UPPER BURRELL, Pa. -- Penn State’s College of Engineering, in conjunction with Penn State New Kensington, will sponsor the first Engineering Summit at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the campus’ Conference Center.
“Bridge the Gap” is the title of the summit that is geared to engineering companies in the Pittsburgh region. Hosted by Kevin Snider, chancellor of the New Kensington campus, the event features a panel of business leaders, moderated by Bill Flanagan, executive vice president of the Allegheny Conference, discussing western Pennsylvania’s engineering needs and how Penn State can help companies in the region become a stronger force in the marketplace. The panel will investigate ways that Penn State’s western campuses can bridge the gap between business and higher education to give businesses the engineering advantages needed to succeed.
The keynote speaker is Amr S. Elnashai, dean of the College of Engineering at Penn State. He will talk about the advances Penn State is making in energy and advanced manufacturing, and share some new initiatives he is spearheading to help the industry.
The summit is an opportunity to network with Elnashai and the chancellors from five Penn State western campuses: Beaver; Erie, The Behrend College; DuBois; Fayette; and New Kensington; as well as leaders from local industries. Participants can share their challenges and opportunities with the dean to help determine how Penn State can give the region the competitive edge in attracting engineers, generating ideas and manufacturing new products.
Penn State annually produces more than 1,500 engineers who generate new ideas for the industry. The summit will help bring Penn State's graduates and discoveries to western Pennsylvania.
The College of Engineering offers 15 undergraduate degree programs: aerospace engineering, architectural engineering, biological engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, engineering science, general engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering and surveying engineering. Two majors -- biomedical engineering technology and electro-mechanical engineering technology -- can be completed at the New Kensington campus.
Registration is free, and a light breakfast will be provided. RSVP online at http://bit.ly/EngineeringSummit.
For more information, contact Patricia Hollinger, co-director of continuing education at the New Kensington campus, at 724-334-6053 or pdh5@psu.edu.