Think back. As graduation approached, what resources were available to help you land your first professional position? On-campus career counseling? Corporate recruiters? Perhaps a favorite professor? Chances are, regardless of your answer, alumni weren’t a major part of the equation. For today’s college graduates, it’s more important than ever to be well-versed in the “soft [...]

When Jon Stoner ’73 graduated from Bloomsburg University with a newly minted bachelor’s degree in business administration, he went looking for adventure before settling down to what he hoped would be a career that included his love for the outdoors. He never had to settle. “Approximately a month after graduation, I traveled west in a [...]

Twenty-five hundred students and their friends chatter in Nelson Field House, then the lights suddenly dim. An excited whisper ripples through the crowd, accented by an occasional scream. Dark shadows creep between musical instruments on stage and the noise in the audience grows. Suddenly, the lights flash back on, the crowd shrieks and bass rumbles [...]

Accounting: Rebecca Lieberman A job shadowing experience at accounting firm KPMG’s office in Short Hills, N.J., led first to an internship and then a job offer for senior Rebecca Lieberman. Her job shadowing, part of the university’s Sophomore Experiential Learning program, introduced her to an alumnus who soon became her mentor, Mark Thomas ’91, a [...]

For many students, a meeting with Donald Young is bad news. They’re in trouble. They’ve done something wrong, on campus or in town, and they may not be coming back to school this semester. Or ever. On the flip side are the students who meet the dean of students at freshman orientation or elsewhere on [...]