Weinberg in the World
Listen in on conversations coming out of Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. We will have discussions for students with alumni around hot topics in careers, alumni profiles for students to learn more about life with an arts and sciences degree, and explore the ins and outs of different career paths through the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program. Visit weinberg.northwestern.edu and search Waldron for more information!
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Faculty Speaker Series: Conversations with the Dean Featuring Shana Kelley
05/01/2024
Faculty Speaker Series: Conversations with the Dean Featuring Shana Kelley
This special episode features the most recent edition of Weinberg College’s faculty speaker series “Conversation with the Dean.” This event series is designed to deliver insights into cutting-edge research and teaching from faculty experts around the College. The events are offered live to Weinberg College Leadership Society donors with a real-time Q&A. In this conversation, Professor of Chemistry and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss creating new tools to diagnose and treat diseases, the importance of interdisciplinary and translational research at Weinberg College, and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub: a new and cutting edge collaboration between Northwestern, UChicago, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Weinberg College Leadership Giving Society: Explore more "Conversations with the Dean:"
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Faculty Speaker Series: Conversations with the Dean Featuring Susie Phillips
02/05/2024
Faculty Speaker Series: Conversations with the Dean Featuring Susie Phillips
This special episode features the most recent edition of Weinberg College’s faculty speaker series “Conversation with the Dean.” This event series is designed to deliver insights into cutting-edge research and teaching from faculty experts around the College. The events are offered live to Weinberg College Leadership Society donors with a real-time Q&A. In this conversation, Professor of English Susie Phillips and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss why teaching matters, how asking bold questions can open entire worlds of “speculative possibility” in scholarship, and the power of gossip. Leadership Giving Society: Explore more "Conversations with the Dean:"
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Waldron Career Insights: Impactful Classes for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship
11/13/2023
Waldron Career Insights: Impactful Classes for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship
This episode features clips from this year’s Weinberg College Career Summit alumni panels where a few alumni share stories about some of their most impactful classes and how those classes helped them in their future careers. Alumni from our Energy & Sustainability and Startups & Entrepreneurship alumni panels talked about an array of classes that helped them form arguments and think differently about their industries. · Timestamps: 0:00: Introduction 0:45: Impactful Sustainability Classes with Ariel Drehobl ’12 and Mark Silberg ’14 3:55: Impactful Entrepreneurship Classes with Jin Hwang ‘01 5:55: Outro
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Faculty Speaker Series: Conversations with the Dean Featuring Gerry Cadava
11/06/2023
Faculty Speaker Series: Conversations with the Dean Featuring Gerry Cadava
This special episode features the most recent edition of Weinberg College’s faculty speaker series “Conversation with the Dean.” This event series is designed to deliver insights into cutting-edge research and teaching from faculty experts around the College. The events are offered live to Weinberg College Leadership Society donors with a real-time Q&A. In this conversation, Professor of History and Director of the Latina and Latino Studies Program, Gerry Cadava and Dean Adrian Randolph discuss the meaning of diversity in the United States through the lens of Latino identity, as our nation approaches its 250th anniversary. Weinberg College Leadership Giving Society: Explore more “Conversations with the Dean”:
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Waldron Career Insights: Trends in Consulting, Healthcare, and Marketing
10/09/2023
Waldron Career Insights: Trends in Consulting, Healthcare, and Marketing
This episode features highlights from the career summit focusing on the changing landscapes in these industries. Speakers from all three fields discuss topics such as hybrid work, work-life balance, travel expectations, and more. Timestamps: · 0:00: Introduction · 0:45: Trends in Marketing · 2:45: Trends in Consulting · 5:20: Trends in Healthcare · 8:30: Outro
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Waldron Career Insights: Job Function vs Industry
09/11/2023
Waldron Career Insights: Job Function vs Industry
This episode, brought to you by the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program and Northwestern Career Advancement, features an in-depth discussion with Tracie Thomas from NCA about the difference between job function and industry, narrowing down career options, and how to approach an event like the Career Summit. This is a great overview of career exploration in general, so feel free to listen to this episode to prepare for any future alumni event you register for as well as the career summit. Timestamps 0:00: Introductions 1:40: Job Function vs Industry 6:00: The Process of Narrowing Down Career Options 10:15: How to Approach the Career Summit 14:00: Closing Advice for Students
