Academics

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Lehigh Valley LaunchBox Ladies event: 'Gearing up for your pitch'

A panel of three seasoned Lehigh Valley entrepreneurs — Jevata Crawford of Project Move; Jonathan Epstein, president, JTJ Tech; and Rita Guthrie, owner, Idea Lady, Open Door Public Relations — shared their expertise about crafting a memorable business pitch with students, faculty and the local business community during the April LaunchBox Ladies Speaker Series event. Each panelist discussed the importance of business pitches for networking and creating connections, selling products, and engaging potential funders.
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Faculty co-chairs largest computer science education conference in North America

The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education Technical Symposium, the largest computer science education conference in North America, was held in Portland, Oregon, recently. Jeffrey Stone, associate professor of information sciences and technology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, not only attended the four-day event, but he served as its symposium co-chair.
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New collaboration expands educational opportunities in Pennsylvania

Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and the state’s community colleges have announced a new collaboration aimed at expanding educational opportunities in Pennsylvania and removing barriers to degree completion among college students. The collaboration builds upon long-standing relationships between the campuses and the community colleges and a shared commitment to access and affordability in higher education.