Gartner's, a technology research firm, recently released a report ranking the Supply Chain Management program in Penn State's Smeal College of Business as the #1 place in the country to train for a career in supply chain management as either an undergraduate or a graduate student.
A Pennsylvania House resolution was introduced in late May by Rep. Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre & Mifflin) to denote September 3, 2011 as "Coach Paterno Day." Yes, that's right folks -- JoePa might very soon have his own official holiday in the Commonwealth.
GetWireless.net is offering a special offer to Onward State readers and followers. If you mention you want the Onward State special when calling, readers who sign up before July 15 for broadband Internet access during the 2011-12 academic year will get two free months of service. Contracts eligible for this offer run from August 15, 2011 through August 14, 2012, and no payment would be due for service until the October 2011 billing cycle.
Don't have a ticket for tomorrow's special event featuring Joe Paterno and Mike Krzyzewski? Fear not, my friend. There's still a chance.
Council of Commonwealth Student Governments President Peter Khoury confirmed today in an email to Onward State that starting this fall, voting during Council Weekends will be conducted using wireless "clickers" that can be used to tabulate results instantly. It's pretty cool to see them integrating Penn State's existing educational technology infrastructure into their practices!
For the second time, it appears that Robert Bolden has announced his return to Happy Valley with a tweet about wings.