UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Second- and third-year Penn State undergraduate students who are interested in interning for IBM Consulting through IBM’s Talent Pipeline Program at Innovation Park starting in late spring of 2024 are encouraged to attend an information session at 11 a.m. on Jan. 12 in Room 233AB of the HUB-Robeson Center. Participants will learn more about the internship program, including how to apply, from Tony Giordano, senior partner, vice president and global leader for Data Platform Services at IBM.

Giordano will also provide an educational program on the impact of generative artificial intelligence through the creation, usage and evolution immediately preceding the information session, from 9 to 11 a.m. Both the educational program and internship information session are open to all Penn State faculty, staff and students. Registration is not required for either session.

The Corporate Engagement Center is helping to coordinate the program, which provides real-world experiences for students to work as data engineers on projects for IBM. The program uses a cohort-based model to allow students participating in the program for multiple years to become mentors for newer cohorts.

Interns work under the supervision of IBM data engineers in the IBM co-op office suite located at Innovation Park on the University Park campus. The program provides students the opportunities to build skills related to data workflows; analytics; the Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; and data fabric, which refers to how data is connected across multiple systems.

Any students or community members with questions about the program and the informational sessions should contact Beth Colledge, director of corporate engagement, at bac39@psu.edu.