ALUMNI UPDATE
HART CAREER CENTER HAPPENINGS Illinois Wesleyan’s Hart Career Center is constantly engaging with alumni and connecting them with current students in fun and enriching ways. See below who has helped out recently. Do you want to assist students to ensure their career success? Does your organization have internships or employment opportunities for Titans? Contact the Career Center staff at ccenter@iwu.edu or (309) 556-3095.
Psychology & Sociology Career Luncheon, Feb. 12, 2020 Bianca (Spratt) Cotton ’11, Cameron McKee ’17, Cecilia Mendoza ’13, Colleen O’Connor ’14, Samantha RobinsonSherrod ’01 and Alex Willett ’11
Career Immersion Excursion, Spring Break 2020
Sharique Ahmed ’92, Alexander Bell ’14, Olivia Heffernan ’18, Bridget Howerton ’11, Pearl Huang ’10, Kathleen Johnson ’12, Dana Jourdan ’17, Jeffrey Kennedy ’94, Matt LaLonde ’14, Dan McCarthy ’08, Matt Miller ’01, Aaron Moody ’11, Celina (Mendoza) Nettleton ’10, James Nettleton ’05, Megan Presnak ’04, Bob Quillman ’93, Larry Rolle ’75 and Amber (Simkins) Younge ’12
Additional Programming Kevin Clark and Tyler Smith ’07
Virtual Programming
Jaynanne Calaway-Habeck ’99, David Crawford ’99, John Haugen ’06, Matthew Roberts ’01 and Todd Stocke ’93
Pre-Health Programming
Valerie (Lambrecht) Corwin ’05, Caitlin (Grabarits) Mann ’12, Caitlyn McHugh ’12 and Jill Volk ’87
Practice Interviews
Claudia Brogan ’77, Paige Buschman ’17, Laura (Gerdes) Ehrhart ’84, Jessica Freiburg ’04, Marsha Guenzler-Stevens ’78, Pam Jacklin ’66, Jen Knobloch ’95, Jeff Lockenvitz ’84 and Mike Wieting ’86
On-Campus Recruitment
Sean Conroy ’96, Hussain Hasan ’91, Matt Hill ’12, Tim Irvin ’06, Will Jenkins ’12, Ben Johnson ’19, Jason Kotecki ’14, Justin Krzeczkowski ’18, Ashlee Kuhl ’02, Aneesh Sehgal ’15, Yolanda Juarez-Sotelo ’17, Jessica (Hinterlong) Schaeffer ’11, Culley Summers ’94 and Ling Zheng ’19
(Above) Jessica (Hinterlong) Schaeffer ’11 held a networking lunch, co-sponsored by IWU’s chapter of the American Marketing Association, with IWU marketing students. Those in attendance included (from left): Mateo Grajales ’21, Esther Niedert ’20, Schaeffer, Nick Watson ’21 and Matthew Blaney ’21.
Titans Helping Titans
(Above) A group of young alumni shared career experiences in business, technology and finance with students during the Career Immersion Excursion in Dallas. They included (from left): Aaron Moody ’11, Alexander Bell ’14, Dana Jourdan ’17, Matt LaLonde ’14 and Olivia Heffernan ’18. 38
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The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the 2019-20 academic year and a number of students need new opportunities. The Hart Career Center is continuing to assist by identifying internships and employment opportunities, but we need your help. If you can assist by providing internships, job opportunities, career/industry guidance, informational interviews, virtual programs or virtual practice interviews, please let us know by contacting us at ccenter@iwu.edu or (309) 556-3095.