WHAT'S GOING ON IN NOVEMBR? |
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Registration for Spring 2022 is Still Open!
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Determine your date to register - Check the Enrollment Dates box in your LionPATH Student Center - click here to view the registration timetable.
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Complete your Spring 2022 Pre-registration Activity Guide found in your LionPATH To Do List.
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Complete your Spring 2022 Major Preferences Activity Guide (only required for pre-major students) found in your LionPATH To Do List.
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Resolve any other registration holds such as bursar, academic warning, or health-related holds.
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Consult with your academic adviser regarding degree planning and your academic requirements (degree audit).
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Enforced pre-requisite checking is occurring in science, business, and several other subjects. If you are denied registration for a Behrend course due to a missing pre-requisite, you can follow our pre-requisite override approval process.
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RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT:
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER (LRC)
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As the finals weeks of the semester approach, stay on top of your academics by using the Learning Resource Center...
Resources include:
- Peer tutoring
- Group tutoring and exam prep sessions
- Graduate school preparation and GRE information sessions
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Research Grants
- Study Abroad Information
To view all available tutoring options, visit the online scheduler, TutorTrac.
TutorTrac instructions are available to guide you. If you have any questions, contact bdtutor@psu.edu. If you have an online appointment, the Zoom room number will appear on the TutorTrac main menu page 15 minutes before your appointment.
Location: 203 John M. Lilley Library
Phone: 814-898-6140
For more information, click here
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Find Ways to Rest and Relax During Your Thanksgiving Break
Click here and learn how to a little R&R will help you recharge!
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OTHER THINGS HAPPENING ON CAMPUS |
Career Planning:
Evaluating & Negotiating Your Offer
Wednesday, December 1 | 12:30 - 1:00 PM
114 Reed
Learn best practices for evaluating and negotiating job offers.
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Wednesday December 1 is the deadline for the annual Entrance To Major Review for nursing majors. The nursing major application and other pertinent information can be found here.
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ACADEMIC & CAREER PLANNING CENTER UPDATES |
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As a reminder, Academic Advising in person and virtual drop-ins are Monday through Thursday 12:00 - 4:00 PM (ET) in 125 Reed (please wear a mask) or at psu.zoom.us-Meeting ID: 814 898 6112
Career Services in person and virtual drop-ins are Monday through Friday 12:00–4:00 PM (ET) in 125 Reed (please wear a mask) or at psu.zoom.us - Meeting ID 814 898 6112
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Major Preferences – Update your major preference in LionPath by following the instructions outlined here (select "View My Major Preferences"). Doing this will not declare your major, but it will will help academic advisers and department personnel better support you when preparing for advising meetings.
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To read the most up to date information on how COVID-19 is impacting the Behrend community, check out this website frequently.
For a full list on how to get help with your academics, please click here.
The Penn State Keep Learning website also has a ton of helpful information. Click here for answers to some commonly asked questions!
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#FindYourFuture - School Events Across Campus |
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Attending campus-specific events and participating in volunteer experiences are great ways to connect with faculty, students, and campus partners to gain insight into a major of interest. Check out November's upcoming events (hyperlinked) to learn more about a variety of disciplines! |
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SCHOOL EVENTS ACROSS CAMPUS:
(Co-curricular activities for the Black School of Business are also posted in Behrend Sync under "Black School of Business").
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MAJOR OF THE MONTH: ACCOUNTING, B.S. |
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MAJOR OF THE MONTH: Communication, B.A. |
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WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?
Communications is an academic discipline that deals with the creation and distribution of mass communication messages through media such as books, newspapers, television, radio, film, video games, and the Internet. Mass communications use writing, speech, photographs, video, and interactive content to give information or influence the audience. Communications also concerns the study of how we communicate in different ways with diverse audiences through marketing, advertising, public relations, corporate communications, digital journalism, film and other media.
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YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS PROGRAM IF . . .
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You’re the first on board when a social media app is released.
- You can envision yourself presenting creative ideas across multiple communication platforms.
- You welcome the challenges of working with new technology and new communication mediums.
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WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS MAJOR?
Recent graduates of Penn State Behrend’s Communication program are employed by such companies as: Verizon, Erie Insurance, Proctor and Gamble, GE, Zurn Industries, J.M. Smucker, PNC Bank, UPMC, Bensur Advertising, Tungsten Creative, Corry Publishing, Erie Times-News, WSEETV, WJET/Fox 66, and the Erie Zoo. Communication graduates have become development directors, public relations directors, account executives, marketing managers, teachers, broadcasters, writers, journalists, pastors, coaches, and sports information directors, as well as serving in a wide variety of corporate and professional fields.
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For more information on the Communication major, contact the School of Humanities And Social Sciences:
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
170 Irvin Kochel Center
4951 College Drive
Erie, PA 16563
814-898-6108
If you are interested in changing your major, contact your adviser, visit LionPath, and select Update Your Academics.
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The Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) is the academic home for students exploring multiple academic programs before committing to a course of study. Academic advisers in DUS teach students how to:
- Understand the purposes of higher education
- Make connections between personal interests, life goals, and academic opportunities
- Think critically and question common assumptions about majors and careers
- Find educational opportunities such as study abroad programs, research assistantships, leadership activities, and internships
Thank you,
The DUS Advisers
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