DuBois

S&T Bank supports innovation at the NCPA LaunchBox Idea Lab

Jean Wolf, director of development at Penn State DuBois accepts a gift from Jessica Runyon, BDO Community Banking Manager for S&T Bank for a $2,500 gift for the North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois. Credit: Penn StateCreative Commons

DUBOIS, Pa. — The North Central PA LaunchBox powered by Penn State DuBois continues to invigorate the region, garnering support from S&T Bank. John Oberlin, regional banking manager, and Jessica Runyon, BDO community banking manager for S&T Bank, recently toured the North Central PA LaunchBox facilities.

The North Central PA LaunchBox, located in downtown DuBois, provides entrepreneurs, small business owners and manufacturers with little to no-cost training and services to innovate their processes.

The Idea Lab, located on the Penn State DuBois campus, boasts 3-D printers, scanners, CAD software, professional vinyl printing and conferencing space, also utilized by regional organizations, entrepreneurs, students, faculty and staff.

After touring the facilities, Runyon and Oberlin submitted a request to provide funding for the Idea Lab and were approved. This $2,500 donation can be used for materials, training, classes and more.

For information on all giving at Penn State DuBois, contact Director of Development Jean Wolf at 814-372-3038 or jaw57@psu.edu.

This gift will advance "A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence," a focused campaign that seeks to elevate Penn State’s position as a leading public university in a world defined by rapid change and global connections. With the support of alumni and friends, “A Greater Penn State” seeks to fulfill the three key imperatives of a 21st-century public university: keeping the doors to higher education open to hardworking students regardless of financial well-being; creating transformative experiences that go beyond the classroom; and impacting the world by serving communities and fueling discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship. To learn more about “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence,” visit greaterpennstate.psu.edu

Last Updated June 2, 2022