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Hakeem Muhammad pitches Loudhouse LLC, a music-based social networking site

Students learn to pitch their big ideas

This past fall, Penn State Harrisburg’s Business Management Club held the second annual Elevator Pitch Competition – imagine a college version of the television show Shark Tank – to help students learn how to present a “big idea” in a professional and convincing way. 
 
Ten contestants, or teams, presented their innovative, original ideas to judges in under four minutes, followed by a question and answer session during whic

Alumni Society receives award

Penn State Harrisburg was recently honored with the Professional Development Award by the Penn State Alumni Association. 
 
The Penn State Harrisburg Alumni Society received the award for sponsoring events at which alumni mentor students on various professional development topics.

Penn State Harrisburg to host annual MATHCOUNTS event

Students from 18 area middle schools will gather at Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital Union Building for the 32nd annual MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday, February 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A nationwide program that involves more than 500,000 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students, MATHCOUNTS is designed to build mathematics skills, promote strategic problem solving, and instruct students in dealing with complex problems.

Penn State President Eric Barron talks to student entrepreneurs

Penn State Harrisburg launches Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Penn State President Eric Barron and other Penn State and Penn State Harrisburg officials today joined with David Black, president and CEO of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC, to launch the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn State Harrisburg. The center will enhance the entrepreneurial environment in Central Pennsylvania and encourage students, faculty and community members to transform their intellectual property and creative works into local businesses and industries.