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Students Network with Successful Alums
Though the Science Center Atrium is usually
filled with pajama-clad students rushing off to class, this past Saturday students and Oberlin College alumni dressed their best to mill around the atrium discussing life at Oberlin, reality outside the �bubble� and possible connections in various fields. This networking event, put on by Oberlin�s Office of Career Services, takes place annually as a part of Alumni Council Weekend and is held with the goal of helping graduating seniors connect with and learn from successful alumni.
�I think that one of the areas that alumni could be lot more involved in is helping students figure out what they could do when they get out of Oberlin,� said Carolyn Kubitschek, OC �70, Alumni Council member and practicing attorney. �A lot of colleges have very intensive and organized events. Oberlin doesn�t have that, but this is a step in the right direction.� Stephen Sampson, OC �73, senior science writer for the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, expressed a similar interest in supporting current students as a means of supporting the College.
�This is my first visit to Oberlin since I graduated in �73,� Sampson said. �I have always felt very strongly about Oberlin and been very loyal to it. I wanted to get re-connected. This is about engagement and giving back to the College in a way that isn�t necessarily monetary.�
Students who attended the event generally described it as a positive, though not necessarily fruitful experience.
�Although I didn�t find anyone to talk to who works in the fields I�m interested in, a few people did give me the names of organizations that I hadn�t heard of and could look into,� said College senior Shraddha Ramani.
An anonymous College senior added, �I enjoyed talking to former students about what they�re doing with their Oberlin degrees but didn�t form any real connections during the one hour reception; I�m just beginning to figure out what I want to do after Oberlin.�
For students such as Ramani, the event is just an introduction to a long process of sifting through possible jobs, fellowships and graduate school options. �This kind of event is aimed to help students, to give them advice and new ideas,� said Sampson.
�It�s inspiring for me to be back here and see students who have the same kind of passion for what they�re doing that I had when I was here.�
�I think that one of the areas that alumni could be lot more involved in is helping students figure out what they could do when they get out of Oberlin,� said Carolyn Kubitschek, OC �70, Alumni Council member and practicing attorney. �A lot of colleges have very intensive and organized events. Oberlin doesn�t have that, but this is a step in the right direction.� Stephen Sampson, OC �73, senior science writer for the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, expressed a similar interest in supporting current students as a means of supporting the College.
�This is my first visit to Oberlin since I graduated in �73,� Sampson said. �I have always felt very strongly about Oberlin and been very loyal to it. I wanted to get re-connected. This is about engagement and giving back to the College in a way that isn�t necessarily monetary.�
Students who attended the event generally described it as a positive, though not necessarily fruitful experience.
�Although I didn�t find anyone to talk to who works in the fields I�m interested in, a few people did give me the names of organizations that I hadn�t heard of and could look into,� said College senior Shraddha Ramani.
An anonymous College senior added, �I enjoyed talking to former students about what they�re doing with their Oberlin degrees but didn�t form any real connections during the one hour reception; I�m just beginning to figure out what I want to do after Oberlin.�
For students such as Ramani, the event is just an introduction to a long process of sifting through possible jobs, fellowships and graduate school options. �This kind of event is aimed to help students, to give them advice and new ideas,� said Sampson.
�It�s inspiring for me to be back here and see students who have the same kind of passion for what they�re doing that I had when I was here.�
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