The following services and resources can help employers offering professional and internship opportunities to connect with PennWest students and alumni.
Create a Handshake Account and Post Jobs & Internships
Handshake is PennWest’s online recruiting system. Many universities in Pennsylvania and …
Established by the PennWest Career Center, the support fund provides financial assistance for students pursuing select career and professional development opportunities.
About the Award:
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Application Materials:
Questions?
Please contact Diana Brush at anderson@pennwest.edu.
The holiday season is a time for joy, gratitude, and of course, a series of questions from relatives around the dinner table. For many college students or recent graduates, one common question takes center stage: “What are you going to …
The deadline to apply for internship credit is two weeks before the start of the semester in which you plan to intern.
Step 1: Student meets with Faculty Advisor to discuss the following
Step 2: Complete the internship application in …
PennWest offers Career Closets on the California and Clarion campuses, where students can schedule an appointment to select free professional attire. New and gently used business and business-casual clothing is available for class presentations, internships, practicums, field experiences, student teaching, …
If you want to reach out to an organization/company to see if they would be willing to host an intern, use this example email message to craft your own. Make sure to include why you are interested in interning with …
Kasandra Apthorp completes 450-hour placement at Brighter Horizons, prepares for graduate study in clinical mental health counseling
For PennWest Edinboro student Kasandra Apthorp, a summer internship offered the opportunity to move beyond the classroom, develop professional helping skills and explore …
Students in PennWest University’s online Master of Science in speech-language pathology program traded their computer screens for hands-on clinical experiences as they gathered on the Edinboro campus for a required clinical intensive Aug. 3-7.
The one-week intensive is a signature …
Mars, Pennsylvania, native Mya Lee is spending her summer turning classroom knowledge into hands-on conservation experience through an internship at Stormy Oaks Nature Conservancy – Wildbird Recovery, Inc., where she helps rehabilitate injured songbirds, swallows and birds of prey.
An honors …
For Zach Miller, sports have always been about more than the action on the field or court. This summer, the PennWest Clarion student is gaining a firsthand look at everything that happens behind the scenes to make collegiate athletics successful.
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For many college students, an internship offers a glimpse into a future career. For PennWest Clarion student James O’Dell, it has meant helping keep one of the busiest schedules in baseball running smoothly.
O’Dell is spending his second consecutive summer …
Brenden Padilla knows that cybersecurity is a field where experience matters just as much as education.
That’s why the PennWest Global Online student is spending his internship at Ford Office Technologies immersed in the day-to-day work of protecting organizations from …
When Nate Kurtz arrived at PennWest California, he knew he wanted to work in sports. Three years later, the junior sport management major is turning that passion into professional experience through a photography internship with the Reading Fightin Phils, the …
PennWest students are playing a central role this summer in strengthening Oil City’s downtown and local economy. Through internships supported by McElhattan Foundation grants, students are working with the Oil City Main Street Program, ARTS Oil City, Venango County Chamber of Commerce, and …
For Natalie Reynolds, every day as a press office intern with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation brings a new opportunity to inform the public and strengthen the communication skills she’s developed at PennWest Clarion.
A communication major from Fallentimber, Pennsylvania, …
Connor Vickers knows that the best way to prepare for a career is to gain experience before graduation.
The North Huntingdon native is doing just that as the Undergraduate Admissions Intern at PennWest California, where he’s building professional skills while …
