Penn State University Libraries presented its fourth annual Undergraduate Research Award: Excellence in Information Literacy honors to 100 students at nearly all undergraduate Penn State campuses. Awards recognized 96 current undergraduate students and recent graduates, four graduate students, plus two additional College of Medicine students and two collaborating faculty
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.