• Penn State Great Valley’s NoonTimeU: Diverse Topics for Different Interests

    Penn State Great Valley’s NoonTimeU: Diverse Topics for Different Interests

    Penn State Great Valley and Penn State at the Navy Yard’s educational webinar series, NoonTimeU, will return this week. NoonTimeU began last year as in-person talks at the Navy Yard; the event series shifted to webinars in mid-April and covers a variety of topics to help with personal and professional development. The fall series kicks…

  • Penn State Great Valley: ‘When We Adapt, We Just Do Better’

    Penn State Great Valley: ‘When We Adapt, We Just Do Better’

    Penn State Great Valley spent the summer working toward a safe return to campus for the fall 2020 semester. Modified classroom setups, protective plexiglass barriers, hand-sanitizing stations, regular cleaning and disinfecting, and signage promoting social distancing are among some of the measures being taken to ensure the health and safety of students and employees. In…

  • Area Couple Reimagines Their Home to Accommodate New, Pandemic-Influenced Lifestyle

    Area Couple Reimagines Their Home to Accommodate New, Pandemic-Influenced Lifestyle

    Pearl and Fritz Ruccius have made changes to their Malvern home of 17 years to accommodate a new, pandemic-influenced lifestyle, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. When they first bought their newly constructed Colonial, the two were working, kept an active social life, and traveled together. Landscaping and yard maintenance were delegated to people…

  • Pair of Management Professors – ‘Like Brother and Sister’ – Celebrates 25 Years at PSGV

    Pair of Management Professors – ‘Like Brother and Sister’ – Celebrates 25 Years at PSGV

    Denise Potosky, professor of management and organization, and John J. Sosik, distinguished professor of management and organization, are celebrating 25 years at Penn State Great Valley, writes Christy Selagy for the university. Sosik joined Penn State Great Valley on the tenure track in 1995 after earning his doctorate from the State University of New York…

  • Video of Malvern Teen Swinging Golf Club for First Time After Stroke Lands on ESPN

    Video of Malvern Teen Swinging Golf Club for First Time After Stroke Lands on ESPN

    In 2014, Kendall Kemm from Malvern lost the use of her left hand after having a stroke, according to a report from CBS3 Philly. Now, a video of the 16-year-old swinging a golf club with one hand for the first time in six years has gone viral. It has even aired on ESPN. . Click…

  • Penn State Great Valley Joins Linux Foundation AI as Associate Member

    Penn State Great Valley Joins Linux Foundation AI as Associate Member

    Penn State Great Valley is expanding its reach in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community by joining the LF AI Foundation as an associate member. LF AI was founded in March 2018 as an umbrella organization within the Linux Foundation to support innovation and accelerate development of open source projects in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.…

  • PSGV Researcher Receives Grant to Develop Novel Immersive Learning Technologies

    PSGV Researcher Receives Grant to Develop Novel Immersive Learning Technologies

    Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management at Penn State Great Valley, recently received a three-year, $831,276 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his research on immersive simulation-based learning (I-SBL). “This is an outstanding recognition of the great work Dr. Negahban and co-workers across the Commonwealth Campuses have been doing in this area,”…

  • PSGV to Offer Pair of Webinars Designed to Help You Thrive in a World of Remote Working

    PSGV to Offer Pair of Webinars Designed to Help You Thrive in a World of Remote Working

    Penn State Great Valley will offer two webinars, as part of its NoonTimeU series, that are designed to help employees thrive in the world of remote working. “Staying Relevant in the World of Remote Work” will be held on Thursday, July 16. Charley Timmins, Founding Principal of PMA LLC, will discuss how to stand out,…

  • PSGV Announces New Webinars in NoonTimeU Series to Help Businesses During Pandemic

    PSGV Announces New Webinars in NoonTimeU Series to Help Businesses During Pandemic

