Harrisburg University to highlight innovation, diversity and inclusion

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology will host two events that celebrate Innovation, Diversity, and Inclusion from 12-5 p.m. on Sept. 21.

The Celebration of Innovation, Diversity, and Inclusion! hosted by HU’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship is part of the University’s Tech & Town Week to celebrate the small business growth throughout Harrisburg Saturday, Sept. 18 through Saturday, Sept. 25.

The Celebration of Innovation, Diversity, and Inclusion will include:

Conversations in Innovation – The program will start with a conversation about Innovation, Diversity & Inclusion moderated by Jay Jayamohan, CIE executive director. The discussion will feature Harrisburg native Marques Colston, founder of Marques Colston Enterprises, executive performance coach, speaker and XLIV Super Bowl Champion, who is an entrepreneur and financial advisor. Colston will join Jodi Woleslagle, senior vice president and chief human resource officer at Capital BlueCross, to discuss how more women and people of color drive innovation in large organizations, according to a Harrisburg University press release.

Building a community of entrepreneurs who share their knowledge and encourage diverse & inclusive innovators to explore, and grow is at the heart of Harrisburg University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. CIE’s is part of a broader national movement of innovation incubators, hackerspaces, maker spaces, and other entrepreneurial ecosystems that seek to provide tools, knowledge, and opportunity for all people to develop their creative potential, the release said.

Hacking 4 Recovery – Led by The Hershey Company, a design sprint-like event in which innovators and others including domain experts, technologists, project managers, and others collaborate on creating solutions for businesses most impacted by Covid-19.

Tech & Town Week, with support from the Law Firm of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, a weeklong collaboration of small business support throughout Harrisburg. Featuring concerts, conferences, student events, and more, Tech & Town will entertain, educate, and enlighten throughout Pennsylvania’s capital city.

To view the full slate of Tech & Town events, visit https://www.harrisburgu.edu/tech-n-town-week/.