Student Success

Rosemont College's History program provides students with the skills they need to launch a successful career, and many don't wait until graduation to get started. These current and former students utilized internship programs, coursework, and co-curricular opportunities to gain valuable real-world experience and make their professional goals a reality.

Kyah Hawkins '18
History and Women’s Studies Double Major

"As a history major at Rosemont College, my coursework prepared me to successfully conduct original research in archives. The results of that research were published in an academic journal! Now as an Archives Assistant at the Legacy Center, I apply those same skills to assisting academic researchers in their projects."

Interned at the College’s Archives
Class of 2018 treasurer and secretary
Student Government Association VP of Finance, Public Relations Coordinator, and Rosemont Activities Council member
Member of Jest and Gesture and the Raven Peer Leader program
Participant in the Sister Story oral history project, as well as the Digital Humanities Project
Contributed to The Great War Through Women's Eyes, published in Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
Vice President, PAUSE
Patsy McClatchy Award recipient
National History Day Philly Education Fellow 2020
Now employed as Archives Assistant at the Drexel School of Medicine’s Legacy Center

Travis Staples '15
History Major

"The History major prepared me for my career in so many ways. I gained research skills needed to explore and solve my clients’ marketing problems. My digital humanities course allowed me to develop facility in web design. By the time I graduated, I had the ability to present research to a broad audience in a meaningful digital story. Those transferable skills led to my first job after graduation."

Interned at the College’s Students Accounts and Archives
Participated in Digital Humanities Project, Sister Story oral history project, and a new citizen voter registration project
Resident Assistant
Student Government Association VP of Finance and Student Ambassador for the Office of Post Graduate Success
Treasurer, Jest and Gesture
Now employed as Chief Operating Officer at ESC Marketing Group

Asia Lewis '18
History Major | Political Science Minor

"Rosemont prepared me for law school by setting me lightyears ahead of my peers when it came to research skills. My coursework gave me the skills to dig deeper into older research and archives. While my peers were somewhat confused about how to broaden their search capabilities, I was able to find and showcase more sources."

Interned at the Office of State Representative Donna Bullock
Awarded scholarship to study Prosecutorial Law at Widener University Commonwealth Law School