10/09/2026
Deadline approaching soon! Get those applications ready to submit by Friday, October 30th! 💪🏼🌟
🗣️ Calling all Pitt-Greensburg students! 👀
Have you completed an internship, clinical, student teaching, co-op, field experience, research, or similar academic experience between August 2025–August 2026? This could be YOUR chance to be recognized! ⭐️
We’d love to see representation from our campus! Last year, a Pitt-Greensburg student made history as the first from our campus—and only the second from any Pitt campus since the award began in 2004—to win a JoAnne Day Student of the Year Award(Business category). Let’s do it again!
🏆 2026 PennACE JoAnne Day Student of the Year Awards
PennACE, a consortium of colleges, universities, and employers of which Pitt-Greensburg is a member, recognizes one undergraduate student in each category with a certificate and $250 cash award, presented through their career center.
⭐️ STEM: Engineering, computer science/IT, sciences, research
⭐️ Liberal Arts: Education, social sciences/services, humanities, human services, government, communication, arts, entertainment
⭐️ Business: Business, marketing, management, accounting, strategy, supply chain/logistics, finance
⭐️ Associate Degree: Students in an associate program with an experience related to any category
🚨 APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 30, 2026
Students must submit:
1️⃣ Online application, essay, resume & professional headshot
2️⃣ Letter of support from their internship/experience supervisor
3️⃣ Letter of support from university personnel (faculty, staff or administrator)
📌 Application criteria, instructions & forms:
www.pennace.info/joanne-day-award
❓ Questions?
SOTY Chair: [email protected]
PennACE: [email protected]
📧 Pitt-Greensburg students: Check your Pitt email for more information!
Have an experience worth celebrating? Apply! 🎓⭐️