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CLAS Wildcats in Action: Student Internship Experiences

Spring & Summer 2026 Edition

From Fall 2025 to Summer 2026, these semesters marked a period of meaningful professional engagement for CLAS students as they stepped beyond the classroom and into internships that connected academic learning with real-world application. Across …

By David Heuring
David Heuring Coordinator of Professional Development and Internships
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KPMG is shifting their recruiting timeline!

Students, Villanova’s Career Center and the O’Donnell Center in VSB received the below announcement from KPMG’s Heads of University Talent Acquisition. Please join us in thanking KPMG for making this important shift.

Based on your feedback and our commitment to …

By Christie Vuoto
Christie Vuoto
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Honoring Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom, History, and Community

Juneteenth, observed on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and celebrates Black freedom, culture, and community. The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved African Americans …

By Megan Pongratz
Megan Pongratz
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Skill Building Courses

Creative Inspirations: Ed Emberley, Children’s Book Illustrator

Taught by Ed Emberley
Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley is truly a national treasure, having drawn nearly 100 books. The warmth…

Insights from a College Career Coach

Taught by Valerie Sutton
Are you feeling stuck in your current position, seeking a new one, or contemplating a career change? In this interview,…

Learning to Write Marketing Copy

Taught by Ian Lurie
Copy is the heart and soul of almost every marketing endeavor. Get a great foundation for all your campaigns with…

Financial Accounting Part 1

Taught by Kay Stice
Anyone who needs to interpret financial statements or communicate financial results needs a solid understanding of financial accounting. This comprehensive,…

Cover Letter Tips

Taught by Jenny Foss
Cover letters offer job seekers an opportunity to explain how their education, skills, and experiences line up directly with the…

Ideation for Marketers (2018)

Taught by Brad Batesole
How do you keep your marketing fresh—generating new ideas and approaches to keep your audience engaged? In this course, marketing…

A Day In The Life of a Data Scientist (2020)

Taught by Madecraft
The best way to understand what it’s actually like to work as a data scientist is to spend the day…

Working with Recruiters

Taught by Barbara Bruno
No matter how big your network is, a recruiter’s network is bigger. A recruiter can be a great resource to…

Creative Inspirations: Harry Marks, Broadcast Designer

Taught by Harry Marks
Harry Marks is considered by many to be the godfather of broadcast design. More than any other individual, he changed…

After Effects Apprentice: 08 Nesting and Precomposing

Taught by Trish Meyer
Let Chris and Trish Meyer share with you two of the core secrets required to become an efficient After Effects…

Creative Inspirations: Mexopolis, Animation Studio

Taught by Sandra Equihua
Mexopolis is the husband and wife team whose animated television series El Tigre has defied all the rules and won…

HTML5: Geolocation

Taught by Bill Weinman
This course shows how to add location tracking to a web application with a combination of JavaScript, CSS and HTML5.…

Marketing Analytics and Insights with AI: Use Claude and Copilot to Analyze Data, Generate Insights, and Build Dashboards by Adobe

Taught by Adobe Inc
How much time do you spend each week making sense of dashboards and translating numbers into something stakeholders can act…

After Effects Apprentice: 01 Pre-Roll

Taught by Trish Meyer
This short course is designed for those who have never used Adobe After Effects, or those who might need a…

After Effects Apprentice: 03 Advanced Animation

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, Chris Meyer helps beginning After Effects artists take their animations to the next level. Chris shows how…

After Effects Apprentice: 02 Basic Animation

Taught by Trish Meyer
Trish Meyer leads beginners through a gentle introduction to Adobe After Effects: from creating a new project and importing sources,…

After Effects Apprentice: 14 Shape Layers

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, author Chris Meyer shows how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside Adobe After Effects. The…

After Effects Apprentice: 11 3D Space

Taught by Trish Meyer
This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in Adobe After Effects. Authors Chris and Trish Meyer…

After Effects Apprentice: 12 Tracking and Keying

Taught by Trish Meyer
Explore how to use the motion tracker and stabilizer built into After Effects and shows how to handle a variety…

Creative Inspirations: Renegade Animation, Animation Studio

Taught by Renegade Animation
Renegade Animation has pioneered digital 2D paperless animation with a unique all-Flash workflow—and a bunch of really great cartoons! This…
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Alumni Connections

Luke Duffill

Alumni
  • Maywood, NJ
Meet Luke

Rachel Taylor

Alumni
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Volunteer Americorps NCC
Meet Rachel

