The top three students presented their logo design ideas to a group of professionals overseeing the IDEA Hub. Students were from the advertising and commercial arts program at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology.
Thomas Bumbarger, Emma Walk, Alexia Alterio (Photo from instructor Yana Boyd)
An official launch ceremony for the IDEA Hub was held 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 7, 2019 at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology. Business and educational partners in this endeavor were guests, among other community leaders.
Learn more about the event in this news report by WTAJ: IDEA Hub plan introduced to students, teachers
Michelle Saylor, superintendent at Bellefonte Area School District, addressed guests at the IDEA Hub launch event. Saying it's a space for "collaboration, innovation and networking," the IDEA Hub is also a place that provides learning opportunities for brainstorming, testing new ideas, engaging in design thinking and expanding classroom learning. It also provides services that extend beyond Centre County as part of the STEM and STEAM ecosystem known as Engine of Central Pennsylvania.