Bucknell Students Are Making the Most of Their Extended Winter Break

After a semester like no other, Bucknell students have embarked on a winter break unlike any before.

They left Bucknell as scheduled on Nov. 20 and will return for the first day of classes on Feb. 1, a schedule that creates a winter break more than twice the normal length.

In their 73 days away from campus, students will enjoy a hard-earned opportunity to relax, recharge and celebrate the successful completion of an on-campus semester during a global pandemic.

Many Bucknell students have opted to maximize this extra time, devoting their 10-plus weeks away to impactful research projects, lifelong hobbies and resume-building internships.

Charlie Land '23, a management major from Libertyville, Ill., secured an internship at Best Dedicated Solutions LLC, a logistics company. His position in the operations department is a hands-on role that involves building, scheduling and tracking loads for customers.

"It gives me a good two-month experience in a professional setting," he says. "I have never worked in an office before, so the internship helps me gain knowledge and experience."

Land says his classes in Bucknell's Freeman College of Management prepared him to be confident in the workplace. He says he knows when to put his head down and complete the task efficiently but also when to speak up, even as the new recruit, to suggest innovative solutions to old problems. He's even learned that it's possible to both work hard and be a coworker that people like to be around.

"I chose Bucknell because of the people," he says. "I noticed that the students were serious about their schoolwork and passionate about what they did - but also allowed themselves to have fun along the way. I knew I fit in with a crew like that."

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