With the Invent Penn State effort, the University is looking to leverage its locations, expertise, research and technology to foster entrepreneurship across the Commonwealth.
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.
Penn State Berks recently was named to the 2017 “Military Friendly Schools” by ratings organization Victory Media. In addition, Penn State Berks was the only Penn State campus to be awarded the Silver Award, signifying that the campus falls within 30 percent of the 10th-ranked organization.
Penn State and Schreyer Honors College alumna Aniyia Williams is the founder and CEO of Tinsel, a company that manufactures electronic devices that also serve as fashion accessories.
James Shankweiler, coordinator of Be Bold, Take Charge, discusses the initiative with Felisa Preciado, (pictured left) Penn State Administrative Fellow, and Nena Koschny, Assistant Director of Marketing & Communications for Invent Penn State.
Kaitlyn Carroll, an Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology major, worked with the 3-D printers in the Additive Manufacturing Lab within the Langan LaunchBox.
Joseph Sinclair of Shillington, an adjunct faculty member at Penn State Berks and owner of Solid Dynamics L.L.C., talks about 3-D printing while sophomore Brianna Kondos operates one of the printers during the opening of the Langan LaunchBox.
