College of Health, Science, and Technology Career Pathways 2024

The College of Health, Science, and Technology hosted its annual career pathways event last week. The Pathways event began at the Bloomsburg campus as a way for students to build professional relationships within their chosen careers. As Commonwealth University, we have continued the tradition and expanded to include the Lock Haven and Mansfield campuses.

With over 200 students in attendance, this year’s event hosted nine separate panels, a Workshop on how to find, apply, and prepare for a government job, and a Keynote address from Kevin Golas, Managing Director of Advisory Services at HaystackID.

The panels included both focused and interdisciplinary topics and allowed the students to explore various directions for their education. Many of the panelists were alums who returned to help students prepare for their future by sharing their experiences.

The panelists, 50 in total, brought a wide range of experience and insight into various industries and companies. We had panelists from Geisinger, UPMC, the Department of Justice, Cedarville Engineering Group, LLC, Airgility, Farm Service Agency, US. Dept. of Agriculture, and many more.

There is a quote by J Loren Norris that says, “If you cannot see where you are going, ask someone who has been there before.” That is the purpose of Pathways. Many students start their studies with a job in mind, but as time goes on, they may discover that though they love their field of study, the job isn’t what they see as their future. Pathways allows them to see where they could go and achieve.

Faculty and staff from all three campuses worked together to organize and carry out this event. With in-person and Zoom panels, students could engage with the panelist no matter which campus they call home.

We thank all of the faculty moderators, staff, and panelists for a successful event and look forward to continuing to give our students opportunities to develop professional relationships for their futures.