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Student Engagement Network seeks interns for summer 2018

4/9/18

The Student Engagement Network is currently seeking interns for summer 2018 to support the advancement of student engagement at Penn State. The internship program is open to all undergraduate students at University Park, specifically those interested in helping their peers enhance their out-of-classroom learning.

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Faculty Academy for Engaged Scholarship seeks proposals

1/24/18

The Student Engagement Network is seeking proposals for a new cohort of faculty fellows who wish to spend a portion of their time during the 2018-19 academic year developing scholarship, creative accomplishment, and/or programming involving engaged scholarship.

Caroline Rosini stands on a rock jetty.

The literature and the landscape: Exploring Cape Cod

12/11/17

Caroline Rosini, a Penn State senior studying English with a minor in environmental inquiry, during the fall semester studied Cape Cod through literature and in person for English 181B: Adventure Literature Exploring Cape Cod. "For me, a Penn State student who has tried to nurture her two academic interests — writing and the environment — English 181B was a perfect fit," she said.

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Campus and Community Sustainability Expo scheduled for Dec. 7

12/4/17

Penn State students will showcase their semester-long projects at the Campus and Community Sustainability Expo from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 7, at the State College Municipal Building. During the fall semester, these students partnered with local government and community organizations to research and propose sustainable solutions addressing various needs in the surrounding communities.

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Engagement Space to launch in HUB-Robeson Center

10/5/17

The Engagement Space, the first major initiative of the new Student Engagement Network, opened its doors Oct. 9 on the first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center. Students, faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend.

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Students complete fieldwork with the Ojibwe, a Native American people

8/16/17

Three students in the global health minor spent five weeks, as part of their required fieldwork, in northern Minnesota working with the population of the Ojibwe, a Native American people. The first two weeks were spent immersing in the culture of the Leech Lake Reservation and the Red Lake Reservation, while the last three weeks consisted of academic research at White Earth Reservation.

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