As many Penn State students work to keep themselves afloat while taking heavy course loads, some are simultaneously attempting to balance leadership roles in extracurricular activities.
For Erica Mi, her position as president of Penn Stateâs student-run consulting club Engineering-Consulting Collaborative is like a full-time job.
âThe club is like employment,â Mi (sophomore-information sciences and technology and telecommunications) said. âIt s a lot of work.â
In addition to her leadership position for E-CC, she is taking 25 credits while balancing her pending fall enrollment in a Penn State masterâs degree program in informatics.
For many college students, the end of semester poses the threats of tests that could make or break a grade, thesis papers that demand hours of research, or mundane exams that still deserve the full breadth of oneâs studying capabilities.
December 10, 2020
Student businesses and student government representatives now in the process of moving into their new spaces in the renovated Student Union, which is set to open in February 2021.
As UMass Amherst looks ahead to the start of the spring semester, students, faculty and staff who return to learn and work in person will encounter a transformed center of campus following the completion of a series of major construction projects. Among the marquee projects are the renovated Student Union, the new Worcester Commons, a major upgrade to campus infrastructure and striking landscape improvements.
“These long-planned projects are now coming to fruition, and they are going to markedly improve the student experience at UMass Amherst,” said Shane Conklin, associate vice chancellor for facilities and campus services. “We are, of course, implementing COVID-related restrictions for the spring, but people will immediately benefit and in the long term these investments will h