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Waldron Career Insights: Humanities
06/05/2023
Waldron Career Insights: Humanities
This episode features a few clips previous alumni conversations highlighting their memorable experiences relating to their majors in the humanities and how those experiences helped in their future careers. First is a closing remark from our conversation with David Gefsky ‘92, where he speaks on the value of curiosity and the other skills you develop through an Arts & Sciences education at Northwestern that can help you in a field like finance. Next is a quote from our “What Can You Do with a Language Major” Panel from last year with Khiabett Osuna ‘11, who talks about the core skills she uses every day as an Immigration Attorney: “Read, Think, Write.” Khiabett shares stories and examples of how her work can change rapidly in topic and focus, and how those core skills can help adjust to those changing conditions. The last clip comes from a previous podcast episode focusing on Chicago Field Studies with Charlie Vasbinder ’19. Charlie discusses the value of his history major for working in real estate in teaching him how to develop relationships, communicate with a wide variety of people, and form arguments on sales pitches. Links to the full conversations:
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Waldron Career Insights: Sciences
05/05/2023
Waldron Career Insights: Sciences
This episode features a few clips previous alumni conversations highlighting their memorable experiences relating to their majors in the sciences and how those experiences helped in their future careers. First are a few selections from our interview with Danny Ginzburg ’13, where he talks about the impact of his Environmental Sciences Major and Environmental Policy & Culture minor. He also talks about impactful classes and how those classes impacted his worldview and direction toward a career path. Next is a quote from our panel on Nontraditional Paths in Science and Medicine with Yujia Ding ’14. Yujia goes into detail about how her background colored her time at Northwestern, and how those experiences allow her to connect with students and be a better teacher. Our last clip comes from a previous panel on Women in Science with Amy Yarrington ’11. Amy speaks on the value of an interdisciplinary education and how a wide background can help you communicate effectively through writing and conversation. Check out the full conversations here:
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Waldron Career Insights: Social Sciences
03/30/2023
Waldron Career Insights: Social Sciences
This episode features a few clips previous alumni conversations highlighting their memorable experiences relating to their majors in social sciences and how those experiences helped in their future careers. First are a few selections from our interview with Khoury Cooper ’08 JD’13, where he talks of some memorable Political Science and African American Studies classes and then speaks on how an Arts & Sciences background impacts him as a lawyer today. Our second clip is a quote from our conversation with Kathy Lin ‘08 PhD, who shares stories about finding the MMSS major and Sociology classes. Kathy goes into detail about how these classes and the professors that taught them helped her support new ways of thinking and find career paths she didn’t know of beforehand. Lastly, we featured a conversation with Austin Waldron ’78, who many of you may recognize from the name of our program! Austin talks about how Northwestern’s Arts & Sciences education helped him learn to understand people from a variety of different backgrounds, and how that understanding helped him perform better while working in Operations. Check out the full conversations here:
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Waldron Career Conversation with William Paik '20: Studying Stand-Up Comedy in Seoul
02/23/2023
Waldron Career Conversation with William Paik '20: Studying Stand-Up Comedy in Seoul
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with William Paik ’20, who graduated from Northwestern with English and American Studies Majors and a Asian-American Studies Minor. William shares insights on the Asian American Studies Program, Law school decisions, Comedy at Northwestern, Fulbright Research in Korea, how an Interdisciplinary education has helped him! · Timestamps: 0:40: Student Experience 3:30: Moving away from Law school 6:25: Starting Comedy at Northwestern 10:15: First Job During the Pandemic 13:05: Experience During Research 15:00: Fulbright in Korea (here) 20:40: The Value of an Interdisciplinary Education
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Waldron Career Conversation with Mai Sistla '14: Deputy Director at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub
01/26/2023
Waldron Career Conversation with Mai Sistla '14: Deputy Director at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Mai Sistla ‘14, who is currently a Deputy Director at the Aspen Tech Policy Hub after Graduating from Northwestern with an Economics Major and a Global Health Studies Minor. Mai shares insights on Important Classes, Extracurriculars, Connections, Grad School, Working in Tech Policy, Good Fellowships, and the Arts & Sciences Background. For more information about the fellowship discussed by Mai during the podcast, click below: http://www.corofellowship.org/ Timestamps: 0:40: Student Experience and Pivoting Majors 4:30: Extracurriculars and Important Connections 8:15: Path to Grad School 14:15: Working in Tech Policy 19:00: Projects in Tech Policy 22:40: Good Opportunities out of Undergrad 24:05: Arts & Sciences Background
