Student Success

Penn State students looking for meaningful work that incorporates their skills and future career goals — without leaving campus — may find that and more at Penn State University Libraries. This is the third in a series of student worker spotlights highlighting meaningful learning and working experiences at the University Libraries.

Penn State University Libraries presented its sixth annual "Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy" honors at the end of the spring 2023 semester to 136 students at 20 undergraduate Penn State campuses.

Two Penn State students, Stephen Leshko and Omar Rady, won first place at the 2023 LION Tank pitch competition.

Twenty students were recognized for outstanding research and academic work during the 17th annual Penn State Mont Alto Academic Festival on April 22.

WPSU-TV will televise “The Investment,” the final round of the Invent Penn State Inc.U Competition, at 9 p.m. on May 16 and again at 6 p.m. on May 21. During “The Investment,” six Penn State student startups compete for up to $30,000 in funding that will help advance their companies.

Penn State Berks student Nathan Bonslaver won first-place during the 2022 LION Tank pitch competition for his startup CarToCamp, which manufactures custom sleeping platforms for vehicles to enhance the car-camping experience.  

Three Penn State student startups each won $10,000 for their startups in the annual “Shark Tank”-style Inc.U Competition hosted by the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP).

Families, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the Class of 2021 on Saturday, May 8, during Penn State Mont Alto's commencement ceremonies.

Mont Alto students recently put their research and scholarship on display during the campus' 16th annual Academic Festival.