by Zac Cohen | May 4, 2018
The following link leads you to my PLA e-Portfolio: http://cohenzac44.wixsite.com/pla-eportfolio
by Zac Cohen | Apr 22, 2018
Today my time as Pledge Master for my business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, came to an end. When deciding how my fellow PM and I should spend our last opportunity speaking in front of the kids in a formal setting, I had the urge to play one of my favorite commencement...
by Zac Cohen | Apr 15, 2018
This semester I have had the privilege of being the Pledge Educator for my business fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi. In our pledge meetings, my partner and I introduced a new segment called “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know.” It is inspired by a Freakonomics podcast of the...
by Zac Cohen | Mar 25, 2018
This Saturday I participated in State College’s March for Our Lives, a satellite march of the larger protest in D.C. It was my first time taking part in a large-scale protest. It felt good to be a part of something bigger than me. Though I supported the Women’s March...
by Zac Cohen | Feb 25, 2018 |
On Friday I attended the United Nations Global Engagement Summit in New York City. It was an illuminating, informative day filled with interesting topics and panelists. Topics covered included climate change, the private sector’s role in achieving global goals, and...
by Zac Cohen | Feb 11, 2018
I have written before about the irrationality of sports fandom (you don’t have to actually read my first blog, but I would encourage you to read the Wait But Why blog post that inspired me to write it). The Tim Urban blog post in reference “Why Sports Fans Are Sports...
by Zac Cohen | Jan 28, 2018 |
This week in my Sapphire class, we had a convicted felon visit to talk about ethical decision-making. His name was Aaron Beam, and he is the former CFO of HealthSouth, a publicly traded provider of rehabilitation services. In 2003, it was discovered that HealthSouth...
by Zac Cohen | Jan 14, 2018 |
We live in a time where so-called “hot takes” dominate the airwaves. Broad, sweeping generalizations and unsubstantiated claims that capture people’s attention. Our President is the most obvious offender, routinely spouting off cable-news-chyron-worthy statements such...
by Zac Cohen | Nov 26, 2017 |
Originally published 10/29/17 My friend, mentor, and former PLA member, Luke Metaxas, and I are on the Board of Directors for the House of Care, a small nonprofit in downtown State College that serves local low-income, elderly residents. We are the first student...
by Zac Cohen | Oct 29, 2017 |
I’ve never been a great Jew. Faith’s never been a big part of my life. It always seemed irrational to me. When asked by friends if I consider myself Jewish more in a religious sense or a cultural sense, I would tend to favor the latter. But even so, I never fully...
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