Master of Engineering Management students at Penn State Great Valley recently collaborated with local companies as part of a capstone project to incorporate a variety of modeling and analysis tools. The partnership was rewarding for both the organizations and students.
After discovering Great Valley's GMAT exam preparation course via an online search, Erica del Gallego applied for a student visa, flew to Philadelphia from Colombia, and enrolled in the course to improve her test scores.
When Cathy Ditterline and Jo Baitinger started at Penn State Great Valley, the campus was located in a former elementary school and course registrations were filled out by hand. The two will retire in December after more than 30 years at Penn State.
Registration is now open for the Graduate School’s 32nd annual Graduate Exhibition to be held the weekend of March 24-26, 2017, at University Park. All degree-seeking graduate students currently enrolled in graduate degree programs at Penn State are eligible to participate.
Two Master of Information Science students at Penn State Great Valley will graduate with job offers thanks to their studies and hands-on research experience. As part of a team, the students worked with faculty in the campus' big data lab to analyze the public's feelings during the recent election.
Nasr Mustafa, a Master of Engineering Management student at Penn State Great Valley, was the only person from his home country of Oman to receive a Fulbright Foreign Student grant this year.
Leo Daiuto joins Penn State Great Valley as the campus' entrepreneur-in-residence. With an background in computer science, Daiuto has started two technology-based businesses and will help the campus grow the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship.
The Penn State Alumni Association honored 24 outstanding alumni in October with the Alumni Fellow Award, the highest award given by the Alumni Association. Watch their acceptance speech videos online, and hear how graduating from Penn State impacted the honorees’ lives and careers.
Before the football game on Nov. 5, Penn State Great Valley students Carolina Aceto and Tahseen Firoz walked onto the field at Beaver Stadium to be recognized for their service in the Marine Corps. Donning Military Appreciation Day T-shirts, they joined Penn State veterans from all branches of the United States military in holding a giant American flag across the end zone as the opening bars of the national anthem rang out.
