Few students become more engaged in clubs, academics and student life activities than Raquele Amato. A prominent figure on Penn State Schuylkill’s campus, Amato has served as an officer in more than half a dozen student organizations, swept spring awards ceremonies, worked as a resident assistant, and helped her family run their pizza shop in Frackville, Pennsylvania, all while maintaining a full-time course load. Before she closes the book on her time at Penn State Schuylkill, Amato reflected on her time at the campus and considered what’s next.
Senior Steven Shalamanda began his education at Penn State Schuylkill knowing he was interested in becoming an optometrist. But it was this high-achieving biology student’s internship with a local practice that affirmed his vision for the future. In fall 2020, Shalamanda will begin his O.D. program at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Shalamanda exercised his great ambitions on campus with involvement in several clubs, and reflects upon how the leadership experience he gained at Penn State Schuylkill will help inform his graduate work.
Senior Eric Thompson has been inspired by and heavily involved in THON. For the 2020 THON weekend, Eric was voted as one of Penn State Schuylkill's official dancers for the 46-hour dance marathon. Here, he poses with Schuylkill Benefitting THON kid Devon Pulaski, a cancer survivor.
