Rick Barger, a 1971 bachelor’s of business administration graduate of Penn State Harrisburg, has received the Philip Philip Mitchell Alumni Service Award from the Penn State Alumni Association for his significant contributions in public service on
behalf of the University.
Penn State Harrisburg marketing and consumer research expert Chinintorn "Pom" Nakhata is examining how social media trends influence not just the habits of consumers, but their self-perception, and how brands are involved in shaping it.
Ten students in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration were recently inducted into Mu Kappa Tau, a national honor society that recognizes top students majoring in marketing.
AACSB International (the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) has extended the accreditation for the business degree programs offered by Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Business Administration.
As part of the Penn State Harrisburg Faculty Seminar Series, Sheela Pandey, assistant professor management in the School of Business Administration, will present “Textual Analysis Approaches in Social Science Research” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Penn State Harrisburg will hold an Idea TestLab, an intensive five-week startup course for University and community entrepreneurs at Startup Harrisburg, Feb. 21 through March 21. The non-credit program focuses on the customer discovery process, in which participants will validate the customer problems they hope to solve with their proposed business ideas.
Penn State Harrisburg researcher Sheela Pandey, assistant professor of management in the School of Business Administration, is examining a new approach for funding initiatives aimed at solving challenging social issues. First launched in the United Kingdom in 2010 and in the U.S. in 2013, social impact bonds — or SIBs — are multi-party contracts between agencies seeking financial support and funders with money to lend them.