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Impacting the Penn State Community
The research project that I was involved in this summer focused on developing and implementing innovations in health care delivery that would meet the needs of the Penn State employee and beneficiaries who are covered under the University’s health benefits program. My...
Making Global Connections
This past summer, I interned with Underdogs United. Underdogs United works to promote sustainability and global stewardship through the lens of sport. In my role of business development, I helped to form partnerships with professional athletes to get involved in our...
A Chance to Challenge Myself
My internship experience took place in Karlsruhe, Germany in the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The length of my internship was approximately two months. Every day, I’d commute by bus and train from Pforzheim to Karlsruhe to assist Mike Kemper, a senior...
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Awarded in Grants
Multicultural Awareness
The knowledge and cognitive skills that support effective and appropriate interaction in a multitude of cultural contexts.
Civic Responsibility
The duty to make a difference in the life of our communities and the development of necessary knowledge, skills, values, and motivation to make a difference.
Professional Development
The ability to clarify career goals while demonstrating the skills necessary to meet professional expectations.
Ethical Reasoning
The assessment of one’s ethical values and the social context of problems and the ability to recognize ethical issues in a variety of settings.
Systems Thinking
The cognitive process to understand how a system’s constituent parts influence each other and how they behave over time within the context of larger systems.
The Student Engagement Network advances the power of participation by connecting students with experiences that empower them to make a positive impact as citizens and leaders of the world. By enabling even more students to have transformative experiences, the Student Engagement Network is helping to make Penn State a more vibrant place to live, learn, and grow.