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Fall 2025 Career & Internship Fair
We’re taking RMU’s Career & Internship Fair to the next level on the Arena Floor of the UPMC Events Center. This dynamic setting is your chance to explore opportunities, make connections, and launch your career!
Whether you’re seeking an internship, part-time job, or full-time role, this is a must-attend event for students and alumni. With 90+ employers across diverse industries, you’ll have the chance to showcase your skills, build valuable connections, and even earn Golden Tickets by making a strong impression on employers. Don’t miss the chance to get a FREE professional headshot to refresh your LinkedIn and Handshake profiles.
Attend the “Prepare for the Fair” Event
Join us at the Career Center to get fair-ready with top employers. You can:
- Get your resume reviewed
- Practice your elevator pitch
- Ask career-related questions
- Explore the Colonial Closet to find professional attire options for the fair
Meet with an employer & get FREE Kona Ice!
The Career & Internship Fair is your chance to build confidence, grow your career readiness, and take the next step toward success!
Prepare and Maximize Your Success
Take charge of your future success by using the resources designed to help you feel confident and career-ready.
- Register for the fair on Handshake.
- Research attending employers.
- Plan with our Preparation Checklist.
- Practice your elevator pitch.
- Prepare to dress for success.
- Polish your resume.
Fair Details
- Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025
- Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM
- Location: UPMC Events Center (Arena Floor), Robert Morris University
Shine Bright with the Golden Ticket Campaign
Make a lasting impression at the fair by being engaging, professional, and authentic! Stand out to employers to earn Golden Tickets – there’s no limit to how many you can collect. Each ticket you earn gives you one entry into our raffle for a reMarkable 2 tablet!
Huge thanks to K&L Gates, our Golden Ticket Partner, for supporting our students’ career readiness!
Fall 2025 Case Competition: Trusted AI for Banking
Sponsored by PNC Bank and hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, Corporate Startup Lab is proud to announce its Fall 2025 Case Competition!
The theme for the Competition is Trusted AI for Banking. You will attempt to provide a solution through transformative innovation ideas, products, or services.
Registration closes September 20th: Registration Link for CSL Case Competition
Registered teams will receive the full prompt on September 21st, with the first round of submissions due on October 4th at 11:59PM.
Finalists will be announced on October 9th, with Final Presentations given on CMU’s campus on October 23rd.
Following a celebratory lunch and a brief ceremony, the top three teams will be publicly recognized and will receive cash prizes totaling $20,000, including $12,000 for the first-place team.
The competition is open to all Graduate and PhD students at any U.S. based college or university. You must have a team consisting of 3-4 students to enter.
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Healthcare IT: Workplace Day
Interested in Healthcare IT? Just curious? Check out the UPMC Women in Information Technology for their in-person Healthcare IT Workplace Day!
Be sure to pre-register by August 29 by scanning the QR code above. You do not want to miss it!
- Who: College students interested in technology careers
- Where: US Steel Tower; floor 31; 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, 15219
- When: September 12, 2025, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm; Arrival/registration 8:30 – 9:00 am
SteelHacks XII Hackathon
Unleash Your Inner Innovator at Steelhacks XII!
Get ready to dive into a world of innovation, problem-solving, and collaboration at Steelhacks XII, happening on September 20-21, 2025, at the University of Pittsburgh.
Steelhacks is more than just a coding competition; it’s an opportunity to challenge yourself, learn new skills, and connect with like-minded individuals.
- 24 hours of coding, creativity, and collaboration
- Speed Friending with various companies (networking opportunities) and Guest Speakers
- Prizes for several different tracks
- Free food and fun activities to keep the energy high
Mark your calendars and get ready to turn your ideas into reality.
Register now: at the Steelhacks website for registration and updates on all the exciting activities and more details as the event approaches!
Dr. Peter Draus Wins 2024-2025 Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to Dr. Peter Draus on receiving the inaugural College of Business and STEM Teaching Excellence Award! Dr. Draus was honored with the award at the UPMC Events Center on May 13, 2025. The teaching award, presented by Dr. Daria Crawley and Dr. Sushma Mishra, is given to someone who demonstrates a deep commitment to fostering a positive and engaging learning environment.
Thank you, Dr. Draus, for going above and beyond to guide and empower the students at RMU. Way to go!
Celebrating Excellence: Welcoming Our New UPE Honor Society at RMU
The air was filled with excitement, a few nerves, and a sense of accomplishment this semester as we held our first-ever induction ceremony for the RMU Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE), the international honor society for computing and information disciplines. It was a truly inspiring event, celebrating the hard work, dedication, and exceptional talent of our charter members.
The Wheatley Atrium was filled with bright minds – the inductees themselves, their proud families and friends, and esteemed faculty members.
