What's Next Live from Chicago is back! In this episode of Northwestern Intersections recorded live from Medill Chicago, learn from a panel of recent alumni about their postgraduate journeys. Alumni from the fields of user experience research, conflict resolution, and biomedical engineering share how they navigated early career decisions. Panelists Jennifer Siedjak, Jim Alrutz, and Ameen Kishta offer insights including how they entered fields different from their areas of study, their choice to pursue an advanced degree (or not), and resources they would recommend to alumni in their shoes. Panelists share how they answered (or are still answering) what’s next in their career.
Eating Well in the Pandemic with Carla Hightower ’85, ’87 MD, ’91 GME, ’02 MBA
Unexpected Career Disruption? Here’s How to Respond with Chareen Goodman ’00 MS
How to Talk to Kids with Empathy with Anthony Ward Jr. ’06
The Importance of LGBTQ+ Representation in Music with Spectrum Ensemble, Jaime Esposito ’14 and Stephen Hall ’13
Pivoting in a Pandemic with Caleigh Hernandez ’15
Perspectives on Human Connection during COVID-19 with Vlada Bortnik ‘01
Guided Breathing Exercises and Getting Calm with Coco Cabrel ’87, ’89 MD
The Hustle of Entrepreneurial Endeavors with Neal Taparia ’06
Northwestern Alumni Medal Story with the global operations executive, Bridgette Proctor Heller ’83, ’85 MBA
Northwestern Alumni Medal Story with the Fortune 100 investment management CEO, Yie-Hsin Hung ’84
Northwestern Alumni Medal Story with the US Navy Vice Admiral, Lisa M. Franchetti ’85
The Universality of Music with Bienen School of Music alumna, Amanda Majeski
The Rise of Digital Strategies in Healthcare with Gurpreet Singh ’93, ’94 MS, ’03 MBA
Intentional Diversity and Inclusion Practices Part 2 with Melissa Donaldson ’17 MS
Finding Purpose through the Highs and Lows with Jordan Gross ’16, ’17 MBA
Confidently Advocating for Yourself with Chelsea Hayes ’12 MS
The Best of: Our Favorite Advice from 2019
Tenacity in International Entrepreneurship with Roy Lu ’13
Education Equity for All with Sally Nuamah ’13 MA, ’16 Ph.D.
Journey to All 50 States with Ryan Bernsten ’14
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