Lehigh Valley LaunchBox is hosting a virtual educational events series showcasing how various business segments are pivoting and adapting in response to COVID-19. The series will focus on women entrepreneurs and how they are handling these challenges.
Penn State Lehigh Valley will begin offering its virtual summer 2020 project management certification course in June. This online course is designed to prepare local professionals for the Project Management Professional exam.
1975 alumnus and long-time Penn State Lehigh Valley supporter Steven Markowitz, president of Allen Organ Company, has pivoted from manufacturing musical organs to life-sustaining equipment in an effort to aid hospitals and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Aurora Brunovsky, a 2009 Penn State alumna and member of the University's Human Resources team, helped raise funds to donate over 1,000 masks to local non-profits in need. "We want to unite people in our community and give them a way to give back if they can’t find one,” she said.
Lehigh Valley LaunchBox presents “Lehigh Valley Companies Innovating Amid COVID-19" on May 19, featuring three CEOs of local companies discussing how they are transforming and contributing to their communities during this time.
Students published research and delivered poster and paper presentations to a wide range of symposiums, journals and research competitions in degrees ranging from arts administration to electrical engineering.
The Penn State alumni family grew by more than 15,000 this past weekend as the University recognized its spring 2020 graduates in a livestreamed commencement ceremony, which took place on Saturday, May 9.
Each year the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity presents awards to Penn State students, staff, and faculty who are interested in and have shown a commitment to the Penn State LGBTQ+ community.
