Scout

A Learning Factory project

Bring the question. Scout brings the people.

Ask Scout

You have a question.

Somewhere in the college, someone has the answer.

1,264 people. One college.

Labs, centers, and offices, each with its own experts.

Good questions get forwarded.

Office to office, until they reach the right desk.

Scout skips the forwarding.

Ask once. Get a name, a title, and a way to reach them.

Every good project starts with the right introduction.

Scout makes that introduction.

Four sources. One answer.

Pick a question. Scout searches all four at once, and each stops on what answers it.

More than a directory.

Ask in plain words. If a question could go two ways, Scout asks first.

People Meet the right person Name, title, email, phone, and a face to go with them. Ask Scout
Student clubs Find a club to sponsor Student organizations that line up with what your company does. Ask Scout
Official pages Get the official answer A short answer, linked to the college’s own pages. Ask Scout

Replay

Watch one unfold.

A recorded conversation. Pick a question to watch its answer.

    Pick a question to watch the reply

    Made for the Learning Factory.

    Scout is a Learning Factory capstone. The Learning Factory runs through the Engineering Design and Innovation Building on West Campus, from the metal shop in the basement to the maker space on the fourth floor.

    Built by seven students.

    A Learning Factory capstone in Penn State Engineering, Fall 2026.