Explore the impact of Penn State’s Engineering Entrepreneurship Program’s annual Game Day Ventures event, where students engaged in hands-on entrepreneurial experiences. Discover how the initiative fosters innovation, collaboration, and practical problem-solving, providing valuable insights into the realities of entrepreneurship while allowing students to reflect on their learning journeys.
DiamondBack Truck Covers Returns to Penn State to Inspire the Next Generation of Engineers
DiamondBack Truck Covers, an award-winning business that began as a Penn State class project, recently engaged over 600 students during their campus visit. The team shared their entrepreneurial journey and highlighted exciting career opportunities for students. Learn more about how DiamondBack is fostering connections with the engineering community.
Meet DiamondBack Covers: Mission-driven culture fuels major growth for local company born from ENGR 407
The Penn State Engineering Entrepreneurship class-project-turned Pennsylvania’s 2019 Small Business of the Year, DiamondBack Covers is a success story for entrepreneurship and ingenuity. Ethan Wendle, the company’s co-founder and current executive chairman of the board, credits DiamondBack’s growth and staying power a true belief in its mission. “We decided on a mission for DiamondBack years ago,” […]
Creative spark: The almost unbelievable beginning of Engineering Entrepreneurship
Students and alumni have called Engineering Entrepreneurship a game-changer, transformative, and even revolutionary. Did you know the program that fortified your college experience started with a literal bolt of lightning?
Training “fearless problem solvers”
Engineering Entrepreneurship at Penn State is making a game-changing impact on students across all fields, providing them with key advantages whether they choose a startup path or join an existing business. Here’s an update on how one of Penn State’s most innovative programs continues to thrive.
Name-change is a welcome message to all product innovators
While the name has changed, the dynamics and learning opportunities are only getting better in the Product Innovation Cluster of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor, formerly known as Technology-based Entrepreneurship. Read more about what prompted this adjustment and how students are benefiting.
Growing entrepreneurial-minded talent across disciplines
Engineering Entrepreneurship at Penn State is making a game-changing impact on students across all fields, providing them with key advantages whether they choose a startup path or join an existing business. Here’s an update on how one of Penn State’s most innovative programs continues to thrive.
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: 7 Steps to Success
When everyone understands and believes in the shared goal, they are motivated to work cohesively.
A win-win for students and startups
Penn State students are getting startup experience and local startups are growing new talent thanks to a unique internship built on a partnership between the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program and the Happy Valley LaunchBox powered by PNC Bank.