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Digging Deeper: Student Entrepreneurship

Penn State wants students to think more like entrepreneurs. A new initiative called Invent Penn State is aimed at bolstering the state’s economy AND promoting student career success. How? By getting new ideas out of university labs and into the marketplace.

Join Patty Satalia, Penn State President Eric Barron and guests Steve Sheetz, chairman of the Sheetz Family Council, and Loretta Zeth, Penn State Altoona Business Student, as they talk about entrepreneurship and student career success.

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Evaluating Mental Health on Campus

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The number of students seeking assistance through Penn State’s Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, has increased 32 percent in the past five years. Penn State President Eric Barron and guests discuss mental health on campus.

 

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3-D Printing

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Penn State President Eric Barron and guests talk about 3-D printing. The advances that have been made in 3-D printing, how it can be used to make a difference in people’s lives, and what Penn State is doing with the technology.

 

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