Global Entrepreneurship Week Penn State celebrates the Community of Entrepreneurship. Penn State and the communities surrounding the campuses that are emerging as a vibrant collective of independent thinkers who work together to get important things done. This is the vision of community enabling a better world through collective effort.
At University Park each day has a theme: Go Freelance!, Social Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship Innovation, Entrepreneurial Women, Start-Up Shake-Up. Keynotes are from noon-1:00 (except Wednesday) and master classes follow the keynotes. Perspective Panels, 3-5 experienced entrepreneurs talk about their successes and failures, are held from 3:00-4:00. From 4:30 to 6:30 every day you will find workshops. New Leaf Initiative sponsors networking opportunities every day from 6:30-8:00 followed by Flavor Flights, sponsored by the CBICC, every evening from 8:00-9:30.
Companies, both large and small, recognize the role that competitive internship programs can play in identifying and hiring talented graduates from local colleges and universities. With an increasing focus on, and clearer interpretation of, key elements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, it is more important than ever to have the right information and resources at hand when developing a quality internship.
In collaboration with the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, Penn State Wilkes-Barre and Penn State Career Services will be hosting a breakfast panel discussion at the THINK Center in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. A panel of industry experts will talk about the benefits, challenges, and best practices involved in hosting internships.
Wednesday November 30, 2016 TBA
Think Center7 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 1