We were also honored to have Dr. Ioan Raicu, our guest speaker, deliver a brief welcome. Dr. Raicu is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology and is a National Council Member of UPE. We are thankful for his being able to join us and help guide us through our first UPE induction ceremony.
The heart of the event, of course, was the formal induction of our members. One by one, their names were called, and as they stepped forward, you could feel the collective pride in the room. Each inductee has demonstrated outstanding scholastic achievement and a passion for the computing sciences, making them truly deserving of this recognition. It was a powerful moment, symbolizing the passing of knowledge and the welcoming of these bright individuals into the UPE family. Three CIS faculty members were inducted as charter members of the chapter as well: Dr. Karen Paullet, Dr. Sushma Mishra, and Dr. Jamie Pinchot. Dr. Paullet will serve as the Faculty Advisor for our UPE chapter. In addition, student officers are: Kate Shannon (President), Kelson Bowman (Vice President), Sean Miller (Secretary), and Jesse Marks (Treasurer).
A huge congratulations to all our newly inducted members of UPE! We are incredibly proud of your achievements and look forward to seeing the great things you will accomplish.
Spring into Success
RMU’s Career Center hosted an internship showcase on April 23, 2025 called Spring into Success: A Professional Experience Celebration in the UPMC Events Center. A number of students in the department participated to highlight their amazing internship experiences.
Nana Akua Osei-Sarfo, Applied Mathematics, Data Analytics (M.S.), Capital One
Kendall Battles, Criminal Justice, Organizational Leadership (M.S.), Defender Association of Philadelphia
Peyton Lutchkus, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security (M.S.), University of Maryland (ARLIS)
Connor Gitzen, Criminal Justice, Zimmer Kunz PLLC
Nasia Edwards, Criminal Justice, Fiffik Law Group
Aaron Picon, Criminal Justice, Cyber Investigations & Intelligence (M.S.), Allegheny County Youth and Family Services
Payton Hostetler, Cinema and Photography, Stephen Mancini Productions
Emma Cantwell, Criminal Justice, Charleston, SC Police Department
Sean Miller, Cybersecurity, Cyber Investigations & Intelligence (M.S.), Calgon Carbon Corporation
Robert Pava, Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity (M.S.), 38th Engineering Squadron
Sai Naga Mallikharjun Yerra, Data Analytics (M.S.), Body by AIM360
Let’s give a huge round of applause to our incredible students who’ve just wrapped up some truly valuable professional experiences and internships! We’re so proud of the skills they’ve gained and the hard work they’ve put in. A massive thank you also goes out to the amazing employers, dedicated staff, and supportive faculty whose guidance and mentorship are absolutely essential in shaping these future professionals. Keep shining!
RMU Datafest 2025
The RMU Analytics Club had a spectacular time at the fifth annual ASA DataFest™!
Imagine a weekend fueled by caffeine, collaboration, and the exhilarating challenge of unlocking hidden stories within a massive trove of data. That’s the essence of the American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest™! This isn’t your typical classroom exercise; it’s a dynamic event where teams of 2 to 5 students plunge into a large, intricate, and fascinating dataset, embarking on a quest to extract meaningful insights and share their discoveries. Think of it as a data scavenger hunt, a statistical hackathon, and an opportunity to flex your analytical muscles in a supportive and exciting environment.
Congratulations to Tula Sah, MS Data Science (pictured right), Bernard Dondo, MS Data Analytics (far left), and Prithvi Raju Mekala, MS Healthcare Analytics (center). Their team won the Best Overall Analysis Award at RMU DataFest 2025! This is a significant achievement and a testament to their hard work and analytical skills.
FBI Recruitment Presentation
The Criminal Justice Program and Computer Information Systems Department are welcoming the FBI on April 17th to make a recruiting presentation. The event will take place at 12:30 in the Atrium of Wheatley.
The FBI actively recruits individuals with many disciplines, majors and practical experience in order to have the most diversified workforce to respond to the changing threat landscape we face today. All majors are welcome to attend because there is a place for you in Today’s FBI. The FBI recruits students with degrees such as Accounting, Cyber Security/Investigations/Forensics, Engineering, Law, Foreign Language, Sciences, Healthcare, and many others. Under the the various hiring programs for employment your field of study can be a useful discipline for a path towards being an FBI agent, intelligence analyst, IT specialist, evidence technician and many other positions.
Please plan to meet FBI personnel recruiters to hear how you can be part of the FBI and serve your nation with the knowledge and skills gained at RMU and with your practical experience learned abroad.
Please plan on being at The Wheatley Atrium on April 17th to hear the many ways you can serve!
Reach out to Dr Rob Ambrosini at Ambrosini@rmu.edu with any question.
- Event: FBI Recruitment Presentation
- When: Thursday, April 17th
- Time: 12:30 pm
- Where: Wheatley Atrium
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