Led by Jeri Lynne Johnson — one of the top female conductors in the world — the innovative and engaging Black Pearl Orchestra will perform at Penn State Great Valley at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26. The Philadelphia Inquirer has described the group as being “first class on every level.”
On Oct. 6 the Penn State Great Valley community will come together to help kick off an ongoing University-wide initiative that brings students, faculty and staff together to show their commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment — respectful of everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, abilities, background, veteran’s status, political beliefs, and all the ways we differ.
Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management, has joined Penn State Great Valley from Auburn University, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in simulation modeling and probability and statistics. This fall he will teach an online economics course for engineering students and an on-campus capstone course in engineering management where students will create relevant projects for local organizations.
Through her online coursework with Penn State Great Valley’s Master of Finance program, Ashuti Reynolds has learned to be creative and work collaboratively -- skills she will use on an upcoming service trip to the Gambia.
Penn State Great Valley professor John J. Sosik and former faculty member Jae Uk Chun received accolades from the Southern Management Association (SMA) for their collaborative paper titled “Leader feedback-seeking from subordinates and evaluation of leader effectiveness in leader-subordinate relationships: Subordinate expertise does matter.”