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Waldron Career Conversation with Khoury Cooper '08, JD'13: Corporate Counsel with Google's Youtube Division
01/03/2023
Waldron Career Conversation with Khoury Cooper '08, JD'13: Corporate Counsel with Google's Youtube Division
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation Khoury Cooper ’08 JD’13, who is currently a Corporate Counsel in the Youtube Division of Google after Graduating from Northwestern with a Political Science Major and a JD in Law. Khoury shares stories about Impactful Classes, Fraternity Life, Going Back to Law School, Choosing a Career Path, Working in Music at Amazon, Work-Life Priorities, and Networking! Timestamps: 1:00: Impactful Northwestern Courses and Programs 3:55: Impactful Extracurriculars 6:10: Deciding to Go to Law School 8:15 First Job After School 9:55: How Did You Pick Your Career Path 11:55: Working Before Grad School 13:45: Working in Music 18:00: Working in Chicago and Priorities 21:05: Networking Advice 23:30: Arts & Sciences Background
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Waldron Career Conversation with Kian Gohar '98: Founder and CEO of Geo-Lab and Best-Selling Author
11/23/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Kian Gohar '98: Founder and CEO of Geo-Lab and Best-Selling Author
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Kian Gohar ‘98, who is currently the Founder and CEO of Geo-Lab and a best-selling author of “Competing in the New World of Work” after Graduating from Northwestern with Majors in History and Political Science. Kian shares stories about a Great Teacher, Working During College, Choir, Learning Skills, His First Job After Graduating, Participating in Fellowships, Deciding Between Different Post-Grad Options, Working at a Development Firm, His Book, Working During the Pandemic, Focusing on Key Tasks, and more! Timestamps: 00:45: Studies and Student Experience at Northwestern 3:30: Skills Learned from Extracurriculars 5:55: First Job After Graduation 8:05: Experience With Fellowships 11:30: Working at Geo-Lab 14:15: The Hybrid World of Work 17:45: How to Thrive in a World of Uncertainty 21:35: Teaching, Training, and Writing 27:00: Future Challenges and Goals 28:30: Networking
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Waldron Career Conversation with Liz Ott '00: President of Threespot
11/17/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Liz Ott '00: President of Threespot
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Liz Ott’ 00, who is currently the President of Threespot after Graduating from Northwestern with a Psychology Major and an Economics Minor. Liz shares stories about her student experience, Learning and Developing Skills Through Work-Study, Her First Job and Career Path, Growing Within a Company, Finding the Right Space in an Industry, Advice for Getting into a Similar Field, the Value of her Northwestern Network, and the Value of Arts & Sciences Education! Timestamps: 00:45: Student Experience and Work-Study 4:10: Previous Jobs 8:45: Working at Threespot and Growing Your Career 15:00: Finding Threespot and the Company Vision 19:00: Advice for Students looking for Activist Work 21:00: Liz’s Northwestern Network 24:35: The Value of Arts & Sciences Education
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Waldron Career Conversation with Kathy Lin '08: Product Insights Manager at Spotify
11/10/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Kathy Lin '08: Product Insights Manager at Spotify
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Kathy Lin ‘08 PhD, who is currently a Product Insights Manager at Spotify after Graduating from Northwestern with Sociology and MMSS Majors and a Global Health Studies Minor. Kathy shares stories about the MMSS Major, Internships, the PhD Process, Working after Grad School, Work-Life Balance, Finding a Career Path, and Working at Spotify. Timestamps: 0:40: The MMSS Major and Memorable Classes 4:15: Rarity of MMSS 6:20: Extracurriculars and Internships 9:30: Deciding to go to Grad School 14:40: the PhD Process 20:20: First Job After Grad School and Work-Life Balance, and Finding a Career Path 30:30: Working at Spotify
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Waldron Career Conversation with Veronica Berns '09 and Robin Stark '98: Working in Higher Education & Academia
11/03/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Veronica Berns '09 and Robin Stark '98: Working in Higher Education & Academia
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Veronica Berns ’09 and Robin Stark ’98, who are both currently working at the Chemistry Department at Northwestern. Veronica is currently an Assistant Professor of Instruction after graduating from Northwestern with a Chemistry Major and a Mathematics Minor. Robin is currently an Undergraduate Program Coordinator after graduating with a Major in Environmental Science. Veronica and Robin share insights on influential classes, internships, first jobs, figuring out your next step, working in higher education, teaching, making a comic book, learning to communicate with different people, and how to Network. Timestamps: 1:10: Northwestern Student Experience 4:45: Extracurriculars and Internships 8:20: First Jobs and Next Steps 14:15: Working in Higher Education 18:50: Arts & Sciences Education 21:00: Making a Comic Book 25:55: Networking
