Being fully engaged in your courses will allow you to maximize your experience and, ultimately, your knowledge. As someone who graduated from the business degree program with highest distinction, I found these rules of engagement most useful: 1. Use the Syllabus Most of your professors will advise this, and I recommend going beyond simply referencing…
Job seeking has been very difficult recently, and it’s easy to get discouraged after sending out innumerous resumes and replying to endless job posts. If the high and seemingly unrelenting unemployment levels over the last few years makes it hard for you to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I have a…
Given that we have the opportunity to collaborate with students all over the world, World Campus students are aware that we are increasingly part of a global community. As business majors, however, we are expected to be even more aware of our increasing interconnectedness, and, as such, we are required to read Tom Friedman’s The…
I recently spent graduation weekend in State College, and I would like to offer a special thanks to those that put together a fantastic Graduation Celebration for World Campus students. Graduation is, of course, a time to rejoice in the culmination of seemingly endless hours of hard work. In my time on-campus, though, I also…
I will be graduating in May of this year, so I have been reflecting a lot on recent accomplishments while excitedly anticipating future opportunities. While I am still uncertain what I will be doing there is no question in how I will approach whatever it is I do. Here are some of the central values that I have come…
Building a strong network can be a tremendous asset to people entering the workforce or looking to enhance their career path. I chose to attend Penn State World Campus over a well-regarded private institution in Philadelphia due in large part to its vast number of alumni. Commentators, however, state that one of the disadvantages of…
Many of us attending World Campus are doing so because we aspire to be leaders of our respective fields; with that, I am going to share one of my sources for leadership-based inspiration—one of the foremost books in the field. Between the summer and fall semesters of 2012, I read the life-altering book entitled Wooden…
I find as a parent, student, and worker that the most difficult part of being productive in each aspect of life — without compromising quality — is time management. With that, I am hoping to share some insight and inspiration in hopes that it can benefit you in your studies. In between semesters, I read…
