by Luiza Lodder | Jul 31, 2015
I can’t remember the precise moment I started pushing myself to find an internship for this summer. I know that during my trip up to State College this past January, I was already hammering out cover letters as I waited for my planes to arrive. I wrote them for...
by Oren Adam | Jul 30, 2015
As part of my process improvement project at Amazon, I am responsible for creating a leaner on boarding process for new hires. According to Lean.Org, Lean is defined as “creating more value for customers with fewer resources.” When you look closely at that...
by Mallory Peterson | Jul 29, 2015
Summer at Penn State is a very different experience from the fall or spring semesters. For one thing, the atmosphere is much more relaxed. Without the majority of the student body, the craze of football Saturdays, or other excitatory events, a calm aura seems to lie...
by Christian Kaschak | Jul 29, 2015
My trip to Vietnam from May 20-June 5 was an unforgettable experience. The memories and great times with truly fascinating people will be carried with me perpetually. My father’s cousin, Thomas J. Kaschak, is a podiatric surgeon who started the Vietnam Medical...
by Leigh Boggs | Jul 28, 2015
This week is the halfway point for my students in the program. This means a couple of things: Everyone, both teachers and students, have gotten into a routine. Everyone, both teachers and students, are TIRED! I know my students well and am getting to know them even...
by Matt Crager | Jul 27, 2015
There are going to be days when you feel like you can’t do anything right. Printing one document will be a thirty-minute ordeal; your boss will have an off day and take it out on you; and you will have to ask your supervisors twenty questions to understand the...
by Mallory Peterson | Jul 24, 2015
I feel as though a huge weight has lifted off my shoulders. My MCAT scores finally came in! I definitely think I could have done better, but for such a short study time and my first time taking the official exam I am happy with my scores. Even more importantly, this...
by Oren Adam | Jul 24, 2015
A few weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to fly out with all of the other Operations Interns to visit Amazon’s Headquarters in Seattle, Washington. We spent three days participating in an Intern Summit, that enabled us to meet and network with one another,...
by Matt Crager | Jul 19, 2015
This post is from my second week on the job – right after I finally felt comfortable enough to write about my work! After two weeks at the Abernathy MacGregor Group, I finally feel ready to write about my experiences thus far. It’s taken me this long to come...
by Leigh Boggs | Jul 18, 2015
If I am to be completely honest with you, I have not been doing the best job of taking care of myself this summer. When you have 14 kids in front of you every day and only 55 minutes of class time and 60 minutes of lunch, recess, and clubs it is the easiest thing to...
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