Pasquale Tartaro

Alumni
  • Villanova, PA
  • Basketball Strategy & Legal Intern Glushon Sports Management
Meet Pasquale

Gabriella Henson-Vendrell

Alumni
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Forensics and Integrity Services Staff EY
Meet Gabriella

Katrina Vitale

Alumni
  • Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Owner/Attorney Vitale Law, PLLC
Meet Katrina

Pamela Johnson

Alumni
  • Somerset County, NJ
Meet Pamela

Joseph Jackino

Alumni
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • Self Employed
Meet Joseph

Margaret Carroll

Alumni
  • York, PA
Meet Margaret

Naja L Muhammad

Alumni
  • Bronx County, Bronx
  • Director of Alumni Relations New York University
Meet Naja L

Christopher Ricupero

Alumni
  • New York, NY
  • Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Columbia University Medical Center
Meet Christopher

Andrew Portas

Alumni
  • Louisville, KY
  • Consulting Associate - State and Local Government (Healthcare) KPMG
Meet Andrew

Troy Vlahos

Alumni
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Strategic Sales Director Gradient
Meet Troy
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CAREER VIDEOS

Creative Inspirations: Ed Emberley, Children’s Book Illustrator

Taught by Ed Emberley
Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley is truly a national treasure, having drawn nearly 100 books. The warmth…

Insights from a College Career Coach

Taught by Valerie Sutton
Are you feeling stuck in your current position, seeking a new one, or contemplating a career change? In this interview,…

Learning to Write Marketing Copy

Taught by Ian Lurie
Copy is the heart and soul of almost every marketing endeavor. Get a great foundation for all your campaigns with…

Financial Accounting Part 1

Taught by Kay Stice
Anyone who needs to interpret financial statements or communicate financial results needs a solid understanding of financial accounting. This comprehensive,…

Cover Letter Tips

Taught by Jenny Foss
Cover letters offer job seekers an opportunity to explain how their education, skills, and experiences line up directly with the…

Ideation for Marketers (2018)

Taught by Brad Batesole
How do you keep your marketing fresh—generating new ideas and approaches to keep your audience engaged? In this course, marketing…

A Day In The Life of a Data Scientist (2020)

Taught by Madecraft
The best way to understand what it’s actually like to work as a data scientist is to spend the day…

Working with Recruiters

Taught by Barbara Bruno
No matter how big your network is, a recruiter’s network is bigger. A recruiter can be a great resource to…

Creative Inspirations: Harry Marks, Broadcast Designer

Taught by Harry Marks
Harry Marks is considered by many to be the godfather of broadcast design. More than any other individual, he changed…

After Effects Apprentice: 08 Nesting and Precomposing

Taught by Trish Meyer
Let Chris and Trish Meyer share with you two of the core secrets required to become an efficient After Effects…

Creative Inspirations: Mexopolis, Animation Studio

Taught by Sandra Equihua
Mexopolis is the husband and wife team whose animated television series El Tigre has defied all the rules and won…

HTML5: Geolocation

Taught by Bill Weinman
This course shows how to add location tracking to a web application with a combination of JavaScript, CSS and HTML5.…

Marketing Analytics and Insights with AI: Use Claude and Copilot to Analyze Data, Generate Insights, and Build Dashboards by Adobe

Taught by Adobe Inc
How much time do you spend each week making sense of dashboards and translating numbers into something stakeholders can act…

After Effects Apprentice: 01 Pre-Roll

Taught by Trish Meyer
This short course is designed for those who have never used Adobe After Effects, or those who might need a…

After Effects Apprentice: 03 Advanced Animation

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, Chris Meyer helps beginning After Effects artists take their animations to the next level. Chris shows how…

After Effects Apprentice: 02 Basic Animation

Taught by Trish Meyer
Trish Meyer leads beginners through a gentle introduction to Adobe After Effects: from creating a new project and importing sources,…

After Effects Apprentice: 14 Shape Layers

Taught by Trish Meyer
In this course, author Chris Meyer shows how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside Adobe After Effects. The…

After Effects Apprentice: 11 3D Space

Taught by Trish Meyer
This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in Adobe After Effects. Authors Chris and Trish Meyer…

After Effects Apprentice: 12 Tracking and Keying

Taught by Trish Meyer
Explore how to use the motion tracker and stabilizer built into After Effects and shows how to handle a variety…

Creative Inspirations: Renegade Animation, Animation Studio

Taught by Renegade Animation
Renegade Animation has pioneered digital 2D paperless animation with a unique all-Flash workflow—and a bunch of really great cartoons! This…
View All Classes

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