This fall, four students from the College of Information Sciences and Technology will help fellow Penn State students navigate the job-seeking process. They are among eight University students who work in the Peer Career Assistant Program, through the Penn State Student Affairs Career Services office.
The movie "Ocean’s 11" tells the story of an elaborate casino heist run by con-man Danny Ocean and his friends, who manage to steal millions of dollars by hacking the casino’s computer systems. Penn State student Eileen Hennessy is aiming to stop the "Danny Oceans" of the world through her summer internship at Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Penn State Greater Allegheny student Tommi Barnes will soon move to University Park, but not before making a splash in the Pittsburgh Opera’s education unit. Barnes is extending the opera’s outreach around the tri-state area.
Jess Sourbeer, of Pittsburgh, has found her niche in forestry through internships at both Penn State Extension and Architect of the Capitol, the federal agency in charge of maintaining Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Beyond the benefits of renewable energy and habitat restoration, Penn State's new 70-megawatt solar array near the Mont Alto campus will create many student internship and research opportunities to help train the next generation of solar power leaders and familiarize students with utility-scale solar projects.
An ideal world for Jayne Ulrich is one in which everyone -- from individuals to organizations to governments -- would take an active role in protecting, preserving and restoring the Earth’s natural resources. The graduate of Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is doing her part not just personally, but also professionally as an environmental engineer with Mondelēz International, a multinational confectionery, food and beverage company.
Jessica Yaeger, a plant science major with a horticulture option, has been named the 2019 GPN/Nexus Intern of the Year, an award sponsored by Greenhouse Product News and Nexus Greenhouse Corp.
As an undergraduate in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Caleb Meyer spent four months at Grand Teton National Park, gaining experience and a further appreciation of public land and the work that goes into maintaining it.
This past summer, Izaiah Bokunewicz, a plant sciences major in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, had a unique opportunity to advance his knowledge of food security and global hunger by participating in a prestigious program sponsored by Land O'Lakes.
With fellow members of the Board of Visitors of the Department of Sociology and Criminology, Penn State alumnus Charles Kulp, 1980, helped raise more than $50,000 to endow a fund providing financial support for student interns.
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.
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.
As an undergraduate in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Casey Branstetter participated in a unique scholars program, an experience that she said was instrumental in launching her professional career with AgChoice Farm Credit.
With the help of Teaching and Learning with Technology staff and Penn State faculty, along with resources at the Dreamery, Penn State student Spenta Bamji created a unique internship that fortified her desire to become an educator.
Students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology are required to complete one internship to graduate. Senior Ryan Feng has exceeded that requirement, holding an internship every summer since beginning his college career.
