Pre-Grad Events Fall 2024

Pre-Grad Week Fall 2024

It is that time of the year again! With many graduate school application deadlines approaching at the end of fall, we have put together a series of virtual events to help you with the process. Even …

By Doris Tabassum
Doris Tabassum Associate Director, Graduate School Advising
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Career Insights Series for Graduate Students & Postdocs

Join Career Services for this new fall programming – the Career Insights Series is a set of fall programs for Penn graduate students and postdocs to dive into different career fields. Each week is centered around a career field, and will …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Bridges to Financial Literacy: A Summer of Partnership and Growth

Michael Sun, SEAS & WH ’24, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This summer, I had the honor of serving as the Business Development Team Supervisor at the Common Cents Collaborative, a 501(c)(3) organization aiming to make personal finance education more interesting, innovative, …

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A Summer of Freeing the Innocent

Daniella Clayborn, COL ’25, Alpharetta, GA

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity of interning with the Innocence Network, a group of Innocence Project organizations with a mission to free and exonerate innocent people who have been wrongfully convicted. My …

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A Door into the World of International Organizations: A Summer of Learning and Discovery

Euel Kebebew, COL ’25, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work alongside Dr. Julia Gray on her research about international organizations (IOs). These organizations, often operating behind the scenes, play a significant role in global …

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Experiencing the Inner-Workings of City Government

Joella Byerley, COL ’24, Easton, PA

This summer, I had the opportunity to work with the Managing Director’s Office of Health and Human Services (MDO-HHS) for the City of Philadelphia. The department develops strategies for cross-agency collaboration to help improve …

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How learning about North Korea made me more Korean

Seo Yoon Yang, COL & WH ’25, Chattanooga, TN

Visiting my homeland for the first time in almost five years as an adult, living alone in Seoul, South Korea–one of the busiest cities in Asia–this summer, I reconciled my Korean …

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Boot Camp Series for Current & Incoming Master’s Students – How Hiring Works in North America

Are you a current or incoming master’s student ready to plan for the upcoming year? Are you already thinking about internships and full-time jobs and how to stand out in a competitive job market?

If so, this boot camp series …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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My Summer at the Organization of American States

Michael Nolan, COL ’24, Philadelphia, PA

This summer, I interned at the Organization of American States, in the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism. The Organization of American States is the oldest currently active international organization in the Americas and was also …

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Addressing Homelessness in Philadelphia

Allison Mi, SEAS & WH ’26, State College, PA

If I asked you to describe Philadelphia, maybe many words would come to mind, or maybe none at all. Maybe some positive, and maybe some negative. But for me, I would …

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My Summer at Keep.id

Samuel Lee, SEAS ’24, Lansdale, PA

This summer, I worked as a software engineer intern at Keep.id. Keep.id is a nonprofit startup that provides an online ID platform where case managers can assist the homeless population in obtaining, storing, and …

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