Kristen Footo is the conference services manager for both Penn State at The Navy Yard in Philadelphia and Penn State Great Valley in Malvern. Prior to Penn State, Footo worked as the event and building operations manager for Marshall University Foundation Inc.
Employees at the Navy Yard are sharpening their technical and interpersonal skills to become more influential leaders, communicators, and workers — right in their own backyard.
Milad Toliyati, a former international student at Penn State Great Valley, reflects on what helped him launch a successful career in the United States after receiving his graduate degree in engineering management.
Originally from Iran, Milad Toliyati earned a Master of Engineering Management degree from Penn State Great Valley. Now living in New Jersey, he works as the Director of Axis Academy at Axis Group, a leading business intelligence and analytics consultancy.
Sez Atamturktur, head of Penn State's department of architectural engineering, foresees a time when our buildings will integrate physical, cyber, and human elements to be very energy-efficient and healthier and more comfortable for the people who live and work in them.
Two Ice Box Challenge structures were installed at The Navy Yard on May 24 to demonstrate high-performance building. Each structure contains 1,800 pounds of ice.