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Waldron Career Conversation with Charlie Vasbinder ’19 and Thanas Kountroubis ’19: Interning & Working in Real Estate with Chicago Field Studies
10/27/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Charlie Vasbinder ’19 and Thanas Kountroubis ’19: Interning & Working in Real Estate with Chicago Field Studies
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Charlie Vasbinder ’19 and Thanas Kountroubis ’19, who both participated in the Chicago Field Studies Program interning at Barnett Capital and currently work there today after Graduating from Northwestern. Charlie and Thanas share stories about the Northwestern Experience, the value of different majors, changing majors, Chicago Field Studies, working at Barnett Capital, and the value of an Arts & Sciences Education! Timestamps: 1:00: Charlie’s Northwestern Experience 5:20: Pivoting From Econ to History 7:40: Thanas’ Student Experience 14:15: Struggling through Northwestern Coursework 16:10: Chicago Field Studies 20:00: The Value of CFS as an Extracurricular 26:00: Arts & Sciences at work Today and Not Being Afraid to Fail
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Waldron Career Conversation with Prashant Bhayani '91: Working Abroad in Finance
10/20/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Prashant Bhayani '91: Working Abroad in Finance
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Prashant Bhayani '91, who is currently the Chief Investment Officer at BNP Paribas after Graduating from Northwestern with an Economics Major. Prashant shares insights on the value of a diverse education, business internships, his first job after a recession, developing a career abroad, his role as a Chief Investment Officer, his small town background, learning to communicate effectively! Timestamps: 1:00: The breadth of options at Weinberg College 4:05: Internships 5:30: First Job 7:10: Transitioning to working overseas 10:30: Working in Asset Management 13:05: Adjusting from a small town and the considerations of a global career 18:10: The Value of Arts & Sciences in Finance 22:50: The Northwestern Network
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Waldron Career Conversation with Danny Ginzburg '14: PhD Student at Cambridge in Commercial Hydroponics
10/13/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Danny Ginzburg '14: PhD Student at Cambridge in Commercial Hydroponics
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Danny Ginzburg ’14, who is currently starting a PhD in plant sciences at the University of Cambridge through the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship after Graduating from Northwestern with an Earth and Planetary Sciences Major and an Environmental Policy & Culture Minor. Danny shares insights on his Northwestern experience, Greek life, undergraduate research opportunities, his first job in data analysis, Academia, Scholarships and Grants, and the value of an Arts & Sciences education! Timestamps: 0:45: Northwestern Experience 4:25: Finding the right major 6:45: Research at Northwestern 11:05: First job after graduation 14:30: Academia and the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship 17:30: The value of Commercial Hydroponics 22:10: Scholarship Program at Cambridge 26:20: Future plans after Cambridge 28:05: The value of an Arts & Sciences education
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Waldron Career Conversation with Chandana Sooranahalli '20: Management Consultant at Qral Group
10/06/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Chandana Sooranahalli '20: Management Consultant at Qral Group
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Chandana Sooranahalli ‘20, who is currently a Management Consultant after Graduating from Northwestern with an Economics Major and a Cognitive Science Minor. Chandana shares insights on great classes and extracurriculars to consider as an undergrad, the unique challenges and opportunities she had as a transfer student, her experience doing undergraduate research, and her plans of heading to med school through a nontraditional route! Timestamps: 1:00: Northwestern Experience 3:00: Advice as a Transfer Student 4:10: The Value of Extracurriculars 6:10: Changing Career Plans 8:00: Undergraduate Research 10:45: Recruiting for Consulting 14:20: What is Consulting? 16:30: Nontraditional path to Med School 18:10: The Value an Arts & Sciences Education 21:55: Networking at Northwestern 24:40: Challenges as a Transfer Student
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Waldron Career Conversation with David Ngene Jr '08: Innovative Design Director at Nike
09/29/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with David Ngene Jr '08: Innovative Design Director at Nike
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with David Ngene ’08 who is currently an Innovation Design Director at the NXT Space Kitchen at Nike after Graduating from Northwestern with an Art Theory & Practice Major. David Ngene shares tories about changing majors at Northwestern, the Art Theory & Practice Major, his first job after graduating, heading back to school, working at Nike, the value of an Arts & Sciences Degree, and the experience and memory of being a student athlete! Timestamps: 0:00: Insight Unpacked 2:30: Weinberg College Experience 4:30: Plans Heading into Northwestern 6:25: Changing Majors to Art Theory 11:55: Art Theory and Practice 16:50: After Graduation and First Job 20:20: Deciding to go to Grad School 23:55: Working at Nike 26:45: Learning Design at Weinberg College 30:05: The Impact of being a Student Athlete 33:10: Closing Advice for Students
