Internships

Mar 21, 2016 • Christopher Sarachilli

March 23: Secure Jobs, Internships, Connections at Internship and Career Fair

Get your resume ready—the annual Internship and Career Fair returns this week. On Wednesday, March 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Kuch Center Alumni Gymnasium, the Fair will offer students and alumni the opportunity to network with employers and graduate schools, secure internships, and learn more...

Alex Merker '17 at an award ceremony at the Governor's Mansion, standing with a portrait of James A. Finnegan.

Dec 4, 2015 • Christopher Sarachilli

Merker ’17 One of Four to Intern for PA Department of State

Over the summer, political science major Alex Merker ’17 was one of four people to intern with the Pennsylvania Department of State’s Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislations in Harrisburg, Pa. The internship, obtained through the James A. Finnegan Foundation, allowed Merker to assist...

Apr 3, 2015 • jretter Retter

Students Connect, Impress at Career Fair

More than 300 students attended the March 31 Career Fair in the Kuch Center Alumni Gymnasium. Nearly 100 organizations participated, including employers and graduate schools, representing education, nonprofit, financial, accounting, consulting, marketing, media, and government sectors. “Students...

Ron Drozd (fourth from left) spoke to students on his experience with the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia

Apr 1, 2015 • jretter Retter

Arcadia Joins World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia’s Leadership Council

Arcadia University and the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) are pleased to announce that Arcadia has joined the WTCGP’s Leadership Council. The WTCGP will work with the School of Global Business at Arcadia to invite students interested in international business to learn more...

Oct 29, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Frances Dumlao ’15: ‘How I Got a Magazine Internship in Philly’

Under the pressure of finding a fall semester internship, Because Arcadia blogger Frances Dumlao ’15 perfected her résumé, cover letter, professional wardrobe, and interview skills before landing a position at Grid magazine, which covers sustainability issues and initiatives in the Greater...

Alumna Allison Gaines, who majored in biology at Arcadia, is a medicolegal death investigator in New Jersey.

Sep 2, 2014 • Purnell Cropper

Gaines Finds That Dead Men Do Tell Tales

By COURTNEY WRIGHT It’s pitch black, long after dark in a south N.J. wood. A group of police officers, dodging heavy branches and nocturnal creatures, lugs a large spotlight, illuminating the forest. To add to the potential eeriness, a massive nest of daddy long legs seemed to beckon Allison...

Jul 22, 2013 • Purnell Cropper

Bulldog Reporter: Creighton Hired as Graphic Designer for Hornercom

Shortly after graduating from Arcadia University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Steffane Creighton ’13 was hired as a full-time member of the design team at Hornercom. Prior to this position, Creighton had worked at Hornercom as a design intern, impressing president Jack Horner with her ability to...

Mar 22, 2013 • Sarah Schwartz

Students and Alumni Connect with Employers at Fair

More than 200 students and alumni came poised to make an impression at Arcadia University’s 2013 Spring Internship and Career Fair on March 5. Résumés ready, pitches polished, they met and mingled with representatives from the nearly 40 businesses and non-profit organizations looking to fill...

Feb 14, 2013 • Sarah Schwartz

Comcast NewsMakers: Public Health Student Develops Equine Therapy Program

Dene Mitchel ’13M, a graduate student in Arcadia’s Master of Public Health program, was featured on Comcast NewsMakers recently with host Jill Horner. She discussed an equine therapy program she created with Sebastian Riding Associates for children suffering from post traumatic stress disorder (...

Matt Morris ’13M, left, will present a poster at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association with Dr. Michael Morrow, second from right.

Jan 31, 2013 • Sarah Schwartz

Morris ’13M Lands Job in the Field within First Year of Study

By SARAH R. SCHWARTZ ’10 Photography JOSH BLUSTEIN Most counseling psychology students have to wait till their final year of graduate school to get practical experience in a counseling setting. However, Matt Morris ’13M, a student in Arcadia University’s master’s degree program in Counseling...

Michael Stackhouse ’13 is researching Low-Impact Developments (LID), a land-planning and engineering design approach to managing storm water runoff, in Philadelphia.

Jan 27, 2013 • Sarah Schwartz

Business Major Lands Job Following Internship in Australia

When planning your future, sometimes it’s better to put it in writing. Entering his junior year, Business major Michael Stackhouse ’13 was interested in economics but only held a vague idea of the sort of career he might pursue. It wasn’t until he was crafting a cover letter for Arcadia's Sydney...

Mitchell Cohen ’12 transferred credits on the way to a bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Arcadia Arcadia.

Dec 12, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz

Business Major Discovers Drive to Perform at Top Level

By SARAH R. SCHWARTZ ’10 Photography JORDAN RICHARDS ’15 Mitchell Cohen ’12, assistant bid coordinator for Benjamin Foods, approaches his goals the way he approaches a ladder: It’s one foot after another, one rung at a time until he reaches the destination. Simple enough. But when the first few...