Attending Penn State, and taking advantage of the related experiences and opportunities, has been a confidence-boosting experience for telecommunications major Trey Adams.
Curious and well-prepared, Penn State student Anthony Colucci combined his skills and explored challenges during his internship with IBM.
With the start of the fall semester quickly approaching, many students are planning their return to campus, and a few film-video majors can pack something special in their bags — the top prize from an international film festival.
Thirty-two members of the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications are participating in or being recognized at the 102nd Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications conference Aug. 7-10 in Toronto.
Jared Kehler, who will graduate Aug. 10 and serve as the student marshal for the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications during commencement exercises at the Bryce Jordan Center, made the most of his time at Penn State, completing a major and three minors.
An internship with Atlantic Records, part of Warner Music Group, represents the latest opportunity student Kaitlin Jean-Noel has found and embraced at Penn State.
Alumnus Chris Lindsley's book about Funland, the timeless amusement park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, is part history and part memoir. In “Land of Fun: The Story of an Old-Fashioned Amusement Park for the Ages," Lindsley also tells the story of Funland's 90-year-old co-founder, Al Fasnacht, a Penn State alumnus himself.
Caitlin Lee and Lauren Lee have found challenges, support and abundant variety during their summer internships with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Lauren Lee graduated in May from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, while Caitlin Lee is a rising senior majoring in photojournalism.
Penn State communications undergraduate Jade Campos embraces a proactive approach for success — getting comfortable on campus by joining clubs and making connections.
A rising junior, Grant Donghia is staying busy and making the most of his time in the entertainment capital of the world by completing internships with the Gotham Group and the Kerner Entertainment Company.
Bellisario College doctoral student Carlina DiRusso is completing a summer internship with the global public relations firm Ketchum to learn more about the field and to enhance her skills in the classroom to benefit Penn State undergraduate students.
Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed's journey to earning a doctoral degree from Penn State’s Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications began 5,000 miles away in her hometown of Tamale, Ghana, when she was working at one of the local radio stations after high school.
Two advertising/public relations students who arrived on campus with slightly different plans have found ample opportunity and success, including earning spots in a competitive national summer internship program.
Patrick Plaisance, the Don W. Davis Professor of Ethics in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, earned the Teaching Excellence Award from the Media Ethics Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Plaisance was a unanimous choice based on strong recommendations from both colleagues and students.
Summer internship allows rising senior to practice his passion while embracing new challenges.
