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Penn State Startup Week 2026

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10:30am EDT

Dazzle Dry x Penn State Launch Party (see description to register) Verne M. Willaman Gateway to the Sciences

11:30am EDT

Harrisburg Student Startup Challenge Room 210, Capital Union Building

12:00pm EDT

We Are! Celebrating Career Journeys (see description to register) Zoom

1:00pm EDT

Inc. U Student Pitch Competition 2026 (see description to register) Room 603, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubJoanna Sutton

11:30am EDT

Assume Less, Connect More: Turning a Card Game into a Startup Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubJoe Laezza

12:15pm EDT

Speed Mentoring with Industry Mentors Flemming CEED Center Gaige 111, Penn State BerksSadan Kulturel-Konak

12:45pm EDT

Student Enterprise Award Ceremony Flemming CEED Center Gaige 111, Penn State BerksSadan Kulturel-Konak

1:00pm EDT

Intellectual Property Basics (see description to register) 201 Davey LabDenise A. Wetzel Microplastics in Everyday Products: Building a Better Tea Brand Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubLauren Collins

1:25pm EDT

Augmented Innovation Workshop (Penn State Berks) Gaige 120, Penn State BerksSarah Hartman-Caverly

2:30pm EDT

Failing Upwards Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubLance Streuber

4:00pm EDT

Why Being a Student Founder Is a Cheat Code for Building a Startup Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubDillon Fink

10:00am EDT

3D Printing with Lasers! TV Lounge & Lobby - Main Lobby, HUB Robeson CenterSarah Fasco • Ryan Mandell • Jose Nunez • Tristan Hess Exploring Virtual Reality: Hands-On with the Center for Immersive Experiences TV Lounge & Lobby - Main Lobby, HUB Robeson CenterPatrick Dudas Student Club and Resource Tables TV Lounge & Lobby - Main Lobby, HUB Robeson Center The Jared Box Project: Making an impact, one smile at a time! TV Lounge & Lobby - Main Lobby, HUB Robeson CenterCindy Kolarik

12:00pm EDT

Lunch with Alexander “Zander” Isaacson — Future of Energy, Health Tech, and AI (event full) Happy Valley LaunchBoxAlexander “Zander” Isaacson

1:30pm EDT

Researching Historical Trademarks: Utilizing HathiTrust and the USPTO (See description to register) 201 Davey LabDenise A. Wetzel

4:35pm EDT

The Life of a Restaurant Entrepreneur 104 Keller Building/Keller AuditoriumTodd Kosakowski

6:00pm EDT

Founder's Dinner: Private Dinner Application (event full) Happy Valley LaunchBoxZander Isaacson • Amy Frank • Asher Carr • George Wolf • Ted Wolf • Alexander “Zander” Isaacson • Elizabeth Hay • Scott Woods • Michael Wojcik • Dr. Jeanette Miller • John Waldeisen • Todd Erdley • Mike Xenakis • Ethan Wendle • Ellen Matis • Liz Kisenwether • Jeremy Frank

10:00am EDT

The First Steps to Small Business Success Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubElizabeth Fegert

11:15am EDT

Design, Touch, Convince: Prototyping for Market Insight- 3D Printing Workshop Flemming CEED Center Gaige 111, Penn State BerksTalan Nguyen

11:30am EDT

The Execution Gap: Why Great Strategies Fail and How to Fix It Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubAsher Carr

12:15pm EDT

Failure, Pivots, and Building What Lasts Penn State Berks, Perkins Student Center, Lion’s Den (Room 101)Justin Rosenberg

12:45pm EDT

Eric Franchi, Aperiam - In-person Office Hours (see description to apply) Room 310, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubEric Franchi

1:00pm EDT

Asher Carr, Forte Mental Fitness - In-person Office Hours (see description to apply) Room 208, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubAsher Carr Build, Break, Pivot: A Y Combinator Founder's Journey to VC Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubShevy Karbasi

2:00pm EDT

The Dare to Disrupt Design & Build Challenge - Part 1 (see description to register) OriginLabsSarah Fasco • Tristan Hess • Jose Nunez

2:30pm EDT

Cracking the Venture Capital Code: What Investors Actually Look For Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubEric Franchi

3:00pm EDT

International Entrepreneurship Program Panel Business Building, Dr. Kieko Miwa Ross AtriumDr. Jeanette Miller

4:00pm EDT

Careers That Don’t Have Job Titles Yet: Building at the Intersection of AI, Data, and People Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubGeorge Wolf • Ted Wolf

5:00pm EDT

Land Grant Startup Launch Competition Business Building, Dr. Kieko Miwa Ross AtriumTravis Lesser

6:00pm EDT

Bardusch IdeaMakers Challenge Pitch Competition Room 603, Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub

7:00pm EDT

Alumni Expert Series: Great Teams Are Built, Not Born (see description to register) ZoomStephanie Wernick Barker

10:00am EDT

The SWEAT Mindset: 9 principles to Successfully Transition into any Field Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubTony Stewart

1:00pm EDT

Personal Branding: Your Story Is Your Strategy Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub, Mezzanine ClassroomAnna Camden

2:00pm EDT

The Dare to Disrupt Design & Build Challenge - Part 2 (see description to register) OriginLabsSarah Fasco • Tristan Hess • Jose Nunez

3:30pm EDT

The Brand Academy Lions to Leaders Symposium Athletics Administration Building (AAB)Omar X. Easy, Ph.D. • Anna Camden • B.J. Werzyn • Tony Stewart

4:30pm EDT

AI for Founders: Four Key Moves -- Encore Session ZoomDr. Betsy Campbell

6:00pm EDT

Student Recognition & Networking Reception (Invite-only) Room 603, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubJames Delattre, Ph.D. • Neeli Bendapudi • Andrew Read

10:30am EDT

Penn State Startup Marketplace: Student Entrepreneurs in Action 3 Dots Downtown

11:15am EDT

PSU Biotech Boardroom Pitch Competition Room 612, Eric J. Barron Innovation HubBeatrice Sirakaya

11:30am EDT

AI for Your Business Penn State Lehigh ValleyBrad Zdenek

1:00pm EDT

The 2026 Graduate Exhibition Showcase Poster Session HUB-Robeson Center, Alumni and Heritage Halls

7:00pm EDT

The 2026 Graduate Exhibition Showcase - Performance & Music HUB-Robeson Center, Esber Recital Hall

7:00am EDT

HackPSU Spring 2026 (see description to register)

3:00pm EDT

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition (see description to register) Nittany Lion Inn, Ballrooms A,B, and CSayan Deep De • Yasaman Ghaffarian • Julia Ho • Zilfa Irakoze • Patrick Sarpong • Shakshi Sekar • Saiber Shaikh • Shikha Soneji • Nusrat Tabassum • Gopi Yalavarthi

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