Gallery: Employers, alumni, and students turn out for Career & Internship Fair
WASHINGTON, PA (October 3, 2022)—W&J Presidents of the past and present joined employers last month for W&J’s first-ever Career & Internship Fair.
Case closed: Maxwell scholar finds love of law through dual internships
WASHINGTON, PA (September 20, 2022)—W&J senior Kyleigh Jester has seen her share of trials.
Careers founded here: W&J receives national recognition for career development
WASHINGTON, PA (June 30, 2022)—Washington & Jefferson College has been recognized for its exemplary commitment to career development by Colleges of Distinction (COD)—a national organization that recognizes distinguished institutions for student engagement, teaching, community, and outcomes.
Recent alumna turns pre-pandemic plans into post-production projects; premiers first films at W&J
WASHINGTON, PA (June 6, 2022)—Recent W&J alumna Rosa Messersmith ’22 is not throwing away her shot. Or rather, her many shots, clips, and reels.
Futures founded here: four senior accounting students accept job offers from major firms
WASHINGTON, PA (April 25, 2022)—After years of courses on calculations, five W&J economics and accounting students think they’ve solved the equation for post-graduate success.
W&J science students experiment with success after spending the summer in labs
WASHINGTON, PA (April 18, 2022)–Washington & Jefferson College students have spent recent months in labs contributing to the success of scientific inquiries on all things genes, germs, and proteins.
Igniting Creativity: communication arts major builds professional profile with Skubo Creative and Ignite
WASHINGTON, PA (April 12, 2022)—Senior communications arts major Rebecca Valencia is turning creativity into a career and proving professional readiness through a new internship with Skubo Creative and Ignite.
W&J Selects Merck Scholars for Summer 2022
WASHINGTON, PA (March 28, 2022) — Seven Washington & Jefferson College (W&J) students have been selected to receive stipends from W&J’s Merck Internships for Excellence in Science program to support off-campus biomedical research internships in Summer 2022. The program, which began with a gift to W&J from the Merck biopharmaceutical company’s Merck Institute for Science…
Courtroom Calling: Internship with public defender leads W&J junior to greater love of law
WASHINGTON, PA (March 23, 2022)—W&J junior Sydney Hirst may not be a student athlete, but after spending the summer in the Westmoreland County Public Defender’s Office, she knows how to run the court. Or rather, the courtroom.
Class of 2021 Graduate Credits Liberal Arts for Professional Readiness
WASHINGTON, PA (December 13, 2021) – Adriana Rodriguez-Ruiz’s career path was founded at W&J, and she credits the College’s strong liberal arts curriculum for connecting her varying interests and helping her launch a career she loves. For Rodriguez-Ruiz, a proud first-generation 2021 graduate of the Washington & Jefferson College, the liberal arts philosophy bridged her interests in public policy, environmental studies, social justice, and diverse…