Smeal-Hosted Conferences

Each year, various departments and units at the Penn State Smeal College of Business host conferences that connect students, faculty, staff, and alumni to top-level business people in their fields and to each other.

START Conference

The , or Striving Toward Awareness and Respect for Tomorrow, focuses on business issues in diversity through connecting industry, academia, and the community. The conference provides students with an opportunity to network with corporate representatives, explore career paths, and gain insight into the corporate climate of presenting companies.

Powerful Women Paving the Way

The conference bridges students and professionals in a celebration of women in business. This professional development and networking opportunity provides inspirational perspectives from accomplished leaders, issues-based insights and applicable knowledge, and connections that will last a lifetime.