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.”
Kathryn Jablokow, associate professor of engineering design and mechanical engineering at Penn State Great Valley, is the recipient of the 2016 Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Design Educator Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. She is only the second woman to receive this award since it was established in 2001.
The latest exhibit in Penn State Great Valley’s Henry Galley is "Works by the Village Residents," which features artwork from the local Camphill Village Kimberton Hills community.
More than 75 guests attended Penn State Great Valley’s annual golf outing at the Applecross Country Club in Downingtown on May 17 to raise money in support of student scholarships.
Engineering professors Adrian Barb and Robin Qiu conduct real-time analysis in Penn State Great Valley's big data lab. Students enrolling in the new data analytics master's degree program will get hands-on experience through the lab.
Penn State Great Valley will host a public screening of "PlantPure Nation" on June 28. The documentary explores the health benefits of a plant-based diet.
