Students in Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology will return to classrooms at University Park in a few weeks, armed with new knowledge and specialized skills, after a summer internship experience developed by the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program.
PennTAP’s Advanced Information Technology Solutions team, with funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, has been able to offer a student internship program since 2011 that places students in paid positions with businesses around the state. Businesses receive quality assistance from students who are hungry for work while the students gain valuable experience helping the businesses with information technology projects such as setting up websites and managing social media accounts, improving cell phone, internet and computer usage, and even providing energy efficiency assessments.