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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Penn State Schuylkill student-athletes continue the tradition of exceptional academic performances, earning impressive GPAs and athletic conference accolades.
Mid Penn Bank along with a group of donors including alumni and friends of Penn State Schuylkill pledged over $27,000 to endow a new fund that will assist students who participate in unpaid internships
Schuylkill students Grace Muench and Mike Russell recently presented organic chemistry laboratory research during the undergraduate poster session of the Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
At the 2021 Northeast Natural History Conference, recent Penn State biology graduate Joseph Medica and rising biology senior Bethany Hollenbush, together with Lucas Redmond, assistant professor of biology at Penn State Schuylkill, presented findings of years-long gray catbird research conducted on and adjacent to the campus.
