Home News Career Exploration Page 3 Category: Career Exploration Connecting the World Kofi Amoo-Gottfried's rise at Facebook is fueled by a passion for broadening access to the Internet. Leveraging the Mac Alumni Network With advice and coaching from Mac alumni, Mugdha Shidhaye ’18 won a coveted internship with Goldman Sachs. Working for Reproductive Justice Rosemary Laine '19 combined her interests in history and public health as a Taylor Public Health Fellow at Pro-Choice Resources. Award-Winning YA Novelist YA novelist Lara Avery ’10 won a Minnesota Book Award for her most recent literary effort. Language of Diplomacy A Mac class on international diplomacy extended into a two-week program in Europe. Building a Career The unconventional career path of Tinbete Ermyas ’08 brought him to magazine editing in Addis Ababa by way of NPR. The Advocate Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty '86 is working to eliminate racial bias in the judicial system. Liberal Education is Vocational A new book by Randall Stross ’76 argues why a liberal arts degree is practical as well as desirable. Transit Man As Wired magazine’s transportation editor, Alex Davies ’10 moves seamlessly from analyzing New York City’s subway problems to test-driving Teslas. An Actor’s Life From Guys and Dolls at Mac to King Lear at the Guthrie, Stephan Yoakam '75 has always valued a strong artistic community. Faculty Focus: Ethics, Investments, and Pine Trees From financial statements to a rock band's business plan, students explore it all in Professor Jeff Evans’s accounting courses. Helping While They Learn Through internships, Mac students gain real-world experience, from market research for startups to working in public health with refugee populations. Preserving Native American Culture Abaki Beck ’15 works to preserve the traditional medicine of the Blackfeet Nation. Class of 2017—What’s Next? The Class of 2017 is ready to take on the world. See what some of them have planned for after Macalester. MacConnect: Networking with Alumni MacConnect trips help students network with alumni in Seattle, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Student Investors Macalester Investment Group teaches undergraduates to be stock analysts. From Macalester to Mosul Aid-worker Rick Latham Lechowick ’04 has a newfound commitment to a beleaguered ethnic group in Northern Iraq. Life in the State Department From South Korea to Pakistan, Isabelle Chan ’06 works to make the world a safer, more equitable place. Speculating About the Future African American Lit professor andré carrington ’03 looks to science fiction, fantasy and related genres for clues to the cultural politics of the future. Returning Musicians Three members of the Class of 2013 come back to campus for a residency and concert. Job Accelerator Meet Mindy Deardurff, the energetic new dean of the Career Development Center. Prev 1 2 3 4 Next
