Penn State Schuylkill LionLaunch held its fourth annual Business Plan Competition on Thursday, April 16. The program awarded $6,000 in funding to three small businesses at the competition, totaling $69,000 awarded to 21 small businesses throughout Schuylkill County over the last four years.
At 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Penn State will host its first virtual commencement. The ceremony will be livestreamed, and available internationally, at https://spring2020.commencement.psu.edu/.
Given the continuing challenge and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic and to protect the health of students, faculty and staff, Penn State has made the decision to extend virtual delivery of courses into the summer. Further, the University will adjust tuition for the summer sessions in light of the ongoing pandemic and the persistent fiscal strain it is causing across Pennsylvania and the country.
Penn State Schuylkill student Lily Stoyer turned a personal belief about helping others into Project 4 Love — a business concept that connects would-be donors and volunteers with the nonprofits who need them.
Penn State Schuylkill will honor its graduating students during a virtual celebration on May 8, supplementing the University-wide virtual commencement ceremony on May 9.
Penn State Schuylkill has announced its fall 2019 Dean’s List designees. More than 200 students maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher in the fall semester and will be celebrated at a ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, April 8.
In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.
Penn State Schuylkill LionLaunch has adapted a full slate of professional development programming for virtual delivery, beginning Thursday, April 2. The complimentary series, dubbed LionLaunch Live, explores topics including digital marketing, the power of LinkedIn, and more.
Municipalities don’t need to unleash a tweet storm to keep their citizens informed on the social network. In fact, according to Penn State researchers, municipalities that focus their tweets tend to have higher engagement with the citizens who follow their accounts.
