Penn State Scranton’s chapter of the Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society recently inducted three new members at a special ceremony held on campus.
Posing for a group photo after the conclusion of this year's Big Idea Competition at Penn State Scranton are some of students who participated in the event. They are, from left: Parkston Myers, Mahathir Mahbub, Jermin Gilbert, Brandon Novak, Victor Bulaya, Anastasia Burgerhoff, Christian Dructor and Evan Kerrigan.
Taylor Burdick, at left, and Kristie Miller working at the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce on a recent afternoon. Both students have said their internships have provided them with experience and knowledge that will definitely help them as they enter the job market after graduation.
Stephanie Juarez-Ventura, standing, is Penn State Scranton intern Taylor Burdick’s supervisor and the communications manager for The Chamber. Here, she is show working with Burdick at the Chamber.
Penn State Scranton students Taylor Burdick, at left, and Kristie Miller have spent part of their spring semester interning at The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, putting what they've learned in the classroom to productive use in a real-world setting while learning more about economic development in northeast Pennsylvania and the career opportunities in the region.
This year marked the eighth annual Big Idea Competition, an opportunity that encourages entrepreneurship among the student population at Penn State Scranton through creating enterprising business concepts.
Penn State Scranton students Taylor Burdick and Kristie Miller spent part of their spring semester interning at The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, where they personally experienced the educational benefits of doing an internship, while also learning about economic development in northeast Pennsylvania and the opportunities that exist here for both companies and potential employees and entrepreneurs.
The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State has been awarded a $2 million grant by the Bedford Falls Foundation, resulting in the creation of more than 30 scholarship awards each totaling $40,000.
