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Penn State EnvironMentors awarded top honors at National Science Fair

Students from Penn State's 2023-24 EnvironMentors cohort were honored with first- and second-place overall awards, plus the community impact award, at the EnvironMentors National Science Fair and Awards Ceremony on June 3. The event, held at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was the highlight of a four-day trip to Washington, D.C. 
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Truist competition 6

At the Student Startup Showcase, the final event of the Truist Empowering Entrepreneurs Executive Seminar Series hosted by Harrisburg LaunchBox powered by Penn State, students had 90 seconds to pitch their startup ideas for a chance to win funds and help make their business dreams come true. Audience members were able to vote on their favorite.

Bins containing play money are displayed for Mega Party Rentals, a business run by a Penn State Harrisburg student

Truist student pitch competition 4

Penn State Harrisburg student Aiden Beiler pitched his startup business – Mega Party Rentals, which rents out large-scale outdoor games for parties and events - to a panel of judges during the Student Startup Showcase, the final event of the Truist Empowering Entrepreneurs Executive Seminar Series.

A student pitches a startup idea before a panel of judges and others

Truist student pitch competition 3

At the Student Startup Showcase, the final event of the Truist Empowering Entrepreneurs Executive Seminar Series hosted by Harrisburg LaunchBox powered by Penn State, students had 90 seconds to pitch their startup ideas for a chance to win funds and help make their business dreams come true.

A panel of judges from the business community sit at a table listening to student pitches

Truist student pitch competition 2

At the final event of the Truist Empowering Entrepreneurs Executive Seminar Series, Penn State Harrisburg students participated in a pitch competition, with 90 seconds to pitch their business idea before a panel of judges from the business community. 

Aiden Beiler stands at a lectern while making a business pitch

Truist series pitch competition 1

Aiden Beiler, a finance major at Penn State Harrisburg, makes a pitch for his business, Mega Party Rentals, during the final session of the Truist Empowering Entrepreneurs Executive Seminar Series in April. 

Penn State Harrisburg students Veer Patel and Tyler Muessig pitch their business idea, while standing at a lectern.

Truist student pitch competition 5

Penn State Harrisburg students Veer Patel and Tyler Muessig pitch their startup idea - an artificial intelligence detection tool - to a panel of judges during the Student Startup Showcase, held during the final event of the Truist Empowering Entrpreneurs Executive Seminar Series.