    In a time of uncertainty, it is important to step away from our daily routine and engage with experts to help us become informed, engaged, and better equipped to confidently navigate quickly evolving situations. Penn State Great Valley invites you to join it for NoonTimeU, a series of webinars designed to address timely topics regarding…

  • Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Open House and Panel Discussion Today

    Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Open House and Panel Discussion Today

    The Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies will host a virtual open house and panel discussion today, June 9, from 5-6 PM. Penn State Great Valley extends the resources and reputation of one of the nation’s leading research universities to the Greater Philadelphia area. It offers outstanding graduate degree and certificate programs,…

  • Penn State Great Valley Students Help Local Entrepreneurs Navigate Pandemic

    Penn State Great Valley Students Help Local Entrepreneurs Navigate Pandemic

    As countless small businesses have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, a class of Penn State Great Valley students spent the spring II term helping four local entrepreneurs expand their company or organization. Social Entrepreneurship and Community Leadership, the capstone course for Penn State Great Valley’s Master of Leadership Development degree, has students split into…

  • Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Discussion About Post-Quarantine Meetings on Thursday

    Penn State Great Valley to Host Virtual Discussion About Post-Quarantine Meetings on Thursday

    Penn State Great Valley and Penn State at the Navy Yard will host a virtual discussion – “Conference Co-Op: An Open Discussion on Post-Quarantine Meetings” – via Zoom on Thursday, May 14 at 2 PM. Click here to register. Kristen Footo, conference services manager for both locations, will lead the conversation and discuss how Penn…

  • Penn State Great Valley to Expand Its Entrepreneurial Outreach with LaunchBox Program

    Penn State Great Valley to Expand Its Entrepreneurial Outreach with LaunchBox Program

    Penn State Great Valley is expanding its entrepreneurial outreach with the new Great Valley LaunchBox program. Great Valley joins multiple other Penn State campuses with LaunchBox programs, which are funded by Invent Penn State, a commonwealth-wide initiative to spur economic development, job creation, and student career success. In May 2016, Penn State Great Valley received…

  • Founder of Medical Device Company Wins PSGV’s Lion Cage with ‘Groundbreaking Technology’

    Founder of Medical Device Company Wins PSGV’s Lion Cage with ‘Groundbreaking Technology’

    Even before he won first place in Penn State Great Valley’s third annual Lion Cage pitch competition, offered through the REV-UP Center for Entrepreneurship, Aevumed founder and CEO Saif Khalil had unique ties to Penn State. Aevumed, a medical device company focused on providing solutions for patients with rotator cuff tears, is headquartered in Penn…

  • Pair of Penn State Great Valley Profs Awarded Seed Grants for COVID-19 Research

    Pair of Penn State Great Valley Profs Awarded Seed Grants for COVID-19 Research

    Despite being limited to virtual interactions and meetings, Penn State Great Valley’s faculty continues to conduct innovative research. Ashkan Negahban, assistant professor of engineering management, and Satish Srinivasan, assistant professor of information science, were awarded seed grants to fund projects to help address the COVID-19 crisis. The seed grant initiative, led by the Huck Institutes…

  • Penn State Great Valley to Host Series of Webinars to Help Businesses During the Pandemic

    Penn State Great Valley to Host Series of Webinars to Help Businesses During the Pandemic

    In a time of uncertainty, it is important we step away from our daily routine and engage with experts to help us become informed, engaged, and better equipped to confidently navigate quickly evolving situations. Penn State Great Valley invites you to join it for NoonTimeU, a series of webinars designed to address timely topics regarding…

  • Adversity Brings Out Best of Villa Maria’s ‘Sisterhood’ as Education Continues at Full Strength Online

    Adversity Brings Out Best of Villa Maria’s ‘Sisterhood’ as Education Continues at Full Strength Online

    A few weeks ago, when the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of schools across Pennsylvania, the students and faculty at Villa Maria Academy High School in Malvern were ready to transition to online learning without skipping a beat. Drawing on its experience with online education – gained during “cyber snow days” – the community at…