Penn State News
Penn State awarded for entrepreneurship education efforts
November 30, 2020
The Center for Penn State Student Entrepreneurship recently earned an award from an international organization of university educators and leaders for promoting entrepreneurship activity and education across the entire University.
Two Penn State teams reach finals in international business idea competition
July 21, 2020
Teams led by Penn State students again this year made a strong showing in an online international competition hosted by Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Israel, and in partnership with The Center for Penn State Student Entrepreneurship.
Penn State senior organizes virtual popup art gallery
April 28, 2020
The recent business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders resulting from the coronavirus pandemic haven’t stopped a Penn State student artist from helping her peers show their work remotely after galleries closed across the United States.
Disrupting the sleep market was all in a day's work for alumnus JT Marino
February 20, 2020
Every parent knows college students like sleep. College of Engineering graduate John-Thomas “JT” Marino, however, committed all his energy to sleep after graduating in 2012 when he started Tuft & Needle — a direct-to-consumer online mattress retailer with a “bed in a box” concept — completely disrupting the way consumers purchase their beds.
Education students learn about improving diversity in entrepreneurship
December 13, 2019
A course that may contribute to an entrepreneurship and innovation minor in Penn State’s College of Education addressed issues of diversity, inclusion and belonging in entrepreneurship. Undergraduate students created animations with contemporary beats about entrepreneurship for children from non-dominant backgrounds.