Have a passion for service? Do you want to give back? Why not explore a position with the Peace Corps! Next week will be your last chance until Fall semester to come to a Peace Corps event – put these on your calendar! There will be open office hours for students to drop by with any questions on Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1 from 11:00-12:30 in 105 Career Services. There will be a Peace Corps Information Session on Thursday, May 1 from 4:00-5:00 in 103 Career Services. This particular information session is special, as we will be hearing from Returned Peace Corps volunteer Hannah Grow, PSU ’11, who just last month finished serving as a health volunteer in Nicaragua. Come out to hear about Hannah’s adventures and learn about how you can make a difference in the world after Penn State! Take a break from studying to celebrate those from the PSU community who are preparing to depart for Peace Corps assignments overseas. Speak with returned Peace Corps volunteers and try dishes from countries of service! All are welcome – but not required – to bring food or refreshments to share. Come for the free food and stay for the stories on Thursday, May 1 from 5:30-7:30 in 234 Career Services!
CAS 471 Summer Online Class
Unsure of your summer plans? Summer classes are a great way to get ahead, catch up, and keep your mind fresh. You can even take classes and learn credits virtually anywhere! Online summer classes fit in to even the busiest of summer schedules. Why not learn something new about a culture this summer? CAS 471: Intercultural Communication Theory and Research examines the issues of belonging diaspora, and immigration in international cultures such as Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The class also discusses power, history, and race in intercultural interactions. Students will even get the chance to apply international theory and research skills. This 3 credit online course may satisfy U.S. (US) or International Cultures (IL) requirements. Please email the instructor, Dr. Soumia Bardhan at sbardhan@psu.edu, with any questions.
Pennsylvania Career Days
Interested in building your career within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? Do not miss Pennsylvania Career Days! This two day event is aimed at providing opportunities within the state for both students and alumni. The Central Pennsylvania Regional Career Fair connects you with opportunities in the local area. Working in Pennsylvania Online Career Fair is a digital networking event featuring employers from all corners of Pennsylvania.
Learn more about both events at http://careerfairs.psu.edu/pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Regional Career Fair
- May 19, 2014
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel
Working in Pennsylvania Online Career Fair
- May 20, 2014
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Better Know an Adviser: Karen Sones
Name: Karen Sones
Majors Advised: Criminology and Sociology
Hometown: Aaronsburg, PA
Educational Background:B.A. in Psychology with a Business/Liberal Arts minor from Penn State. M.Ed. in Counselor Education (Student Personnel Services) from Penn State. After a brief stint in the business world, I came back to Penn State because I missed the educational environment and the energy that students bring to the University. I worked full-time at Penn State (with both traditional-age and adult students) while I earned my master’s degree, taking one or two classes a semester. After working with students in the College of Education and in student affairs, I came to Liberal Arts as an adviser 17 years ago and have never looked back!
Something most students don’t know about you: I come from a musical family and started playing piano when I was 7 (and the clarinet when I was 9) and took lessons until I graduated from high school. As a child I didn’t always like to practice the piano and came up with numerous excuses to postpone practicing, but my mom’s rule was 30 minutes every day after school and 60 minutes a day during summers. Today, I can’t thank my mom enough for enforcing those rules–I love to play the piano when I have time, and I also play for Sunday services at my church and the occasional wedding. I love most styles of music other than country/western, but my favorites are classical, heavy metal, jazz, and Bollywood!
If you could do college over again: I loved my college experience, but there are a few things I would do differently. First, I would not have lived at home and commuted to school. Financially, it was the only way I could afford to attend college, but I missed out on a lot of the social experiences that students who live on campus/nearby could participate in. Second, I would have tried out for Blue Band! Since finances were an issue, it was difficult to be involved in extra-curricular activities that would take time away from my part-time jobs. And finally, I would have accepted the invitation to join the the honors college in my junior year. I didn’t have a good adviser in my major and no one ever explained the benefits of joining the honors college at that time. Thankfully, in my senior year I found an absolutely wonderful faculty member who became a mentor to me. I was able to work with her on her research projects during my final year, and even after I graduated we stayed in touch.
What you like most about your job: I love watching students grow and change from being a first year student through graduation. It’s so rewarding to see students become excited and passionate about what they are studying and learning, to watch them grow in self-confidence, and to become young professionals in their chosen field. Graduation is one of my most favorite times of the year because I get to meet all the family and friends who are so important to my students. Plus, everyone is so happy! I also enjoy seeing my students come back as alumni; catching up on their experiences since graduation and meeting their partners and children.
Leadership Event with Alumni Achievement Award Winners
Check out this great networking and information session! Improve your leadership skills today!
Do you want to make it big, find outstanding success in your field, and hit the ground running as soon as you start your career? It all starts with leadership. Penn State bestows the Alumni Achievement Award to Penn State alumni under 35 years old who have achieved outstanding success and become leaders in their professional fields. Join these award-winning Penn Staters as they share their leadership lessons on Friday, April 25, 2014 from 1:15-2:30 pm in the Grandfather Clock Lounge in Atherton Hall. The event will be moderated by Dean Christian Brady of the Schreyer Honors College. Please note that you do not need to be a member of Schreyer Honors College to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to ams78@psu.edu.
Alumni speakers:
Jeremy Frank ’97 Eng, ‘01g Eng,’05g Bus, President, KCF Technologies
Sean Misko ’04 Comm, Lib, Member, Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State
Ryan Newman ’01 Bus, Vice President, Investment Management Division, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Holly Williams Leppo ’98 A&A, Vice President, Architect & Interior Designer, SMB&R, Inc.
