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BIG Idea Contest offers up to $50,000 prize

The North Central PA LaunchBox and Penn State DuBois, in conjunction with Ben Franklin Technology Partners have launched the BIG Idea Contest for aspiring entrepreneurs. You don’t need to be an inventor, scientist, or historic statesmen like Ben Franklin in order to win this year’s BIG Idea contest.
Joyce Fairman, at center, with her children and fellow foundation board members Lisa Pfingstler and Derek Fairman.

Fairman Family

President of the Fairman Family Foundation Joyce Fairman, at center, with her children and fellow foundation board members Lisa Pfingstler and Derek Fairman.

Joyce Fairman, at center, with her children and fellow foundation board members Lisa Pfingstler and Derek Fairman.

Fairman Family Foundation first to support LaunchBox Initiative

With a $25,000 gift, the Fairman Family Foundation Endowment for the North Central PA LaunchBox Powered by Penn State DuBois has been established. This makes the Fairman Family Foundation the inaugural donor to support this initiative, with other donors in line to make similar commitments.
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Penn State IT awarded the 2019 Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) Advantage Contributors Institutional Leadership Award at the IMS Global Learning Impact Institute in San Diego

Penn State IT awarded the 2019 Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) Advantage Contributors Institutional Leadership Award at the IMS Global Learning Impact Institute in San Diego on May 23, 2019. Pictured (left to right): Tony Anderson, Penn State learning tools and learning management system manager, TLT director of operations Terry O’Heron, and learning tools project manager Kristen Lytle at the IMS Global Learning Impact Institute in San Diego. 

Former Penn State DuBois CEO Joseph Strasser

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Former Penn State DuBois CEO Joseph Strasser during his time as president of the Naval War College.