Dignitaries from Penn State and the State College borough officially open Happy Valley LaunchBox, which is designed to give area entrepreneurs free business startup training and space to work.
Penn State President Eric J. Barron in the fabric workshop at the Penn State Abington LaunchBox. LaunchBox synthesizes idea lab, maker space, innovation hub, technology springboard, and meet up space for entrepreneurs.
Shawn Lichvar, left, and Kevin Horne welcomed Penn State students to a University Town Hall meeting with President Eric Barron on March 16. Lichvar is the current president of Penn State's Council of Commonwealth Student Governments and Horne is president of the Graduate and Professional Student Association.
Students had the opportunity to ask questions of Penn State President Eric Barron during a University Town Hall Meeting held March 16 at Hintz Alumni Center and hosted by several student government organizations.
As the first Hijabi journalist to be an anchorwoman on American television and advocate for breaking normative stereotypes, Noor Tagouri delivered a powerful lesson to the crowd in Lubert Commons: "You have to find your way through the causes that pain you the most. Use that passion for whatever it is. For your purpose. And, remember, everything you want is just outside of your comfort zone."
Penn State Abington students from the Muslim Student Association and the SHE Club invited Noor Tagouri to discuss her work as a groundbreaking journalist and combating stereotypes.
Theodore Alter shared his expertise on issues including development, economics, and policy. He is professor of agricultural, environmental, and regional economics at Penn State.
