Penn State alumnus Steven Markowitz shifted his company's manufacturing capabilities from producing organs to producing personal protective equipment and other needs to help his community respond to the pandemic. Seen here, a machine on the manufacturing line inserts a circuit board.
The Allen Organ Company typically produces its titular organs, as seen in this photo of a selection of finished instruments on the manufacturing floor.
Students presented at a previous TEC. This year, students will complete two projects during this program, including developing Public Service Announcements (PSAs) highlighting a public health concern, and utilizing entrepreneurial thinking to develop a business profile that will address their highlighted public health topic.
Penn State alumnus Mark Gruskin has expanded his estate gift for Penn State to a total of $3.5 million — a $1,077,000 increase from his previous commitment — with the majority of the new support going to Penn State Lehigh Valley, where he serves as an associate professor of finance and accounting.