Penn State Lehigh Valley students from the race and ethnic relations class taught by Jennifer Parker Talwar spent Feb. 24 at Velocity in downtown Allentown interviewing Lehigh Valley entrepreneurs about global and local business practices, international trajectories, creative capital and work-family visions. This project is a research-based initiative intended to reinvent the classroom in a real world environment while bringing together students, business owners and community partners. This semester, Parker’s class will be utilizing Penn State Lehigh Valley’s co-working space in Velocity for its business accelerator, Lehigh Valley LauncBox, which is a signature program of Invent Penn State.
Entrepreneurs make use of the Happy Valley LaunchBox on June 7, 2016, part of the Invent Penn State Initiative. Located in downtown State College, the Happy Valley LaunchBox features co-working space for entrepreneurs, including large monitors users can hook their laptops to, as well as fast internet connections.
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.
RCCS senior Alejandro Martinez is interested in majoring in business. He wants to find a career that combines his passion for music and creating 3D art.
Sandy Kile, instructor in communication arts and sciences at Penn State Lehigh Valley, teaching a dual enrollment course at Roberto Clemente Charter High School (RCCS) in downtown Allentown.
Local actors Roy Shuler, left, and Jeremy Thompson, center, did a reading of the play "American Buffalo" during Katina Bozikis's Introduction to Theater class on Nov. 29 at Penn State Lehigh Valley. Bozikis, who directed and produced the play, wanted to give her students a fresh look at actors performing a play instead of having them read it themselves. The students were able to see a live performance of the play minus props and set.
