Join us on Wednesday, April 10 at 11:00 AM ET to hear from student employees about their work in the Penn State Libraries.
Watch the recorded Showcase, via a Penn State Kaltura channel.
OUR STUDENT PRESENTERS
- Jennifer Marmo, Stelts Filippelli Curatorial Intern
- Claire Williams, Open Publishing Intern
- Layth Kahn, Special Collections Library Social Media Intern
- Troi Howell, Bednar Conservation Internship
- Isaac Osifo, Science Communications intern in Life Sciences
- Paige Balliet, Donor Relations Bednar Intern
- Amy Kim, Statistical Assistant
- Morgan Riley, Curatorial Intern for the Database of Notable Political Songs
- Amina Abdullah, Open Educational Practices Internship
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES EMPLOYS UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF ROLES ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. OUR STUDENT EMPLOYEES WORK IN MANY DEPARTMENTS AND PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING OUR PATRONS AND ENSURING THE LIBRARIES MEETS THE NEEDS OF OUR PENN STATE COMMUNITY. CURRENTLY, THE LIBRARIES EMPLOY STUDENTS THROUGH WORK STUDY POSITIONS, PART-TIME POSITIONS, UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIPS, AND GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS. WE APPRECIATE THEIR INSIGHT, PERSPECTIVE, AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE LIBRARIES.
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES' OUTSTANDING STUDENT EMPLOYEE AWARD RECIPIENTS
The Outstanding Student Employee Award recognizes and honors our top student employees who have contributed to the Libraries. This award looks for student employees who have provided exemplar service, demonstrated a strong work ethic in their role, and exhibited leadership within the Libraries. Students were nominated by their supervisor or workplace colleagues and additional letters of support helped the committee understand the valuable contributions each student has made.
The committee would like to celebrate all the students nominated for this award and their contributions to the University Libraries:
Winners:
- Ben Brosius, Outstanding Service
- Jordan Johnson, Leadership
- Madhav Manoj, Leadership
- Methmi Muthugala, Outreach
- Lauren Peng, Outreach
- Ana Julia de Simone Brito Dos Santos, Innovation
Honorable Mentions:
- Ada Basic
- Christine Bahk
- Elizabeth Davis
- Kaylie Lusk
- Leah Davis
- Megan Neely
Thank you to those who helped to nominate these students and recognize their work in supporting the mission of the University Libraries.
THE BEDNAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Established in 2000, the Bednar Internship Program was created through an endowment by Donald Hamer and Marie Bednar. This program enables the Libraries to hire juniors and seniors to complete paid internships with the option of earning academic credit if they so choose. Each year, we accept proposals from Library units seeking an undergraduate intern. The internships allow students to gain an active and collaborative learning experience with real world skills applicable to their chosen career path. So far, the Bednar Internship program has supported over 160 students; their work has left a lasting impression on the University Libraries.