Waldron Career Conversation with Veronica Berns '09 and Robin Stark '98: Working in Higher Education & Academia
Release Date: 11/03/2022
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info_outlineThis 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:
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- 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