philadelphia region — allowing graduate students to spend more time learning and less time commuting.

Building confidence and a sales strategy

A data mining course allowed Jackie Markle, a first-generation college graduate and data analytics student, to strategically apply what she's learned in the classroom to her daily life.

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Big data lab research provides students with competitive advantage

Two Master of Information Science students will graduate with job offers thanks to their studies and hands-on research analyzing tweets during the recent election.

Professional development courses contribute to promotion

After being assigned to a new project team, Laura Materi enrolled in the project management certificate program. As she gained experience both in the classroom and at work, she sat for the PMP® exam and received a promotion.

Dr. Kathryn Jablokow seated in Penn State Great Valley's Innovation Suite

Determining optimal design team performance

A recent grant from the National Science Foundation allows Kathryn Jablokow, associate professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering, to shift her research focus to the corporate world.

Penn State Great Valley to hold ‘Conflict Is Not A Dirty Word’ on Sept. 26

When issues and topics are controversial, conversations can quickly turn uncomfortable and divisive. To facilitate productive debate and discussion, Penn State Great Valley is holding “Conflict Is Not a Dirty Word,” a free event open to the public on Sept. 26.

Engineering faculty at Penn State Great Valley

Four new faculty members join Penn State Great Valley engineering division

Four new faculty members have joined Penn State Great Valley’s engineering division this year: Youakim Badr, associate professor of data analytics; Parhum Delgoshaei, assistant teaching professor of systems engineering; Everton Guimaraes, assistant professor of software engineering; and Partha Mukherjee, assistant professor of data analytics.

Constitution Day events scheduled at Penn State campuses

Members of the Penn State and local communities are invited to celebrate Constitution Day with on-campus events at University Park on Monday, Sept. 17, as well as activities at a number of Penn State campuses.

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‘Play Nice in the Sandbox’ kicks off Penn State at The Navy Yard’s free events

To engage Philadelphia professionals, Penn State at The Navy Yard will offer “Play Nice in the Sandbox: Leverage Your Personality to Get Ahead at Work,” a free workshop on Sept. 20. Participants will learn more about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and how individual preferences, strengths and working styles factor into a team environment.

Penn State adds two new graduate certificates in homeland security portfolio

Penn State has launched two new graduate certificates in the homeland security program — counterterrorism and cyber threat analytics and prevention — that can help prepare professionals to combat terrorism and cyberattacks.

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Penn State Great Valley to host 'Bringing the World to PA' meetings

Penn State Great Valley will host "Bringing the World to PA" event on Sept. 12 for Pennsylvania companies to meet with trade representatives for over 50 companies. The event is designed to fuel international business for southeastern Pennsylvania exporters.

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