Undergraduate News

This summer, a new program offered by the Fox School’s Department of Accounting is hoping to give high school students a taste of the industry. The Accounting Institute is a two-week summer program where high school students will have the opportunity to be exposed to the world of accounting and campus life.

Writing is critical across all business functions—from accounting to marketing to human resource management and beyond. In addition to working with numbers, careers in business often include conducting research, documenting findings and creating reports and presentations—and of course, writing emails. This is where refining your written and verbal communication skills is key. We sat down […]

Now more than ever, effective communication matters. With a greater focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics in the curriculum, business students must enter the workforce with enough technical savvy to hit the ground running. And students who can pair their field-specific knowledge with strong communication skills are poised to impress prospective employers. Recruiters […]

As the parent of a college senior, I see first-hand how my son has to demonstrate these key five skills during internship and job interviews. What I have seen during his academic journey is that preparing for the job market and harnessing relevant skills is an evolving process—and one that I am glad he started […]

As a first-generation college student, I am deeply aware of the hidden challenges that emerge throughout the higher education experience. Without family to call and ask about their experiences with school, the importance of developing a network of peers and advisors is critical to closing the financial knowledge and resource gap that troubles so many […]

The Fox School staff advisor for the Association of Latino Professionals discusses the importance of diversity and guiding future business leaders.

Many college students take their first year to acclimate to their surroundings and adjust to new levels of curricula. Instead, Rhea Kumar, Fox Honors student and a double major in Supply Chain Management and Management Information Systems, found one of the highest academic peaks she could summit. As a mountain climber in her spare time, […]

Learning authentically. What does that mean? In practice, it means being an advocate for your education and producing work that is honest, engaging and original. There are many paths you can choose as you produce your schoolwork, but the Fox School hopes our students use media literacy to understand what it means to produce your […]

We have gotten used to doing a lot of things online—grocery shopping, working, learning and more. For Class of 2023 Honors student Rose Listman, that list included joining the national scholastic and professional fraternity Beta Alpha Psi and becoming an officer in the organization. From candidacy and induction to earning a seat at the table, […]

A combination of “June” and “nineteenth,” Juneteenth marks the day that enslaved Africans in Texas were finally told they were free—two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. While much has changed for Black Americans in the United States, including the recent passing of a bill from Congress recognizing Juneteenth as […]

What do you do when your internships have been canceled because of the global pandemic? Brothers Kaleb and Kolby Rush decided to create their own real-world experiences. Risk management major Kaleb, Class of 2023, and his brother Kolby, who recently graduated from Penn State, combined their complementary skills and interests to start Saint Rocco’s Treats. […]

We’ve followed Fox School students Meredith Orme, Robert Zurzolo and Nasir Mack since their early days at Temple University, where they provided us with their hidden talents and hobbies. We were reacquainted with the trio as they started their sophomore trek. Last year, we talked about 2020 time capsules and trends. Years after our first […]

College of Engineering alumnus Enoque Panzo among top winners at virtual pitch competition; Fox School students Bryan Huang and Francis Duong win undergraduate track Kiese Technologies LLC, a company that is making new technologies that will be used to help advance the construction industry, earned $60,000 in total prizes at the 23rd annual Be Your […]

 Autumn Moore, BBA ‘10, has made it her mission to empower entrepreneurial women. That mission led her to start her own small business and it’s the impetus behind her dissertation, Race, Generation, and Gender: Reflections of African American Millennial Women Entrepreneurs on their Career Development.  A Bill Gates Scholarship recipient, Moore pursued her undergraduate degree […]

When Megan Kristel, BBA ’02,  founded her blog The Well Dressed Life in 2015, she did not expect it to become the primary avenue for achieving her goals of connecting with people and fostering a community in the world of retail fashion.       “I had used it [the blog] for traditional marketing. I thought, ‘I wonder […]