School:Pennsylvania State University
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Student innovation and entrepreneurship
Pennsylvania State University has been increasing their entrepreneurial efforts. There have been some big changes in regards to minors, programs, organizations, and more.
Initially, Penn State offered an Engineering Entrepreneurship minor through the College of Engineering. In 2013, Penn State was able to form an intercollegiate entrepreneurship minor that allows students to venture into subject clusters of their choice. The entrepreneurship minor offers clusters from College of Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences, College of Communication, School of Engineering Design, Technology & Professional Programs, and Smeal College of Business.
Certificate in Humanitarian Engineering & Social Entrepreneurship is offered at Penn State as well.
Organizations such as Innoblue and Nittany Entrepreneurs work hard to make sure that budding entrepreneurs have all possible resources to reach their goals. Innoblue holds workshops in subject matters of marketing, coding, brand creation, pitch delivery and more. Nittany Entreprenurs strives to match Penn State students with local businesses to enhance student learning of entrepreneurship through practice.
The accelerated undergraduate program that pushes an entrepreneurial mindset early on is the joint Science B.S./M.B.A. program. Along with an academic push for entrepreneurship, Penn State attempts to provide many resources for entrepreneurship, such as 3-D printers, accelerators, trader challenges, idea pitch competitions, TedxPSU, the learning factory, and more. Penn State also offers funding for entrepreneurs on the rise.
Faculty innovation and entrepreneurship
Faculty play a large role in Penn State's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Many faculty commercialize their own research and turn them into business ventures. Other faculty members choose to act as mentors for students and help nudge students towards the path of entrepreneurship. There are three endowed chairs of entrepreneurs who can be found in the College of Agricultural Sciences, Smeal College of Business and School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. Faculty are provided with research centers, design and innovation centers, business plan advice and funding programs.
University technology transfer function
University-Industry collaboration
Regional and local economic development efforts
Other
Note: The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) consists of 24 campuses. Each campus promotes entrepreneurship in it's own way. For consistency, only Penn State's University Park campus information has been consolidated .
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