Learn Turkish this Summer at University Park!
Summer is a great time to catch up or get ahead in coursework. It’s also a perfect time to explore and take fun and engaging classes that cater to your interests. Proficiency in a foreign language is not only a graduation requirement for most Liberal Arts majors but it is also a life skill that will help you years after your graduation.
Do you want to learn a new and interesting language this summer? Enroll for Turkish! The Language Institute will be offering an intensive eight-week sequence in Modern Turkish in summer 2014. TURK 001, 002, and 003 will be offered. Turkish may not leap to the front of your mind as a language with a great strategic and historical significance, but, in fact, a knowledge of Turkish gives you access to a number of important and dynamic cultures, political systems, and economies, each of which is becoming increasingly important in the twenty-first century.
The Language Institute is offering Summer Scholarships for students enrolled in Turkish. Award amounts range from $500-$2300 per course. For more information and to apply and enroll, please visit the Language Institute’s website.
Professional Development Course for Liberal Arts Students!
Not sure what you’d like to do for your career? Take LA 401, Professional Development for the Liberal Arts Student, during the fall 2014 semester and work on your plan!
This course addresses job search strategies with emphasis toward juniors and seniors in non-technical majors. Through this course, students understand the process of seeking and gaining employment and also learn to effectively transition from college to the workplace.
LA 401, a one-credit course, will be held on Wednesdays from 11:15 AM – 12:05 in 112 Keller. The course is small to provide individualized attention, so spaces are limited. Interested students are encouraged to register as soon as possible.
If you have questions about the course, contact the course instructor, Heather Baruch-Bueter, at hzb100@psu.edu.
Earn 3 Online Credits-Summer 2014
Soumia Bardhan
Department of Communication Arts and Sciences
CAS 471: Intercultural Communication Theory and Research (Online, 3-credit, Summer 2014)
Key topics:
Identity- issues of belonging, diaspora, immigration
International cultures- Asia, the Middle East, Africa
Power, history, gender, race in intercultural interactions
Language/s & intercultural messages
Application of intercultural communication theory & research
Intercultural competence development
May satisfy U.S. (US) or International Cultures (IL)
Instructor: Dr. Soumia Bardhan; sbardhan@psu.edu
(Please contact with questions on pre-requisites)
Tell us about your summer internship!
Did you secure an internship for the summer? Congratulations, your hard work has paid off! After you’ve told your friends and family the good news, be sure to share your information with the Career Enrichment Network. We are very interested to see when Liberal Arts students are successful in their internship searches. Reporting your internship only takes a few minutes. Here’s how to submit your internship information:
- Click on My Internship and Research Information (right side of the page under Shortcuts), and enter your information. This will add it to your Network Symplicity profile.
- Or send us an email at lanetwork@psu.edu and include the following details:
- Organization Name
- Organization Location (City/State)
- Position Title (i.e., Marketing Intern, Policy Intern, Undergraduate Research Assistant, etc.)
- Compensation (This information will be used for statistical purposes.)
- Start/End Dates (Tentative dates are fine.)
Reporting your internship is more important than you may think. We report annually on the number of students participating in internship and study abroad activities, so your internship is important to us. Tell us so you can be included with the other Penn Staters enriching their educational experience this summer. You may even be selected to share your internship experience with a special profile on our website!
As if those reasons weren’t enough, you can also apply for enrichment funding for your internship. Many internships for Liberal Arts majors are unpaid. The College has modest funds available from generous alumni to provide Liberal Arts majors support for their internship experiences. The application process is pretty simple and straightforward. Award amounts vary from a few hundred dollars to a couple thousand dollars depending on length of program, location costs, demonstrated need, etc. Don’t wait, report your internship today!
Distinguished young alumnus to address President Obama’s second-term foreign policy agenda and the challenges of sustaining American global leadership
Liberal Arts alumnus Sean Misko (2004, International Politics and Media Studies) will be speaking to students and answering questions about foreign policy, global leadership, and his experience at the State Department. This event will take place on Friday, April 25 in 124 Sparks Building at 12:15pm. No RSVP is required and students are welcome to bring lunch with them. Beverages will be provided.
Sean Misko is a member of the U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning Staff. In addition to leading the State Department’s work on the Obama Administration’s second-term National Security Strategy, he advises the Secretary of State on U.S. policy toward South Asia and the Middle East. From 2009-2012, Misko served as Special Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) and coordinated negotiation of the U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, which provides a framework for U.S.-Afghan relations following the withdrawal of combat forces. Misko was also involved in efforts to facilitate a political settlement of the Afghanistan conflict.
Prior to joining Ambassador Richard Holbrooke’s SRAP team, Misko worked as a policy advisor to U.S. Central Command. He also served as a special assistant in the Office of Management and Budget’s National Security Division, Presidential Management Fellow in the State Department’s Office of Iranian Affairs, and briefly as a Roberts Intelligence Fellow and political analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency.
Misko also holds a Master of Public Policy in International Security and Political Economy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He has been recognized by the Center for a New American Security as a 2014 Next Generation National Security Leader, the German Marshall Fund as a 2013 Young Strategist, and was a 2011 Manfred Wörner Fellow. In 2012, the Penn State Alumni Association recognized Misko with its Alumni Achievement Award.
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