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Co-Op Stories

A new series profiling the summer 2021 internship experiences of undergraduate students participating in Penn State Schuylkill Co-Op. The series is written by Courtney Weikel, a fourth-year Penn State Schuylkill student majoring in corporate communication and completing her summer internship in the campus’s Office of Strategic Communications.

Schuylkill Speaks!

Schuylkill Speaks! is part of an ongoing conversation with Penn State Schuylkill alumni, both new and established. In this edition, we feature standout graduates from our spring 2021 graduating class. These exceptional students include athletes, scholars, givers of time, and campus leaders. They have distinguished themselves during their time on campus, and they embody the proud tradition of Penn Staters making a difference.

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Linda MacDuff named director of housing and food services at Penn State Berks

Linda MacDuff has accepted the position of director of housing and food services at Penn State Berks. In this role, she will direct operations at Penn State Berks, as well as manage external food-service contracts for Penn State's Lehigh Valley and Schuylkill campuses.

Co-Op stories: Schuylkill student connects from Rio De Janeiro to San Diego

Lucas Centola E Silva is a second-year Penn State Schuylkill student from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, who landed a unique remote internship opportunity with Sizigi, an eportfolio company based in San Diego, California. Through this internship, he’s learning fundamental principles that will benefit him throughout his academic and post-graduation career.

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Co-Op stories: Student's internship highlights importance of networking

Corinne Ellis, a fourth-year Penn State Schuylkill student, is spending her summer in Washington, D.C., interning with the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Organization. Through her experience, she has learned the power of networking and formed important connections with prominent leaders while furthering her knowledge in economics.

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Co-op stories: Student seizes potential with therapy center internship

Penn State Schuylkill student Poetic Session found her ideal internship at Gym-Jam Therapeutics, located in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. By interning at the therapy center for individuals with autism and other special needs, Session learned to seize opportunities while creating meaningful memories.

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Schuylkill professor publishes book on public memory and TV series, 'Outlander'

Inspired by her Scottish heritage and a popular television show set during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Valerie Schrader, associate professor of communication arts and sciences at Penn State Schuylkill, embraced the opportunity to turn an academic paper into her first published monograph and discovered new creative capital along the way.

Schuylkill professor's community video series showcases, promotes local business

David “D.J.” Higgins, assistant teaching professor of film/video and music at Penn State Schuylkill, has produced a video series showcasing small businesses in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in partnership with Pottsville Area Development Corporation. The “Business Gems” series has released three episodes thus far with one episode featuring a Penn State Schuylkill alumnus and business owner.

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Schuylkill Professor Charles Cantalupo publishes new poetry collection

Charles Cantalupo, distinguished professor of English, comparative literature, and African studies at Penn State Schuylkill, has published his 14th book. “The Woodstock Sandal and Further Steps” is a collection of poems reflecting on some of the key places and moments in his life.

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Penn State Schuylkill offers new addictions and recovery minor

Penn State Schuylkill now offers an interdisciplinary minor in Addictions and Recovery, intended to supplement the education of criminal justice and psychology majors while preparing them to work with people all along the spectrum of the substance use disorder and recovery process.

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