Student of the Year Awards - Applications Open!

It's time to invite our undergraduate students who have demonstrated knowledge and skill development related to their career via internships, co-ops, field, clinical, or other academic experiential learning experiences to apply for the 2025 JoAnne Day Student of the Year Awards! The PennACE Association recognizes one recipient in each category with a certificate and $250 cash award which will be presented to them by their respective career center.

Undergraduate students can apply for awards in one of the following categories based on the nature of their experiential learning experience (internships, co-ops, field, clinical, student teaching, etc.) related to (or similar to): 

• STEM Award: engineering, computer science/information technology, sciences or research.

• Liberal Arts Award:  educational services, social science/service, humanities or human services, government, communication, arts, or entertainment.

• Business Award:  business, marketing, management, accounting, business development or strategy, supply chain/logistics, or finance.

• Associate Degree Award: Students in an Associate's Program who have completed an experience related to any category (STEM, Liberal Arts, or Business)  

  
  

To be considered for the award, online application packets must contain information on an experiential learning experience that occurred between August 2024 – August 2025.  Applicants must initiate the submission of all of these documents online by October 17, 2025:

•    An Application Form with student essay, resume, and professional headshot photo submitted online by the student

•    Letter of Support submitted online by the Internship Supervisor

•    Letter of Support submitted online by University personnel (faculty, staff or administrator

Application criteria, instructions, and links to forms are on the PennACE website at www.pennace.info/joanne-day-award.

Please direct questions to the SOTY committee at PennACE.org@gmail.com or Andrew Stopko at astopko@francis.edu.