Penn State Great Valley is the recipient of a $50,000 seed grant to expand entrepreneurial endeavors through the Invent Penn State initiative, one of six campuses recently named as part of the newest wave of entrepreneurial sites across the Commonwealth that are poised to economic strengths for their region.
Penn State Great Valley celebrated the grand opening of its One Button Studio on May 10. Designed to be used without requiring previous production experience, the One Button Studio is a simple recording space that allows students and faculty to create high-quality videos with the easy press of a button.
Nearly 100 graduate students walked across the stage Friday evening (May 6) to collect their diplomas at Penn State Great Valley’s 26th commencement ceremony. Despite the rainy weather, a large crowd of students, faculty, staff, family, and friends gathered under a white, high-peaked tent to celebrate the graduating class’ achievements in management, engineering, and technology.
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in business and accounting.
F. William McNabb III, chairman and chief executive officer of Vanguard, will deliver the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies commencement address at 7 p.m. on May 6. More than 100 students are expected to participate in Penn State Great Valley’s 26th annual commencement. The outdoor ceremony will be held on campus under a festive blue-and-white tent.
Penn State Abington and Brandywine engineering majors used a mobile telepresence robot — an iPad attached to a self-balancing vehicle — to collaborate with students at the University of Maine.
Purchasing a $60,000 video robot to inspect stormwater pipes didn’t fit into the budget for one Pennsylvania municipality, so officials turned to students in Penn State's Philadelphia regional engineering degree. They delivered Stormbot on time and way, way under budget.
