A draft proposal of Penn State’s institutional strategic plan has been unveiled and shared with the community for feedback and discussion. 所有教师, staff and students at all campuses are encouraged to visit the Strategic Plan website to review and provide feedback on the draft plans for four goal areas.
学生创新比赛, exhibitions and training programs are a crucial part of the university environment because they provide students with valuable experience that isn’t always achieved in the classroom. 研究ers from 宾州州立银行 and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recently received a $400,从美国获得了2000万美元的资助.S. National Science Foundation for a project focused on advancing equity among underrepresented students in STEM-related innovation competitions and programs.
根据2020年人口普查, the Hispanic and Latino population of the City of 阅读 is nearly 69%, 高于2010年的58%. 以满足不断增长的人口的需求, 宾州州立银行 is expanding its efforts to engage with and support the local Hispanic and Latino communities with several new initiatives.
With approximately 12% of the population in Berks and Schuylkill Counties living in poverty, 对于那些面临饥饿问题的人来说，食物银行是一个重要的资源. 宾州州立银行 faculty are collaborating with faculty at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of local food banks. The team has recently received a seed grant from the Penn State Institute for Computational Data Sciences as part of the Inter-Institutional Program for Diversifying 研究 to explore this issue.
The Berks LaunchBox recently announced the first five recipients of the “IMAGINE Your Business” grant. 由伯克郡想象伯克基金资助, 这项补助金最多可提供$2,000 to early-stage entrepreneurs to support various business needs such as prototyping, 市场营销和产品开发. The initiative aims to foster innovation and economic growth within Berks County.
Applications are now being accepted for the Technology Council of Central 宾西法尼亚 (TCCP) Women in Mentoring program. 学生, faculty and staff across all Penn State campuses have free access to virtual technology programming thanks to a partnership with TCCP spearheaded by Penn State Harrisburg, 理事会的长期成员.
Penn State announced the recipients of the inaugural Commonwealth Campus Undergraduate Community-Engaged 研究 Awards, a new program designed for faculty who specifically support undergraduate student participation in research that aims to improve community well-being.
Six Penn State Commonwealth Campuses recently named faculty members as Open Champions, recognizing their work with open education in the third year of Penn State's Open and Affordable Educational 资源 Champion Awards.
Six Penn State student startups have been selected into the 2024 Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program. The Summer Founders Program provides teams with at least one Penn State student founder a $15,为他们的创业公司提供了5万美元的资助, 社会公益, or nonprofit idea over the summer at Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank.
