Earn Credit AND Be Paid!
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences encourages students to pursue internships and earn academic credit for them if appropriate. OUS oversees the internship-for-credit process and works with students to identify and pursue internship opportunities, …
Nicole Subik | Director, Learning Support Services
“When I first started working in Learning Support Services, I had so many ideas for programs and workshops that I wanted to run. I was just bursting! In my second year, I teamed up …
Chris Jeffords | Associate Teaching Professor | Department of Economics
“To the extent that my story is about academia and career paths is up for debate, but this is a very personal story which I hope helps you on your path to …
Aronté Bennett, PhD | Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Business
Pursuing a career in academia is not for the faint of heart. More often than not, the research that faculty pour our passion and energy into is …
Rev. Bernie Scianna, OSA, PhD | Senior Associate Dean of Students
“I believe we learn more from losing than winning!
Throughout my life, I have been drawn to leadership positions…a call to serve! Even though I had been elected to leadership …
Michael Brown | Director, Office of Veterans and Military Service Members
“When I was getting out of the Army, I had always dreamed of going to a very specific college. I applied, certain that I was going to get accepted, only …
Kevin Grubb | Associate Vice Provost, Career & Professional Development
“After a few years of working as a career counselor and coach, I applied and got an interview for a leadership opportunity at a very well-known organization. I was so excited …
Kate Szumanski | Director of Internships and Professional Development, Office for Undergraduate Students, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
“Taking risks in my professional life. The mere act of typing such bold action prompts in my mind a series of seemingly …
Andrea L. Welker, PhD | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering | Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
“One day towards the end of September 1995, I walked into one of the many nondescript classrooms in Ernest Cockrell, Jr Hall at …
Kevin Covington, MSM | Assistant Director, Retention and Outreach, Center for Access, Success and Achievement (CASA)
“When I reflect on my undergraduate days, especially my first year in college, I was so excited and optimistic to start. However, the first semester …
Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD | 32nd President of Villanova University
“I attended a small, Catholic high school in Royal Oak, Michigan. There were 84 people in my graduating class and, for the most part, we moved from the elementary …
