CS Radio – Episode 207: Jennie Ripps, COL ’03, Owl’s Brew Boozy Tea

Join Michael and Natty as they welcome Jennie Ripps, Penn Class of 2003 and founder of Owl’s Brew, a pioneering tea-infused alcoholic beverage brand. Jennie shares her journey from an English major in the College of Arts and Sciences at …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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The Ultimate Career Assessment Test for Students (Free)

originally published on Forage

Written byZoe Kaplan

Edited by Emily Courtney

Updated on March 15, 2024

Forage puts students first. Our blog articles are written independently by our editorial team. They have not been paid for or sponsored by …

By Esther Ra
Esther Ra Associate Director, Nursing/Education/Social Work
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Pasta Summer: Bringing A Product To Market

Dagny Lott, SEAS ’24, Swarthmore, PA

This summer I participated in a 13-week internship at NEPRI, an early-stage CPG (Consumer Product Goods) company. I’ve worked for a few start-ups before with as few as 10 or as many as 500 …

By Career Services
Career Services
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Crunched for Time? 16+ Short Job Simulations on Forage That Only Take 1-2 Hours (or Less!)

One of the best ways to figure out if a job is right for you is to try it out. While many people do that through an internship, not everyone can commit to one. That’s where Forage comes in. Our …

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My Summer in Singapore

Arpan Bagui, SEAS & WH ’25, Tampa, FL

This summer was a chance for me to try something new. I wanted to do something besides finance, which is what most of my prior professional and academic experiences had been geared …

By Career Services
Career Services
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My Summer at Souscout 

Jinze Wang, SEAS Master of Science in Engineering, 2024

This summer I worked at Souscout as an data engineer intern. Souscout is a start-up company that provides consulting service to soccer clubs based on its software and database. I am …

By Career Services
Career Services
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Identifying Red Flags: A Guide to Avoiding Fraudulent Job Offers

As we coast through September and really dig our heels into this school year, many of us (like me!) may be thinking back wistfully to summer vacations on the beach. However, just like a red flag on the shoreline warns …

By Anne Dickinson
Anne Dickinson Senior Associate Director, The College
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Welcome to Fall 2023 from Career Services!

Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester! I always love the start of the academic year with the hustle and bustle of Locust Walk and a whole new semester of ideas to explore and experiences to pursue.

Amid all of this …

By Barbara Hewitt
Barbara Hewitt Executive Director
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Empowering the Finances of Filipino Youth: From Idea to Venture

Liz Sunga, COL ’24, Manila, Philippines

The cliches go on: no man is an island, Rome wasn’t built in a day, success is best when its shared… and this summer, these cliches became a reality for me. I’ve always admired …

By Career Services
Career Services
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Career advice for PhDs: The Many Ways Humanists Matter

Check out this post from the Carpe Careers blog published on the Inside Higher Ed website – written by PhD/postdoc career advisors for PhD students and postdocs:

By Joseph Barber
Joseph Barber Director, Graduate Career Initiatives
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