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The Penn State Board of Trustees recognized retiring University President Eric J. Barron on May 6 with several honors for his distinguished record of academic leadership and meritorious service to Penn State as president, including renaming the new Penn State Innovation Hub in his honor.
Leo Girlando, a senior majoring in Chinese and finance from Panama, is the president of Happy Valley VC. He has carried lessons from his Liberal Arts education throughout all of his entrepreneurship ventures and is one of the founders of a global network of student-run startup accelerators.
Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC returns April 4-8 with in-person, hybrid and virtual events. Students from all Penn State campuses will have opportunities to explore innovation and entrepreneurship, learn from passionate changemakers and connect with industry leaders from diverse backgrounds.