At the close of the spring semester, the Elizabethtown College School of Business awarded several scholarships to deserving students.
Curstin Carpenter, ’26, was awarded a James B. Hoover Experiential Learning Scholarship to assist with internship costs this summer.
Emely Guevara ’25, Curstin Carpenter ’26, and Alex Lynch ’24 each received the James B. Hoover Experiential Learning Scholarship. The scholarship provides funds for students completing an internship or experiential learning opportunities. The main goal of the scholarship is to assist with costs accrued that may pose as a challenge to an internship opportunity. All three students are completing internships over the summer.
“As a first-year student, I have been so fortunate to already have had so many great experiences at Etown, which have encouraged me outside of my comfort zone and push my understanding of business,” Carpenter said. “The mentorship I have received has helped me grow in my educational journey and has provided me with countless opportunities to reach new highs as a student.”
Having an opportunity to become immersed in a professional business setting is a key learning experience for Etown students, which is why the School of Business is requiring all Blue Jays to participate in internships before graduating from the College starting in the 2023-24 academic year for entering first-years.
“Employers can train students to have technical and hard skills for jobs, but where they really see students lacking is in soft skills areas like communications, teamwork, and leadership,” Assistant to the Dean of the School of Business for Experiential Learning Suzanne Biever said. “The experience component is essential not just for resume building but for the students’ own self-development.”
Emely Guevera, ’25, was awarded a James B. Hoover Experiential Scholarship to assist with internship costs this summer.
The School of Business also awarded the Michael J. Lorelli Internship and Student-Faculty Research Fund to students in Associate Professor of Economics Dr. Sanjay Paul’s International Organizations Seminar.
Students in the course helped to coordinate the School of Business’s Geneva Program, which allows students to attend briefing sessions at the United Nations and nonprofit organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. This year, 11 students traveled abroad to the Konstanz University of Applied Sciences in Germany from May 11 to 18. During the trip, they conducted research, hosted workshops, and visited multiple international organizations including the U.S., Swiss and German Missions.
The trip also included five speakers provided by the United States Mission to the UN, each highlighting aspects of American interest and policy. Etown and Konstanz students were also joined by students and staff from the University of California and the University of Geneva.
Funds from the Lorelli Scholarship were used to offset student expenses involved in the Geneva Program. The Lorelli Fund provides students with student research experiences and high-impact internships that create opportunities for real-world learning.
“The collaborative effort with the Konstanz group and the visits to various international organizations provided the students with an understanding of how to work together with people from a different country and culture,” Paul said.
