INNOVATION FEATURE
Teaching Tomorrow's Innovators
Growing Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor is now offered at all Penn State campuses. Not every student graduates looking for a job. The entrepreneurial spirit can strike early, and Penn State is answering the call for programs and resources to support young people with big ideas. Teaching entrepreneurship in the classroom isn’t exactly a new concept […]
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The People Who Quietly Hold Happy Valley Together
One of the best parts of hosting Connect HappyValley AM with Chris Buchignani is that we get something increasingly rare.
We get an hour.
That gives us time to listen without rushing and to hear stories that could never fit into a social media post or a two-minute television segment. We begin to understand not only what someone does, but why they keep doing it.
Over three recent mornings, we spent that hour with Erica Quinn, Don O’Connell and Chuck Gambone.
Want to Help Shape the Future of Happy Valley?
Connect Happy Valley is a local project that highlights people, places, and events across the region. It focuses on real experiences and practical recommendations for residents, visitors, students, and alumni.
We are forming the Connect Crew. This is a group of people who enjoy getting out in Happy Valley and sharing what they find in a clear and honest way.
What Problem Are We in Love with Solving?
Let’s just say it out loud.
I do not know if this will work.
I do not know if Connect Happy Valley will truly change behavior, shift habits, or rebuild something that feels like it is slipping away.
But I do know this.
I am in love with the problem.
Being Human in the Age of AI: The Student Startups Bringing Us Back Together
From Whirl Pong to Now You Know, Penn State founders are building experiences that trade screen time for real connection, signaling where the world is heading.
Something is changing.
Not slowly. Not quietly.
You can feel it at Penn State tailgates, in student apartments, and at pitch competitions where the ideas gaining traction are no longer just apps or platforms.
They are experiences. They are real. And they are solving a problem that has been hiding in plain sight.
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