Middle School English Teacher Career Field : Education Graduation Year : 2010 I crave adventure. During college, friends scoffed at me when I told them I planned to head west after graduation. Many of them wanted to stick around and enter the fiercely competitive job market. Five years later, several of them are still subbing. More have finally
Rehabilitation Counselor, Psychology Research Assistant Cornell University Career Field : Health & Medicine Graduation Year : 2007 I majored in English to gain insight. Insight into the world, the people around me, and myself. I thought reading and discussing literature would be a good means to do so, and I’m glad I did. I studied
Animation Producer Avalanche Studios Career Field : Arts Graduation Year : 2006 First off, it turns out writing your English department alumni profile is the most self-conscious act of grammar policing you’ll ever experience. Remember this in ten years when a professor reaches out to you on social media to participate. I had the privilege
Financial Assistant Dystel & Goderich Literary Management Career Field : Finance Graduation Year : 2015 I think I always knew I was going to be an English major — even though I deviated for a semester into International Relations. Even beyond my love for reading and writing, studying English gave me the chance to explore
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Playwright Career Field : Arts Graduation Year : 2013 I entered Geneseo in 2009 with the plan to earn an English Literature degree, go on to get my Masters in teaching, and become a high school English teacher. When I graduated in 2013, I had earned a Theatre/English degree and am heading toward a Masters
Executive Assistant/Social Worker Career Field : Social Impact & Community Service Graduation Year : 2008 To be honest, I declared a major in English because I like to read and write, figuring I would probably change majors at some point once I had a more firm career goal. That never happened, in part because I
Journalist MadameNoire Career Field : Media & Journalism Graduation Year : 2011 In Fall 2007, I entered Geneseo as a History major. Although it was an intriguing discipline, I didn’t feel excited about the classes I had to take. As I transitioned into the second semester of my freshman year, I decided to declare my
Director Foundation Relations AARP & AARP Foundation Career Field : Administration Graduation Year : 1999 Since I graduated in ’99, I have had the honor of working in a variety of positions at leading nonprofits including AARP & AARP Foundation, National Wildlife Federation, and the Ocean Conservancy. As a fundraising professional, I have worked on
Medical Student SUNY Stony Brook Career Field : Health & Medicine Graduation Year : 2013 My connection to the SUNY Geneseo English department is somewhat unique in that I was a Biochemistry major at Geneseo. However, I was fortunate to take part in a number of classes with Dr. Beth McCoy over my years there,
Owner and Chief Corporate Officer Mintz + Hoke Communications Group (Avon, Connecticut) Career Field : Administration Graduation Year : 1974 Approaching the end of my career in communications, I’m majority owner of Mintz + Hoke Marketing Communications, the agency I first joined more than 40 years ago. In that time I started and built a