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Waldron Career Insights: Networking
09/22/2022
Waldron Career Insights: Networking
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features stories from Alumni from the Career Summit and previous alumni conversations focusing on lessons related to networking. Alumni speakers share their thoughts on how to network with your peers in college and the lessons it provides, developing relationships by networking with those who interest you, and the value of networking in person at large events! Timestamps: 0:45: Anthony Ward ’06 (Psychology) 3:35: Machel Mills-Miles ‘98 (Cognitive Science), Marc Tetel ‘86 (Biological Sciences), and JJ Guajardo ‘97 (Psychology) 10:40: Kelly Choi ‘94, ‘98 MD (English) and Mark Stovsky ‘86, ‘91 MD (Sociology)
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Waldron Career Conversation with Sandy Waxman and Jackie Cantu: Researching Child Development Through the Posner Research Program
09/14/2022
Waldron Career Conversation with Sandy Waxman and Jackie Cantu: Researching Child Development Through the Posner Research Program
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Professor Sandy Waxman and Jackie Cantu, who are working together with the Posner Research Program. Professor Waxman is a Weinberg College Faculty member in the Department of Psychology and the Director of Northwestern’s Infant and Child Development Center. Jackie Cantu is a rising sophomore majoring in Psychology and Global Health Studies. Sandy and Jackie share insights on their research in child development at Northwestern, participating in the Posner Research Program, what goes on inside a lab, how their research has affected their career path, and advice for those interested in pursuing research! Timestamps: 1:15: Introductions 6:20: The Posner Research Program 10:05: What do you do in the lab 14:20: Paths after Northwestern and the value of research 23:15: Advice for students about research
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Waldron Career Insights: First Jobs
08/03/2022
Waldron Career Insights: First Jobs
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features quotes from Alumni from the Career Summit and previous alumni conversations focusing on lessons learned through first jobs. Alumni speakers share their thoughts on jobs that change constantly over time, how to succeed in a transforming job field, gaining skills during your first job, and seizing new opportunities! 0:50 - Samir Patel ’94 (Biological Sciences) 2:35 - Juna Nakai ‘04 (Economics, International Studies) 6:40 - Michelle Wantuch ’15 (Psychology with Global Studies minor) 10:35 - Liz McMath ’09 (Biological Sciences) For more details on the panels featured in this episode, click the links below:
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Waldron Career Insights: Outside the Classroom
06/16/2022
Waldron Career Insights: Outside the Classroom
We are excited to feature a few clips from this year’s Career Summit panels and a previous alumni conversation focusing on how extracurricular activities during their student experience helped alumni in their future careers. First is a quote from the Politics and Policy Alumni Panel at the Career Summit. Tara Corrigan ’08 (History) talks about her experience as the Co-chair of Dance Marathon and how much she learned from her time managing such a big endeavor! The next quote is from the Research and Education Alumni Panel at the Career Summit, where Marc Tetel ’86 (Biological Sciences) talks about his greatest teaching inspiration from where else: the Northwestern Karate club. Also from the Research and Education Alumni Panel, Machel Mills-Miles ’98 (Cognitive Science) continues on the topic from the previous quote and delves into an impressive list of extracurricular activities from her time at Northwestern including the Asian-American Hunger Strike! Our last quote comes from a previous alumni conversation with Jeanne Sparrow ’91, ’15 MSC (Psychology) who happened to be the 2022 Weinberg College Convocation Speaker. In this clip, Jeanne talks about how she gained experience in radio by joining clubs and trying out new things at Northwestern. Jeanne gives great insight on how developing skills outside of the classroom can help you explore and find your career path! Recordings of the Career Summit can be found here: If you are interested in hearing more from Jeanne Sparrow, you can find the whole podcast episode here:
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Waldron Career Insights: Networking Prep Session with NCA
05/18/2022
Waldron Career Insights: Networking Prep Session with NCA
This episode, brought to you by the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program and Northwestern Career Advancement, features a prep session for the Weinberg College Career Summit. Whether you are coming to the Career Summit to build your network because you already have a job or maybe you want to just come to listen to alumni from different fields share their stories because you are still undecided in what you want to do after graduation, this episode will help you prepare for the event. Networking is a key skill to learn as part of your career exploration and internship/job search. In this episode, you will learn: 1) how to prepare before the Career Summit networking event (or any upcoming alumni events), 2) what do you do during the networking event, and 3) how to follow-up after the networking event. This is a great overview of networking in general, so feel free to listen to this episode to prepare for any future alumni event you register for as well.
