by Jessica Tatone | Sep 20, 2018 | Civic Responsibility, Information Sciences and Technology, Peer Mentoring, Student, University Park
My engagement experience occurred during the summer of 2019, when I worked for the Penn State Office of Student Orientation and Transition Programs as the Campus Liaison for the New Student Orientation Welcome Crew. During my experience, I worked at New Student...
by Aimee Pizarchik | Aug 28, 2018 | Information Sciences and Technology, Professional Development, Student, Study Abroad/Study Away, University Park
From June 12th to August 10th, I participated in an intensive Chinese language program in Kunming, China. Apart from classes, I also had the opportunity to go on various cultural excursions to other cities in Yunnan Province, including Dali, Puzhehei, and a few...
by Giselle Redila | Sep 7, 2017 | Information Sciences and Technology, Student, Undergraduate Research, University Park
During this summer I worked on my personal laptop and on the desktop computer located in the Penn State lab affiliated with my research adviser. I utilized Twitter data provided by the Department of Geography and visualized it in the Unity Engine. I programmed and...
by Evan McStay | Sep 7, 2017 | Community-Based Learning, Information Sciences and Technology, Student, University Park
I decided that I wanted to build an application for farmers to use to identify plant diseases that are plaguing their harvest. I decided that for the first iteration of this application that I wanted to stay local and focus on the vegetation around Beaver County. So,...