With 500 combined years serving the students of Pennsylvania and beyond, Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities have joined together under the banner of Commonwealth University. Our mission is to expand high-quality, affordable academic opportunities to support the needs of all learners. Together, we provide financially responsible degree options that maximize experiential learning, career preparation, and efficient time to degree completion.
(see more)With 500 combined years serving the students of Pennsylvania and beyond, Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities have joined together under the banner of Commonwealth University. Our mission is to expand high-quality, affordable academic opportunities to support the needs of all learners. Together, we provide financially responsible degree options that maximize experiential learning, career preparation, and efficient time to degree completion.
Anthony Zola Completes Summer Internship with Minor League Hockey Team
When Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg student Anthony Zola, a senior marketing major, attended the Philadelphia 76ers Sports and Entertainment Career Fair in March, he knew it was going to be challenging to stand out in the crowd of job and internship seekers. But, after making a connection with a minor league hockey team whose royal purple and silver lion stood out to him, Zola, from Harrisburg, spent his summer with the Reading Royals.
Bloomsburg University Student Completes Marketing Internship
Emily Clauss, an art studio and media and journalism dual major at Bloomsburg University, spent this past summer as a marketing intern with Fidelity Bank in Scranton.
Bloomsburg University Student with PA Department of State
Heading into her senior year, Kendyl Swank, a senior from Mechanicsburg, wanted to have her next steps after Bloomsburg University more firmly mapped out. Her summer internship helped do just that.
Bloomsburg University Student Does Summer Internship
Summer internships provide college students with real life experiences and practical skills for the future. For Bloomsburg University senior, Megan Beck from Nazareth, Pa, an internship with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce this past summer gave her that experience and more.
Bloomsburg University Senior Bryce Evans Has Moving Summer Internship with DHL Shipping
Bloomsburg University rising senior Bryce Evans, a business administration management major, had a first-hand look at the supply chain process this summer through his internship with DHL Supply Chain.
Bloomsburg University Graduate Students Participate in Real-World Project
Three Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania students pursuing Master of Science degrees in instructional technology worked during the Spring 2021 semester with Curbell Plastics, Inc., one of the nation's top suppliers of plastic sheet, rod, tube, tapes, and fabricated parts, to develop a learning module about performance plastics.
Bloomsburg University Students Participate in The Washington Center Internship Program
This summer, five students from Bloomsburg University will attend The Washington Center (TWC)'s Academic Internship Program.
Student Enjoys Fast-Paced Internship
Eyeing a fast-paced, interactive marketing internship this summer, Bloomsburg University student Damian Arizini had his career focus lined up just right to kick off his senior of college. Then the COVID-19 pandemic took over. As a result, his internship with beMarketing in Philadelphia became virtual. Arizini adjusted his focus and recalibrated his motivation.
Bloomsburg University Students Complete Academic Internships
Nearly 200 students from Bloomsburg University recently completed academic internships during the 2019 fall and winter sessions. A for-credit, academic internship must meet certain requirements set by academic departments and includes a formal agreement between the university and the internship site. Students work with a site supervisor and faculty advisor throughout the internship, gaining hands-on learning and practical experience for their future career.
Bloomsburg University Student Named to Internship
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania student Kaitlyn Floyd from Mertztown, Pa. has been selected as BU's THIS (The Harrisburg Internship Semester) intern for Spring 2019.
Bloomsburg University Intern Awarded Honor from Mack Trucks
Andrew Fox, who interned with Mack Truck International last summer, won the Top Dog Award for Continuous Improvement. Fox, a Bloomsburg University senior, didn't build trucks either. Instead he spent his internship writing scripts, shot lists, filming, editing, producing and directing small films for training and operational purposes in the company's training department. "I created six training and standard operating procedures (S.O.P.) combined, three of which are up to win a Top Dog Award, an award Mack gives to employees who have helped the company grow and move forward for the better," Fox stated. "The three that are up for the award are my 'Pedestrian Forklift Safety,' 'HERCA,' which stands for Human Error Root Cause Analysis and then my 'Multi Fill Process' videos." After his May graduation, Fox aspires to work for a television advertising company in which he will often encounter corporate entities.
Daniel Staros Interns at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
BU student Daniel Staros interned at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee. Staros, from Thompson, Pa., was one of just 57 interns accepted into the Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) program and one of only two in the Nuclear Security Advanced Technologies lab at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He worked daily on projects that are esoteric for the non-scientist.
Internship leads to smooth transition to grad school at Bloomsburg University
Interning at one of the top ranked public accounting and business consulting firms not only served as an impactful learning experience for two Bloomsburg University accounting majors but also prepared them for their journey into Bloomsburg University's Master of Accountancy program.
IT intern discovers new corporate career option
An internship with PPL Electric Utilities opened the eyes of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania information and technology management senior Laura Bruaw to alternate career opportunities and helped to prepare her for the semester ahead.