Following its plan to provide incentives for getting the COVID-19 vaccine rather than requiring it, Penn State announced on Tuesday that it will have weekly prize drawings for students and employees who provide proof that they got their shots.
Beginning June 7 and continuing through Aug. 23, those who submit their vaccination status and complete an online form will be entered for the drawings each week for a $1,000 payment, $100 Barnes & Noble gift card (four winners each week) and a football signed by Penn State football coach James Franklin.
All students and employees at all campuses who have already received the vaccine or who receive it in the future are eligible.
Penn State has announced plans to transition its masking and physical distancing requirements to more closely align with changes recently announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Pennsylvania Department of Health that relax COVID-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals.
Penn State Brandywine softball senior Haley Grossi recently received the John S. Egli Award as the top female student-athlete in the Penn State University Athletic Conference.
96% of Pennsylvanians live or work within 30 miles of a LaunchBox or Innovation Hub
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May 27, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Just five years after opening the first LaunchBox, Invent Penn State’s LaunchBox and Innovation Hub Network has grown to 21 locations across Pennsylvania. The network has supported 3,325 community entrepreneurs and helped to launch 164 new Pennsylvania companies, develop 247 new products, and create 194.5 jobs.
The LaunchBox and Innovation Hub Network began modestly in 2015 when five Penn State campuses received $50,000 each from Invent Penn State’s competitive seed grant program. Each campus was awarded a grant to create community innovation hubs, with the ability to receive repeat funding for three years. The demand for innovation across the commonwealth surged, and over the next three years expanded to 21 campuses. Today, 96% of Pennsylvanians have a LaunchBox or innovation hub within 30 miles of where they live or work.
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. (May 25, 2021) Penn State Lehigh Valley held the Charles W. Dent Blue & White Gala virtually on May 20 to pay tribute to the former Congressman and PSU alumnus for his years of service to the community while raising essential funds for the new PSU-LV Charles W. Dent STEM wing, part of the campus’ $14.4M expansion project.