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Internships: A career test drive

For college students, an internship is a major rite of passage during their studies. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 61 percent of the class of 2014 participated in at least one internship or co-op during college. Internships provide students real world work experience that can be crucial to their future success in securing a full-time job, they can also help students decide their career path by “test driving” different positions.

Chancellor Kulkarni meets with students

Students invited to meet chancellor

Students will have an opportunity to meet with Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni on Tuesday, October 6 during “Chancellor's Open Hours.” The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building atrium and will feature an informal discussion and light refreshments.

For more information, contact [email protected] or call 717-948-6029.

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Knowing the code to help others

Armed with a crisp new suit and a wheelchair, electrical engineering graduate students Darshan Karnawat and Tapan Khilnani set off for the LeadingAge Hackfest competition last October in Nashville, Tennessee. They were looking for a way to get more involved with extracurricular activities; what they got was more life-changing than they could have imagined.

Nursing alums make global impact

Nursing alumni recently returned to campus to present highlights of their international health projects in Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Malawi.

Diana DavidsonDiana Davidson ’12
Staff nurse anesthetist
Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, Pa.

Dr. Bing Ran

Ran elected to international post

Dr. Bing Ran, associate professor of public administration in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, recently was elected as chair of the Organizational Theory Division of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) after serving as the divisional coordinator and editor over the past two years.

Dr. Beverly Cigler

Cigler receives top teaching award

Dr. Beverly Cigler, distinguished professor of public policy and administration in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Public Affairs, has received the 2015 Leslie A. Whittington Award for Excellence in Teaching, given by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).

Huss to discuss technology transfer and intellectual property

Dr. Ronald Huss, associate vice president for research and technology transfer at Penn State, will present “Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property at Penn State” on Wednesday, September 23 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Olmsted Building Gallery Lounge on campus.

Huss will discuss the Penn State technology transfer process, the different types of intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and more.