Penn State Altoona Communications Program

COMM INTERNSHIPS: ADVICE AND OPPORTUNITIES COMM internships are an outstanding opportunity to develop professional skills, create strong portfolio content, and make contacts that can lead to career success. If you have considered doing an internship for credit, the COMM faculty are glad to support your goals. To succeed in obtaining a solid internship, advanced planning is required. Students at Penn State Altoona have completed successful internships with NFL and MLB teams, a...Continue reading

INTERNSHIPS & JOB OPPORTUNITIES: We hope your summer is going well. Below is information regarding academic internships and job opportunities. INTERNSHIPS: If you are planning to do an internship this fall, please make sure to do the necessary advance planning. The first step might be to determine where you might do an internship, then work with that potential internship host to see if your internship ideas are feasible and reasonable. Some students prefer to brainstorm with...Continue reading

FOREIGN LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH UNIQUE UNIVERSITY PARK PROGRAM If you or fellow students need to fulfill the PSU foreign language requirement and would be interested in taking a class with up to 90% of the tuition covered by a scholarship, please check into the Summer Language Institute at Penn State's University Park campus. Federally funded scholarships are now available for students to study at Penn State's STARTALK Arabic Academy from June 18 to July 13 ...at University Park. Students can earn 4 credits for ARAB 001 in just four weeks of intensive learning, which includes enjoyable, twice-weekly cultural immersion sessions. You may also be able to take 002 and 003 level courses through the institute as well, though further research would be needed to see if scholarships would be available for intermediate and advanced level courses. Students can also apply for a scholarship to study Chinese, Korean, Russian, or Portuguese. Summer session beginner-level courses start Monday, June 11. Please visit the Summer Language Institute web site to learn more or request a scholarship application form. The link is as follows: https://language-institute.outreach.psu.edu/ You can also contact the following individual to obtain more information: Elena Galinova Phone: 814-867-1665 [email protected]

TWO DEADLINES: HONOR SOCIETY (LAMBDA PI ETA) AND CONFER RADIO TALENT INSTITUTE APPLICATIONS: Two deadlines are fast approaching. First, the deadline for applying for Lambda Pi Eta, the Communications Honor Society, is on Wednesday, March 14. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Second, The deadline for applying to the Confer Talent Institute At Bloomsburg University has been extended to March 24. Details for both are as follows: == Lambda Pi Eta is the Honor Society for ...Continue reading

LIVEWIRE: INVITATION TO SUBMIT CONTENT- Whether you’re looking to promote your work, share your art or simply want to expand your audience, LiveWire is looking for creative students, faculty and staff willing to submit their work for publication. Livewire is an online multimedia magazine that can showcase the work of the Penn State Altoona community. We welcome submissions of art, photography, video, news stories, essays, poetry, short stories, and animations. This is a perfect and easy way to publish your creation online and reach a bigger audience. Please contact Damian Heltman-Gray at [email protected] or Cherie Langenbacher at [email protected] by February 21st. Thank you.