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.
Penn State student, Ima Bazan will graduate with a bachelor's degree in 2024.
Career Enrichment NetworkGlobal and International StudiesInternational PoliticsInternship

Ima Bazan

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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.

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. 

I have received extensive support from the Career Enrichment Network through career coaching and workshops, as well as by taking the LA 103 professional development course this semester, which has been an amazing opportunity to learn more about beginning a career post-graduation.
Felicity Sarnoff, who is the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts as college marshal for the fall 2024 commencement ceremony, stands in front of trees and bushes at Penn State University Park.
Felicity Sarnoff

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
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
5,358
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internships and jobs posted in Nittany Lion Careers

560

Liberal Arts students participated in education abroad

513

Liberal Arts students participated in an internship

234

students received guidance from an alumni mentor 

1,952

students met with a career coach 

388

Liberal Arts students completed strengths assessments

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