March 06, 2018
Life after college; prepared for success, this week’s topic on Infinite Opportunities
Contact: Kevin Hensil, khensil@passhe.edu
Harrisburg – Three Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education university alumni will talk about how their college experience prepared them to succeed in their careers, and how today’s soon-to-be graduates are being prepared for similar success on this week’s episode of Infinite Opportunities, which will air Sunday morning on the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN).
Laurie Carter, who graduated from Clarion University, is now president of Shippensburg
University. Steven Crawford, who graduated from Mansfield University, is president
of Wojdak Government Relations. Lynda Michaels, a Bloomsburg University graduate,
is now vice president for alumni and professional engagement at her alma mater. The
three will participate in a roundtable discussion with State System Interim Chancellor
Karen M. Whitney. The show also will include video visits to the campuses of California,
Cheyney and Shippensburg Universities of Pennsylvania.
Infinite Opportunities airs at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday on PCN. The half-hour, public affairs program features
roundtable discussions with faculty, staff, students and alumni from the 14 State
System universities talking about a range of higher education topics and issues. Each
program also offers viewers the opportunity to “travel” back to the universities to
learn more about all of the campuses.
This week’s roundtable discussion will focus on the many ways the State System universities
prepare students for success after graduation, from offering them the opportunity
to participate in practical, out-of-classroom experiences, including internships;
to connecting them with already successful alumni who can assist them in helping to
land their first job. The discussion also will include ways in which the universities
provide special support and services to first-generation college students, as well
as career planning and preparation to all students.
Each weekly episode of Infinite Opportunities is reshown at 6 p.m. the following Saturday on PCN. This program will be rebroadcast
on March 17. Prior episodes, including those from the first three seasons, also can
be viewed at www.passhe.edu/InfiniteOpportunities.