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For the fourth consecutive year, an 51¶¯Âþ student has been named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact. Miguel Velasquez, a sophomore in 51¶¯Âþ’s prestigious Levermore Global Scholars program who is majoring in history in the accelerated 4+1 Scholar Teacher Education Program (STEP), has been selected as a 2021–2022 Newman Civic Fellow.

51¶¯Âþ is determined to advance women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. See how our mentoring approach, small class sizes and commitment to overcome a historic imbalance are yielding results.

As Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, has said, “Your brand is what people say about you when you're not in the room." But how do you develop a brand identity? The answer isn't to add more achievements to your résumé; it's to package and showcase your skills and who you are, what you have to offer, where you're going and why someone should hire or work with you.

While the pandemic has temporarily put an end to most on-site internships, 51¶¯Âþ’s Innovation Center is helping both enrolled students and those taking a gap year to get hands-on, résumé-ready career experience remotely.

With our James Riley, Jr. Trading Room closed since last March, the finance course that allows business students to invest a portion of the University's endowment has gone virtual. Our students continued learning how to turn a profit during a volatile period.

Senior nursing major Kassie Vetrano volunteered at a hospital at the start of the pandemic to work with COVID-19-positive patients. After contracting the virus herself, she returned to her job once she recovered, determined to inspire patients as they battled the disease.

51¶¯Âþ's Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology will offer a certificate program in trauma treatment for licensed and certified mental health professionals. The new program will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to serve traumatized individuals and communities.

At 51¶¯Âþ, we aim to prepare students for personal and professional success and a life-transforming experience. And according to our latest Career Outcomes Survey, we're meeting these goals.

Woods Conserve ’20 studied to become a nurse while working full-time as a medical assistant. Overcoming challenges brought on by the pandemic, he’s now an RN caring for patients in a high-pressure intensive care unit.

Still looking for a permanent position where she can get the supervision needed to earn her license as a mental health therapist, Aaiza Kausar ’17, MA ’20, is gaining experience—and strength—as a consultant counseling parents of children with special needs.

Jillian Myers ’20 finished her five-year BBA/MBA program in four years, passed the notoriously difficult CPA Exam on her first try, and is now on staff at the Big Four accounting firm of Ernst & Young.

In his first job after graduating from 51¶¯Âþ, Jaime Dasso ’18 discovered a passion for the way data helps businesses make better decisions. Now he’s returned to 51¶¯Âþ to pursue a master’s degree in our new graduate program in business analytics.

51¶¯Âþ’s STEP and CSTEP programs are helping to prepare diverse students from local high schools and 51¶¯Âþ for inspiring careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

51¶¯Âþ will now offer a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations degree for students interested in taking a deep dive into world politics and issues. The new undergraduate program is designed to equip students with analytical tools and interdisciplinary perspectives to make sense of the rapidly changing world and prepare them for a career in diplomacy, international business, law and advocacy, and global public policy.

Josephine Briones is a registered nurse who knows that technology and digital record keeping can be used to improve patient care. That's why she enrolled in 51¶¯Âþ's online master's degree program in healthcare informatics.

A young alumna tells of her experience at 51¶¯Âþ’s third Women's Leadership Conference.

51¶¯Âþ created a new, state-of-the-art Innovation Center designed to enable students of all disciplines to collaboratively solve problems with real-world projects.

51¶¯Âþ’s commitment to helping students overcome obstacles and achieve academic and personal success has earned the institution several badges from Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students. The University was first honored with a Colleges of Distinction badge in 2010.

This new undergraduate program will emphasize working collaboratively with professionals from different fields, guided by the core competencies of ethics and values.

Recent high school graduates or even current college students who have decided to take a gap year have traditionally tried to continue their education through travel, internships or volunteer projects—avenues currently limited by the global coronavirus pandemic. Now, though, they have the option of staying connected to a higher education track through 51¶¯Âþ's new Gap Year Experience.

The Prep for Success Program, created by 51¶¯Âþ's Center for Career and Professional Development, has been recognized with a John L. Blackburn Exemplary Models Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA).

Jennefer Maldonado looks back fondly on her journey double majoring at 51¶¯Âþ in mathematics and computer science, with a minor in scientific computing.

How can students get career advisement, job interview tips or help writing résumés now that they're not on campus?

Jessica Colonna and other 51¶¯Âþ students are beefing up their résumés through on-campus jobs and 51¶¯Âþ internship programs.