Recent graduates of the Master of Professional Studies in Data Analytics program at Penn State Great Valley secured full-time positions despite the uncertainty surrounding employment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Col. Jeffery Lipson, a graduate of Penn State Great Valley’s Master of Science in Information Science program, led the creation of cyber security units for the Marine Corps Forces Reserve, for which he was awarded the Legion of Merit.
The Penn State community is invited to virtually attend the Nittany AI Challenge Celebration, where nine student teams will present their minimum viable product for a chance to share in the remaining pool of $25,000 in funding. Saqib Shaikh, software engineering manager and project lead for the Seeing AI project at Microsoft, will be the keynote speaker. The event will take place from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 via Zoom.
Veronica Alario landed a position at the Project Management Institute after completing leadership development, project management, and lean six sigma certificates from Penn State Great Valley.
Students in the Social Entrepreneurship and Community Leadership course offered by Penn State Great Valley split into teams to work with four local small businesses to develop infomercials, marketing plans, social media guides and more.
At 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Penn State will host its first virtual commencement. The ceremony will be livestreamed, and available internationally, at https://spring2020.commencement.psu.edu/.
Ten student teams will be funded to use AI for Good to build and submit a minimum viable product in the Nittany AI Challenge for a chance to compete for a portion of a $25,000 prize pool. Students were invited to submit their ideas to improve the world by providing solutions for problems within the areas of education, health, humanitarian challenges, sustainability and climate change.
In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.
John Boland accepted an offer as an audit associate at the highly competitive firm after just a few months in the Master of Professional Accounting program offered by Penn State Great Valley.