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Waldron Career Insights: Follow Your Passion
05/11/2022
Waldron Career Insights: Follow Your Passion
We are excited to feature a few clips from previous Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program conversations and panels focusing on finding a career path and following your passions. First is a conversation with Rachel Kimber ’03 (Cognitive Science) and her experience working her first few jobs after graduation. Rachel’s insights might be particularly helpful for those of you who are anxious about finding the perfect first job after graduation. Up second is an excerpt from a conversation with Steve Greenspon ’91, ’09 MBA (Political Science), who talks about using your passions and interests to help you pursue a career that is right for you. If you are overwhelmed looking out into the job market and don’t know where to start, Steve’s words can provide guidance! For more insights from Rachel Kimber '03, watch the recording of this alumni panel on Exploring Your Career Options: Majors Without a Direct Path. For more insights from Steve Greenspon ’91, ’09 MBA, listen to our interview with him on the Weinberg in the World Podcast.
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Waldron Career Conversation with Austin J. Waldron ’78: Retired Senior Vice President of Operations at Health Care Services Corporation, Parent Company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
07/21/2020
Waldron Career Conversation with Austin J. Waldron ’78: Retired Senior Vice President of Operations at Health Care Services Corporation, Parent Company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Austin Waldron graduated from Weinberg College in 1978 with a major in psychology. He had originally planned to become a doctor but after a quarter of organic chemistry he sought out other options within the medical field. He had a long and successful career in operations at Health Care Services Corporation before recently retiring. Austin hopes today’s Weinberg College students realize that they too can pursue many paths, regardless of their major or even with a major change part of the way through their Northwestern career. This is one of the reasons why he initially invested and ultimately made a philanthropic gift to name the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections Program. He is thrilled that this is a resource where students can engage with, and hear from, alumni in a wide variety of industries, that were once, where the students stand today. In this episode, we talk about how Austin’s arts and science background helped him move up from where he started in customer service to be a Senior Vice President by the time he retired.
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Waldron Career Conversation with David Leander ’10: Resident Physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University
06/22/2020
Waldron Career Conversation with David Leander ’10: Resident Physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University
David Leander graduated from Weinberg College in 2010 with a triple major in materials science, economics, and Spanish with a global health minor. He didn’t feel prepared to go to medical school right after Northwestern but after working in the public health industry for a few years he decided to go back to pursue an MD/MBA. He is now a resident physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. We talk about why he wanted to major in three seemingly different fields, how his time after graduation in the public health industry led him to pursue an MD/MBA, and his advice for students interested in medical school, even if through nontraditional means. Learn more at Weinberg.northwestern.edu and search for Waldron or email us at .
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Waldron Career Conversation with Naomi Joyce Bang ‘81: Law School Professor and Human Rights Attorney
06/15/2020
Waldron Career Conversation with Naomi Joyce Bang ‘81: Law School Professor and Human Rights Attorney
Naomi Joyce Bang graduated from Weinberg College in 1981 with a double major in Political Science and French. Joyce later became a human rights and human trafficking attorney as well as a law school professor. We talk about a Northwestern experience abroad that changed her path forever, some of her most interesting and impactful projects oversees, and her advice for students looking to pursue either law school or something different. Learn more at Weinberg.northwestern.edu and search for Waldron or email us at .
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