Career Enrichment Network

Career Enrichment Network
Career Enrichment Network

Get Career-Ready

The Career Enrichment Network empowers Liberal Arts students to explore, engage, and define their career journey through diverse career development opportunities. Students can meet with a career coach to explore careers, internships, education abroad, research, the Liberal Arts Alumni Mentor Program, and more. Through donor support, the Career Enrichment Network is able to provide Liberal Arts students with funding to participate in many of these experiences. 

Lauren Granese, assistant director of the Career Enrichment Network, meets with a Liberal Arts student
Lauren Granese, assistant director of the Career Enrichment Network, meets with a Liberal Arts student.

Start Your Career Planning

Find interviewing and networking tips, view sample résumés, watch career webinars, or connect with a mentor.

Explore Resources

From topics like internships and grad school to “What can I do with this major?” planning, our resources are here to help.

Apply for Funding

Get support for your out-of-classroom experiences, including internships, education abroad, and research.

Career Coaching

Liberal Arts career coaches are available to meet with you virtually and in person to talk about your goals and provide advice.  

  • Have your résumé reviewed. 
  • Discuss your career plans.  
  • Make a plan for grad school or law school. 
  • Map out your job or internship search. 

Log into Nittany Lion Careers to schedule your appointment and make sure to select the career coaches with “(Liberal Arts)” next to their name. 

The Career Enrichment Network is filled with kind and intellectual people who push you to be the best person you can be here at Penn State and set yourself up for success post-grad.
Kayla Lynch holds a graduation cap while standing outside Old Main in a white dress.
Kayla Lynch
Nathan Noel, who graduated from Penn State in 2025, stands outdoors smiling, while wearing a striped brown shirt.
Career Enrichment Network

Nathan Noel

’25
Psychology
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Sociology (minor)
Psychology
Sociology (minor)
Through resume review events and one-on-one career coaching with Career Enrichment Network staff members like Dayna Wenger and Lauren Granese, he was able to refine his graduate school application. “Lauren Granese was especially helpful with my personal statement. The network played a huge role in my application process.”
Charis Liu, a 2025 Penn State graduate, makes a presentation wearing a long-sleeve black t-shirt.
Career Enrichment Network

Charis Liu

’25
International Politics
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Comparative Literature
International Politics
Comparative Literature
The College of the Liberal Arts was integral to making Charis’s internship with the National Bureau of Asian Research happen. She found this opportunity with the help of the Liberal Arts Career Enrichment Network, and she also received enrichment funding through the Career Enrichment Network to support her time living in Washington, D.C.
Penn State student, Ima Bazan will graduate with a bachelor's degree in 2024.
Career Enrichment NetworkGlobal and International StudiesInternational PoliticsInternship

Ima Bazan

’24
International Politics
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Global and International Studies
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International Affairs (master’s)
International Politics
Global and International Studies
International Affairs (master’s)
With support from the Career Enrichment Network, both financial and social, Ima was able to land an internship with Justice Desk Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. The human rights nonprofit empowers everyday activists to fight gender-based violence and toxic masculinity and provide positive role models for individuals throughout South African townships. As part of his internship, Ima focused on the iNtsika yeThemba Project, which works with boys affected by gender-based violence.
Nina Castillo Schoonewolff participated in the “Organized Crime in Curaçao” embedded program offered by the College of the Liberal Arts.
Academic AdvisingCareer Enrichment NetworkEducation AbroadGlobal and International StudiesInternational Politics

Nina Castillo Schoonewolff

’24
International Politics
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Global and International Studies
International Politics
Global and International Studies
With support from her academic advisers and the Career Enrichment Network, Nina spent a semester studying in Milan, Italy. There she took courses in psychology, political science and Italian. “It was such a surreal experience. I was speechless getting to experience and appreciate all the architecture and history.”
Amanda Mohamed is the spring 2024 Liberal Arts college marshal.
Academic AdvisingCampus LeaderCareer Enrichment NetworkCivic and Community EngagementFirst-GenGlobal and International StudiesLabor and Human ResourcesPaterno FellowsSchreyer ScholarSpanish

Amanda Mohamed

’24
Labor and Human Resources
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Global and International Studies
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Spanish
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Civic and Community Engagement (minor)
Labor and Human Resources
Global and International Studies
Spanish
Civic and Community Engagement (minor)
Graduating with three degrees, Amanda, the spring 2024 Liberal Arts college marshal, made the most of her time as an undergraduate student. Her love of learning took her abroad to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Santiago, Chile, which in turn helped her land a human resources internship with First National Bank Corporation. On campus, she conducted research as a fellow for The Brain Tracking Lab and was a Lion Ambassador. Amanda is pursuing a master’s degree in higher education at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Career Enrichment NetworkCommunication Arts and SciencesEducation AbroadEnglishEnrichment FundingPaterno FellowsPhilosophyResearch

Daniel Zahn

’20
English
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Philosophy
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Communication Arts and Sciences
English
Philosophy
Communication Arts and Sciences
Paterno Fellow alumnus Daniel Zahn conducted linguistics research in Bassila, Benin, focusing on everyday language use. He received enrichment funding from the Liberal Arts Career Enrichment Network to support his experience.

Internship and Research Opportunities

Meet our Team

Communication and Stewardship Coordinator, Career Enrichment Network
Jillian Balay
International and Government Career Coordinator
Jerry Driban
Assistant Director and Career Coach, Career Enrichment Network
Lauren Granese
Student Services Assistant, Career Enrichment Network
Danielle Hanna
Career Coach, Career Enrichment Network
Danielle Liddic
Internship Coordinator and Career Coach
Leslie Meyer Headshot
Student and Alumni Relations Coordinator and Career Coach, Career Enrichment Network
Dayna Wenger
Director and Career Coach, Career Enrichment Network
Katie Wysocki

Student Org Presentations

Career Enrichment Network staff members are available to present to your student organization on a variety of subjects, including the services we provide, finding and preparing for education abroad opportunities, CliftonStrengths®, and more.

To request a presentation, please complete the form at least two weeks in advance; requests for presentations with shorter notification will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

In the Last Year
5,486
%

internships and jobs posted in Nittany Lion Careers

491

Liberal Arts students participated in education abroad

526

Liberal Arts students participated in an internship

261

students received guidance from an alumni mentor 

2,516

students met with a career coach 

285

Liberal Arts students completed strengths assessments

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