Colleen Ring ‘99 Senior account executive, Nike New York, New York Major: Canadian Studies/Art History How would you describe what you do on a typical day to someone who is unfamiliar with your field? Account executives at Nike are responsible for optimizing Nike product sales with a specific account base. Since I work directly with …
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Allan Urgent ‘93, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Newark, NJ Major: Political Science Graduate Program: Fordham University School of Law (J.D.) What does your typical day look like? I represent the United States of America and federal agencies in civil litigation. The types of things I do include appearing in court to …
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What is social media? Sites we use all the time; Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIN, Twitter, and blogs– these are all social media sites. We call them this because of the way we can create our own “media “ like status updates, sharing of other people content, or posting and sharing articles, pictures and videos, among other …
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Bizia Holmes Greene’ 96 Self Employed Etiquette Consultant Santa Fe, New Mexico Major: Anthropology How would you describe what you do on a typical day to someone who is unfamiliar with your field? As an etiquette consultant, I field phone calls and emails from the curious public about etiquette related questions and conundrums. I write …
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As a college student, I did a lot of volunteering—and when talking with my advisor about the work I was doing in the community, she would ask, “Are you doing good?” Having had proper grammar drilled into my head, I would respond, “yes, I’m doing well…” and continue telling her about my volunteer work. One …