YCP Blog - Exploring YCP

In our On the Ground series, we explore some of YCP’s most beloved places and spaces with help from our own Spartan students.

In our On the Ground series, we explore some of YCP’s most beloved places and spaces with help from our own Spartan students.

When most students sign up for a class, they expect lectures or maybe a few group projects or essays. They don’t expect the opportunity to run multiple campus publications. In the Publications Management course with Dr. Travis Kurowski, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, that’s exactly what you get.

Studying Spanish provides a wealth of opportunity. There are many ways to incorporate the Spanish language into your travels, career, and day-to-day life—and beginning your educational journey is just the first step.

In the Office Space series, we go beyond the résumé and get to know York College faculty and staff members through the objects they like to keep close.

In our On the Ground series, we explore some of YCP’s most beloved places and spaces with help from our own Spartan students.

Spencer Smith ’22 is concerned about the environment, and that has led him to research opportunities in the classroom as well as outside class in Costa Rica and Scotland.

Computer Science and Computer Engineering are both high-demand fields with strong job prospects. If you’re interested in working with computers, either subject area may capture your attention. So, which option is the better career choice?

In our On the Ground series, we explore some of YCP’s most beloved places and spaces with help from our own Spartan students.

In our On the Ground series, we explore some of YCP’s most beloved places and spaces with help from our own Spartan students.

Get real-world insight into a career in nursing with York College Nursing alumni Joanna Marmo ‘19, Tara O’Malley ‘19, and Allison Witten ‘20.

“Through the challenges and triumphs,” says Julianna Orkin ’23, “I’m immensely grateful for the opportunities York College has afforded me and will continue to afford me.”

Hispanic students and staff reflect on and appreciate what it means to be Hispanic and how their heritage has impacted their lives.

Gabrielle Ingoglia '20 has spent four-and-a-half years of her life at York College of Pennsylvania. Now, as she prepares to graduate in December 2020, she's sharing some of the lessons learned during her time here.

When Mass Communication majors Heather Fiore (‘22), Mykela Heidel (‘22), and Morrissey Walsh (‘23) learned about an opportunity to help tell the story of African American WWI veteran George A. Wood through a documentary film, they were inspired to get involved.

Courtney (Palla) Miller graduated from York College and WellSpan York Hospital’s joint respiratory care program in December 2016. She is currently a registered respiratory therapist at York Hospital’s pulmonary physiology lab.

Every teacher wants to make an impact with their students. While there are many ways great teachers achieve this, there are some habits they nearly all share. The best teachers present information to students in ways that maximize their understanding, yet also listen to their students and let them influence the shape of their own learning.

Considering a career in mental health? Getting started can be both exciting and a little daunting. It is exciting because of the new experience, knowledge, and career prospects you hope to gain. Yet it can be daunting because of the wide array of programs and types of mental health careers that are out there. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a relatively new and rapidly growing mental health career that you might consider.

How do you know if you’re cut out to work in respiratory care? Here are the top 10 traits we see in successful, satisfied respiratory care professionals.