Bailey Baralt '18, marketing intern at Little League International in South Williamsport, Pa.

"Dr. Pomykalski discovered this opportunity through a Susquehanna alum working at Little League. The professional development course I took taught me how to rock an interview, build a cover letter and sharpen my résumé. A recurring piece of advice I heard from alumni at the Women’s Leadership Symposium and Break Through sessions is to know Microsoft Excel like the back of your hand. My core business courses prepared me well, and now I am organizing and creating spreadsheets daily. Little League is committed to teaching their employees and helping them grow. I’m learning a great deal about marketing that I can carry with me into my future career," says Baralt, a Luxury Brand Marketing & Management major.

Emily Novakovich ’17, social media intern at PetSmart in Phoenix, Ariz.

"This summer I have been analyzing PetSmart's social media content and how we differentiate from competition in the social space. I received this internship by attending the Penn State Career Fair in Spring 2016. Over the summer, I have also had the privilege to be working on social media community management, where I connect with users through contests and free giveaways to enhance our relationships with our consumers. In my final presentation, I will be discussing social media content performance, differentiation between competition in the social space, and future social media endeavors," says Novakovich, a business marketing major.

Tia Kissinger ’17, aquatic sciences summer researcher, Susquehanna's Freshwater Research Initiative

"This summer, I predicted culvert types and obstructions to brook trout habitat in small streams Union County, which can limit fish movement. I did this by using a digital elevation model in ArcMap, which is a geospatial processing program. I was granted the internship because my advisor for the internship, Dan Ressler, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, taught the GIS class I took last spring. My GIS class prepared me well for this internship because I was able to learn features of ArcMap before starting the internship," says Kissinger.