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2019 Inc.U Competition Teams at Penn State Startup Week

Pitch competition offers $30,000 in funding for student entrepreneurs

The Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP) at Penn State is looking for undergraduate entrepreneurs from any Penn State campus to compete in the 2020 Inc.U Competition. Six finalist teams will earn a spot on “The Investment,” a production of WPSU-TV, giving them a chance to pitch their company for a share of $30,000 in funding. The 2020 Inc.U Competition submission deadline is Feb. 7.

01/16/20

Screenshot of Penn State Go features on various mobile devices

Penn State Go, the official mobile app of the University is available now

Penn State Go, the official all-in-one mobile app, is available to download in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Penn State Go delivers single sign-on access to features including Canvas, Penn State email, shuttle bus tracking,  campus maps,  grades, class schedules, tuition bills via LionPATH, LionCash+, library services, Starfish academic advising, and more.

01/16/20

Penn State Shenango to present 'Breaking the Silence' on Jan. 29

Penn State Shenango will host a program titled “Breaking the Silence” from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the campus’ Lecture Hall Gallery. The community is invited to this inaugural event to unmask one of society’s hidden secrets — intimate partner violence.

01/15/20

Sharon Superintendent Michael Calla to give Shenango commencement address

Penn State Shenango Advisory Board Member and Superintendent of Sharon School District Michael J. Calla will give the commencement address at the 2019 Penn State Shenango Fall Commencement Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, in the campus auditorium. Jo Anne Carrick, campus director and chief academic officer, will confer baccalaureate and associate degrees on the graduating students.

12/16/19

A group of seniors complete exercises in their chairs while instructors stand in front of room

Students provide therapeutic hands-on support to local senior citizens

Helping seniors stay healthy in order to live full, productive lives is just one commonality between Penn State Shenango’s Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program and LIFE (Living Independence For the Elderly)-Northwestern Pennsylvania (LIFE-NWPA). This fall, LIFE-NWPA and the OTA faculty and students at the Shenango campus began collaborating on what has become a beneficial partnership for both entities.

12/09/19

Three women and one man pose with Dr. Jen Jewell who received a PPTA award

Associate teaching professor Jennifer Jewell receives geriatric award

Jennifer Jewell, board certified specialist in geriatric physical therapy, was awarded the 2019 Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association’s (PPTA) Geriatric Special Interest Group Award of Excellence. She received the award in October at the PPTA conference at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Pennsylvania.

12/04/19

The Student Startup Showcase participants a the 2019 Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference

Student startups shine at Invent Penn State conference

The Student Startup Showcase featured Penn State student startups which had participated in the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program’s (PennTAP) Inc.U Competition or Invent Penn State’s Summer Founders program. Each of the student companies received $2,000 to help move their startups forward.

11/25/19

Four men standing together inside local sewer plant

Students visit local sewer plant for 'real-world' engineering experience

Penn State Shenango Assistant Teaching Professor of Engineering Matthew Caputo recently introduced his freshmen students to the “real world” of engineering with a tour of the city of Sharon’s Waste Water Treatment Plant.

11/18/19

Penn State Shenango to host Nurse Practitioner Open House in December

Penn State Shenango will hold a Nurse Practitioner Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, in the Lecture Hall Gallery, located on Shenango Avenue in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Nurses who have their bachelor of science in nursing degree may earn their master of science in nursing degree to become a nurse practitioner, right at the Shenango campus.

11/14/19

People decorating the back of a semi truck flat bed for the holiday parade

Penn State Shenango and Community Food Warehouse host food drive, holiday float

At this year’s Hermitage Light Up Night Parade, to be held on Sat., Nov. 23, Penn State Shenango faculty, staff and students will be teaming up with the Community Food Warehouse of Mercer County to support the organization’s annual food drive collection.

11/13/19

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