Expert speakers, networking opportunities and student pitch competitions to highlight week of student entrepreneurship March 22-26
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March 05, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC returns in an all-virtual format, March 22-26. Startup Week provides Penn State students from all campuses diverse opportunities to explore and fully immerse themselves in entrepreneurship.
Now in its fifth year as a University-wide event, the week will include keynote speakers Natalie Nixon, president of Figure 8 Thinking LLC, as well as successful Penn State entrepreneurial alumni J.T. Marino, co-founder of Tuft & Needle; Matt Brezina, founder and general partner of Ford Street Ventures; and Hunter Swisher, founder and CEO of Phospholutions. In addition, Startup Week will feature expert panel sessions that highlight successful female founders, the value of the Penn State degree and avenues for obtaining startup funding.
This committee is responsible for reviewing the potential financial impact of the new legislature, examining budget proposals, and evaluating the annual budget.
Since Penn State is a land-grant university and still receives a significant portion of funding from the government, it is responsible for regularly providing updates on how the university is doing.
During his time at the Capitol, President Barron discussed the struggles that Penn State has faced in the past year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. He said that enrollment for the current academic year (2020-21) has decreased by 1.8%, noting that this is actually better than a lot of schools.
Penn State President Eric Barron says the university will receive another $85 million in federal COVID relief funding. Barron adds that $27.5 million of that fu
"The idea is to really open the books. Bring students in and have them interact with their student government and ask any questions that they might like."