College of Information Sciences and Technology student Amir Thorpe has found self-confidence through his dream internship this summer with the NBA. A senior majoring in security and risk analysis, Thorpe applied for the internship on a whim, because of his love of sports and basketball.
A record 186 companies attended Penn State Behrend's Spring Career and Internship Fair, held March 20 in the college’s Junker Center. Nearly 750 students attended the event, which was sponsored by the Academic and Career Planning Center.
What do you want to do with your life? It's not always an easy question to answer, but that's where Penn State Behrend's ACPC can help. On this episode of "This is Behrend," we take a look at how that office works to set students up for future career success the moment they arrive on campus.
A record 184 companies attended Penn State Behrend's Fall Career and Internship Fair, held Sept. 19 in the college’s Junker Center. More than 1,400 students, also a record, attended the event, which was sponsored by the Academic and Career Planning Center.
New faculty-led professional development program will work through the 2018-19 academic year.
For the second year in a row, instructional designers from across the world will connect for a peer-mentoring program hosted by Penn State and EDUCAUSE.
Eight students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology recently spent a week learning from leaders at innovative tech companies in San Fransisco on the college's annual alternative spring break trip.
On a typical day, you can find Michael Khorosh and Emir Myrzabekov consulting with clients, leading meetings, and strategizing marketing outreach campaigns. It's a regular day for seasoned professionals, but when they clock out, they return to their lives as undergraduate students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology.
New research out of the College of Education shows that students who participate in career development and readiness courses related to their STEM majors are less likely to switch to another major.
Penn State Lehigh Valley will host a "Dress for Success" event for students at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 27, in room 135 at the campus in Center Valley. The Business Society also will provide students with the opportunity to have a professional photo taken for their LinkedIn profile and tips for job searching.
