Bobbi Dempsey
Tips for Requesting Library Materials
Penn State World Campus students have access to a wealth of library resources. In fact, it’s the eighth largest research library collection in North America and includes millions of books, e-books, maps, CDs, DVDs, and more. Among some of the interesting items students have checked out recently were a DSLR camera, numerous books from the…
How to Decide If a Job Opportunity Is Right for You
By contemplating whether a particular opportunity is a good fit prior to applying, you greatly increase the odds that you will perform well at an interview — and that you would then succeed at the job, if you do get hired.
Office 365: Guide to the Teams App
Teams is a collaboration platform within Office 365 that lets you chat, meet, and share and edit files all within one central workspace. It provides a chat space for colleagues and classmates to share and discuss ideas. Teams can also bring in documents or projects from other Office 365 applications to be viewed and discussed.…
Office 365: Guide to the Forms App
Forms is a web-only app in Office 365 that you can use to create forms, surveys, and quizzes. Penn State students have access to a variety of Office 365 apps, and you can also create forms in OneDrive, Excel, and OneNote. However, the Forms app is designed to give you a really quick and easy…
Get a Career You Love With Help From Nittany Lion Careers
Earlier this year, Penn State launched a new system called Nittany Lion Careers that offers useful resources for Penn State World Campus students and alumni. This new centralized system — which combines existing tools, while adding some enhanced capabilities — is available to all Penn State students and graduates, regardless of their campus, college, location,…
Graduation Student Speaker: Chris Bennett
Chris Bennett was one of the student speakers at the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration for fall semester. Here are the remarks he shared. — So much commitment, dedication, and effort is represented here today. It reminds me of a Winston Churchill quote my grandfather always retells in his own words, “Where there’s a…
Get These Valuable Benefits of Volunteering During a Day of Service
Did you know that volunteering can be good for your health? A study by the Corporation for National & Community Service found that people who volunteer have lower mortality rates, improved functional abilities, and reduced rates of depression. And of course, volunteering is also good for the people and organizations you decide to serve. There are more…
Join Interest Groups and Get Involved With Student Organizations
Penn State World Campus encourages you to join one or more newly created interest groups designed to help develop new student organizations.
9 Tech Tips to Supercharge Your Productivity
These tips from the Penn State World Campus HelpDesk can help you boost productivity as an online student.
Graduation Student Speaker: Serena Carlson
Serena Carlson was one of the student speakers at the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration for summer semester. Here are the remarks she shared: — Hello, my name is Serena Carlson. I live in Seattle, Washington and like you, I am a World Campus student. I am 39, and a mom to three wonderful children;…