Penn State Behrend

Outreach
“Delivering big-time resources
close to home”

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 Overview

 Why get involved?

 What are the college

benefits?
 What are the
community benefits?
 Our approach

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 Why get
involved?
 Land-grant mission
 Numerous resources to share
 Community development
 Opportunities for faculty and staff
 Opportunities for students
 Build institutional capacity
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Why get involved?
Resources to Share
 Faculty, staff, and
students
 Access to all Penn
State resources
 Knowledge and
expertise
 Land and facilities
 Instrumentation and
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 Why get involved?
Community Development

 Stronger community leads to a

stronger college
 Intellectual, economic,
and social welfare
 Business and
industry
 Technology and
education leadership 6
 Why get involved?
Faculty and Staff Opportunities

 Research
 Consulting
 Sabbaticals
 Technology transfer
 Nonresident
instruction
 Service
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 Why get involved?
Student Opportunities
 Research
 Case studies
 Internships/co-ops
 Employment
 Real-world
experiences
 Service learning
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 Why get involved?
Build Institutional Capacity
 Grants and contracts
 Gifts
 Benefaction and investment
 Enhanced facilities
 Increased research and
technology
transfer

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 Behrend’s Approach
 Strong educational core
 Package expertise

 Promote entrepreneurship

 Continuing Education

 Educational outreach

 Knowledge Park

 Collaboration

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 Educational Core
 Computer Science & MIS
 Computer/Electrical/Mechanical/
Software Engineering
 Electrical/Mechanical/Plastics
Engineering Technology
 Psychology, Chemistry, Physics, Biology
 Accounting , Economics,
Finance, Management,
Marketing, MIS
 MBA & Masters of
Project Management
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 Outreach Centers
 Applied Energy Research Center
 Applied Research and Design Center
 Biomedical Engineering and
Entrepreneurship Center (pending)
 Center for Credit & Consumer Research
 Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT
 Center for Organizational Research and
Evaluation
 Economic Research Institute of Erie
 Institute on the American Dream
 Plastics Computer-Aided Engineering Center
 Plastics Technology Center
 RFID Center of Excellence
 Sample Center for Manners and Civility 12
Continuing Education
 Customized
programming
 Management development
 Organizational development
 Six Sigma, ISO certification,
statistics
 Lean manufacturing
 Communication and
negotiation skills
 Project management
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 Knowledge Park at Penn State Erie
“Fast tracking your success through strategic
partnerships”

 200-acre area of campus

set aside for high-tech
research and development
 Enables organizations to
locate and take advantage
of college’s resources
 Five buildings –
with eleven
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Educational Outreach
 PEPP
 MCE/WISE
 Math Options
 College for Kids
 Senior projects
 Service learning
 Career fair
 Internships/co-ops
 Other
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 Collaboration
 Government organizations
 Economic development organizations
 Other colleges and universities
 PENNTAP, Ben Franklin Technology
Partners, IRC Network, DCED
 Business and industry, consultants

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 Other Activities
 WP$E AM Radio
 Theater, book readings,
music
 Athletics
 Membership on boards and
task forces
 Pennsylvania Sea Grant
 The Arboretum at
Penn State Behrend
 Innovation specialist
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 Pennsylvania Sea Grant
 Environmental and
economic health of PA’s
coasts
 Lake Erie and Delaware
River watersheds
 Extension, education,
and applied research
 Seven outreach
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 The Arboretum at
Penn State Behrend
 Curriculum
 Research
 Mapping and Inventory
 Community
• Involvement
• Education
• Outreach
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 Outreach Summary
 Educational core
 Package expertise
 Promote entrepreneurship
 Knowledge Park
 Continuing Education
 Educational outreach
 Collaboration

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