Career Services Hosts 13th Annual Sophomore Connections tmfonda@colgate.edu Wed, 01/22/2025 - 15:34 The 13th annual Sophomore Connections, Jan. 17–18, introduced 462 second-year students to 147 alumni representing various industries. Through workshops, panels, and networking events, the program fostered interactions to help sophomores identify and explore potential career paths. The two-day program began as Milone Family AVP for Career Initiatives Teresa Olsen and Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie ’08 addressed sophomore attendees in Memorial Chapel. Sharing tenets of Career Services’ four-year plan and the value of self-confident networking, Olsen and Buonocore-Guthrie urged students to put themselves out there and embrace the uncertainty of the career search. “Someone out there is going to do exactly what it is that you're dreaming about,” said Buonocore-Guthrie. “So who says that it shouldn't be you? The opportunities are there, especially when you have your eyes open.” That evening, the keynote speech was delivered by Toby Bozzuto ’96, president and CEO of Bozzuto Real Estate and chair of the Colgate University Board of Trustees. "True business success stems from ethics and kindness,” he shared. “These values are not merely admirable ideas — they're powerful drivers of profitability, growth, and opportunity.” On Saturday, students chose to attend three of 21 panels across four career categories: STEM and health care, business, arts, and common good. A number of alumni representing household names, including Google, Spotify, and NBC, joined each. The environmental panel, featuring John Paul Ortiz ’10 (Google), Jessica Prata Cianciara ’01 (Columbia University), and Maureen Lynch ’06, PhD (International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators), discussed how a liberal arts education prepared them for the demands of their multifaceted careers. Board of Trustees Chair Toby Bozzuto ’96 talks with students at the Sophomore Connections keynote dinner. (Photo by Mark DiOrio) Taylor Buonocore-Guthrie ’08 addresses attendees in Memorial Chapel. (Photo by Mark DiOrio) Students and alumni connect over a meal before the Sophomore Connections keynote address. (Photo by Mark DiOrio) "At Colgate, I had some opportunities to go down to Costa Rica, and that's eventually what inspired me to preserve the wildlife down there,” says Ortiz, who is currently building an eco-retreat center in the region while working as an account executive at Google. “I was brought to Antarctica for the first time with Professor Amy Leventer,” added Lynch, “which brought me to realize my interest in working there.” At the Creative Arts and Design panel, alumni working in the fields of architecture (Jesse Allen ’19), songwriting (Julia Segal ’20), and photography (Taylor Dumas ’20) discussed their diverse career paths post-Colgate. Dumas, in particular, began her creative career through a contact made at Sophomore Connections: keynote speaker Jon Lopez ’06. “At the dinner, I was super interested in his journey, so I ended up going up to him,” shared Dumas. “I pitched him an idea for a podcast, and we actually started it together. It just goes to show how a single interaction can significantly shape your path.” Sophomores left the program with a reminder to navigate the possibilities ahead with confidence and curiosity. “Ask yourself what makes you come alive and do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive,” said Bozzuto.  Alumni Career Development News and Updates Alumni Student career services Colgate University Board of Trustees Chair Toby Bozzuto ’96 delivers the 13th annual Sophomore Connections keynote. (Photo by Mark DiOrio)

Catch up with 13 kputman@colgate.edu Wed, 01/22/2025 - 08:29 Catch up with 13, Colgate’s award-winning podcast, as we begin the spring 2025 semester.  The H-1B Visa Debate Professors Chad Sparber and Rishi Sharma talk about the H-1B Visa program in the United States. Sparber and Sharma recently co-authored an op-ed for the Washington Post, offering an alternative option for how the visas are currently awarded. A Colgate Day Conversation with President Casey Colgate University President Brian W. Casey joins 13 in the studio for a special conversation that was broadcast live on Colgate Day, Dec. 13, 2024. President Casey discusses the many developments on campus since the launch of the Third-Century Plan and answers questions from Colgate alumni. The Science of Hierarchies Hear how Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Erin Cooley's work looks at how the persistence of hierarchies in the United States influences people's policy attitudes, as well as their mental and physical health. New Destinations of Empire with Prof. Emily Mitchell-Eaton Assistant Professor of Geography Emily Mitchell-Eaton discusses her new book, New Destinations of Empire Mobilities, Racial Geographies, and Citizenship in the Transpacific United States, which explores the policies and history of migration from the Marshall Islands through ethnographic, policy-based, and archival research. A Half-Century of Medicine with Dr. Merrill Miller Colgate's long-time university physician, Dr. Merrill Miller, speaks about the history of medicine, Title IX and the growth of women's sports, and the complexities of managing day-to-day care for a University community. Each episode of 13, digs into the work of a University community member by asking questions. Episodes highlight the wide array of academic disciplines at Colgate, with interviews featuring faculty from political science, sociology and anthropology, physics and astronomy, women’s studies, English, Africana and Latin American studies, and many more. Find 13 on your favorite podcast platform, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Faculty News News and Updates Faculty & Staff

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