Internships, research, and field trips help solidify your interest and the things you learn you learn in class. Student clubs and activities, events, seminars, and study abroad programs are all essential to help you see problems and create solutions.
Bond with students who share similar passions. Hear from experts with real-world experience in your field. Get to know faculty in a whole new light. Explore a new city or culture. Wherever you want your career to go, what you learn beyond our classrooms can help get you there.
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STEP BACK IN TIME
Field trips bring history alive at Susquehanna. Whether it’s the battlefields of Gettysburg or taking in a local football rivalry, history at Susquehanna is about getting out there and seeing it for yourself. Classes go on hikes, to museums, to coal mines and the Library of Congress.
KAITLYN TANIS
“I worked at the National Archives and Records Administration in preserving documents from the Civil War, World War II, the 80s, and Custom Reports from the 1900s.
“I would encourage everyone, no matter what year, to look for internships. There are always opportunities out there for all majors that allow you to get hands-on experience that is so valuable when you are looking for jobs. Plus, it is a great way for you to judge if this career path is what you want to do with your life. By working in the field, you get to see what you could potentially be doing every day.”
Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition
Nearly 130 students presented research, music and artwork at Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day, an event where students showcase the culmination of their years of study and honor the professors who acted as their mentors. The event continues a tradition spanning more than 50 years.
Continuing research looks into the criminal infrastructure that emerged with the advent of cars – this time looking into the role jitney busses and drivers played in rum running.
History Major Interns with U.S. Army Museums
A history major with military aspirations, Preston Isom ’23 spent his summer interning in Oklahoma with the Fort Sill National Landmark and Museum and the U.S. Army Artillery Museum. Both are operated by the U.S. Army Center of Military History
Students Study How Cars and Booze Mixed in the Early 20th Century
Advances in technology open a variety of doors to innovation — some good, some bad. Summer research within the Department of History explores the larger story hidden beneath the seedy underbelly of motor vehicles and how they contributed to criminality.
Ed Slavishak, department head
570-372-4539
slavishak@shorinji-kempo.net
