My name is Lillie Rooney and I am currently a Senior enrolled at the University of Florida. I major in Entomology and Nematology (insect and nematode science) and am currently the Secretary Elect of the Undergraduate Entomology Club. I completed my associate degree at St. Petersburg College in my hometown of St. Petersburg, Florida, after […]
Remember to Be Yourself I saved the best chapter for last! When interviewing for an internship, finding the program of your dreams, and reading up on your professional future, don’t forget to be yourself! Don’t be an image of what your parents want; don’t copy your friends; and don’t change your likes and dislikes to […]
Often, when society is faced with an impossible task or an obstacle that have never been presented, rapid changes are made to the system we operate within to make it work. It can be particularly hard to do this, but even more so in the modern day, where the gaps in ages can have some […]
Follow Up Appropriately Follow up is a hugely important part of applying to anything today, especially internships. People are busy, companies are ever-changing, and recruiters can be forgetful. In many cases, they might not get back to you. However, you can’t fault them for this because it is entirely in your control to follow up […]
There is a lot going on in the world right now, and there has never been a better time to donate to a food bank or hunger-based charitable organization, national or local. There is so much information floating around regarding how people can help in a times such as these, and while most of these […]
While many colleges, universities and offices around the globe close their doors temporarily, Honor Society understands the importance to contain and mitigate the spread of this virus. So, while most aren’t exactly happy about it, they stay home in hopes of not passing it on to someone who is more susceptible to becoming severely ill. […]
Melissa Fluehr: Congratulations to Melissa, our Graduate Achiever Scholarship recipient! She is a psychology doctoral student at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology(GSAPP) at Rutgers University. As a student of an APA-accredited PsyD program, she is being trained in accordance with the scholar-practitioner model. The program emphasizes clinical application of evidence-based practices but […]
Mohammad Fotouhi: Congratulations to Mohammad, our Graduate Achiever Scholarship recipient! He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Computer Science at Georgia Tech, with one more semester until graduation. Mohammad’s major is in Machine Learning, and he is at the top of his class with a GPA of 4.0. During his Ph.D. studies, he was very […]
Veronica Perry: Congratulations to Veronica, our Community Service Scholarship recipient! She is a Graduate student at the University of Southern California, studying organizational communication and mental health. She has also served as President of the Southern California Communication Association (SCCA) for the past two academic years and regularly volunteers at the Trojan Food Pantry, helping […]
Utilize Job Boards It might seem like finding internships, securing the internship, and enjoying the internship is a full-time job. Yes, in many ways it is – it’s not going to be easy to find your dream internship when you are competing with everyone else looking for the same thing. However, there are some back-up […]