THON Thursday: Live to Dance THON Style
As the momentum builds leading up to THON, I’ve been getting requests from people wanting to dance in THON on behalf of the World Campus. That makes this the perfect opportunity for me to explain how the THON process works AND recruit for next year’s World Campus THON Campaign. Entering the Dancer Lottery Because there…
Learning Design: Working Ahead to Save You Money
It’s our first post of 2011 from Learning Design! Here is a wintry snapshot of our building. Can you see Mt. Nittany in the background? Our office suite is located right behind that wall of windows on the first level. This can create a chilly workday for those of us closest to the windows, but…
THON Thursday: Your Chance to be a Hero
I’m writing this post on Sunday night, about 30 minutes before the AFC Championship game. Like many of us in Central Pennsylvania and throughout the U.S., I am a diehard Steelers fan, and all I can think about right now is Steelers football. Many kids (and some adults) would say my favorite players are heroes…
Library Resources for Spanish, Ibero-American, Linguistics & Related Studies
Many thanks to Rachel Schneiderman, Humanities Librarian for Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, Linguistics, Latin American Studies and Latina/o Studies at Penn State University Libraries for this helpful information on linguistics research. Are you in a Penn State World Campus course on linguistics or Ibero-American Civilization? Are you studying sociology, world music, anthropology, women’s studies or…
Adding and Dropping Courses: What You Need to Know
If you are considering adding or dropping a course, there are many factors you will want to consider: Is there still time to add or drop a course? Will dropping a course affect my progress towards my degree? Will a change in my course schedule have financial implications? Penn State maintains three periods relating to…
THON Thursday: What THON Means to Us
Last week, I introduced myself and my daughter, Savannah, as your World Campus THON Co-Chairs. Now I’d like to tell you about our connection to THON, and why it is so important to us. Our History with THON and Four Diamonds I first became involved with The Four Diamonds Fund as an employee in the…
Still a Penn State Student – Even in Texas!
We were thrilled to have World Campus student Leslie Cano stop by the Outreach Building on Penn State’s University Park campus today for a visit! Leslie, who is pursuing a bachelor of arts in law and society, traveled here from San Antonio, TX, to visit Penn State in person. During her visit, Leslie shared with…
Geographic Resources from Penn State Libraries and Online
Many thanks to Marcy Bidney, Assistant Librarian, Head of the Donald W. Hamer Maps Library at Penn State University Libraries for sharing these great tips on Penn State resources for geographic information. Don’t stop reading this blog if you think maps or geographic information have nothing to do with your course of study. I’m here…
A New Trick for Exploring Career Paths
Thanks to the career librarian at UP Career Services, I learned a new way for Penn State students to learn about career paths using the Hoover’s Guide and LinkedIn. Here’s how: Step 1: Make sure you’re logged into LinkedIn. Step 2: Log onto Hoover’s Online via the link on the Business Databases page of the…
Nittany Lion Career Network: Job Leads & Resources for Penn State Students
There are many ways to search for jobs – networking, targeted searches, the internet, employment agencies, and career or job fairs. But did you know that as a Penn State student you have an additional way to connect with a national pool of employers who are seeking PSU students and grads? The Nittany Lion Career…