A STUDENT-CENTERED CAMPUS - Curry College

Discovering OptionsAlumni and industry leaders sharesuccess with studentsMike Ridley of SFX Sports and Universal PicturesEvent Planner Tasha Bracken ’92Jeff Rosenberg ’89 of Modulation Magic, Inc.In late February 2010, Curry College hostedits 17th Annual Career Discovery Week.Students were treated to a variety of eventswhere they heard inspiring career stories,networked with Curry alumni and discoveredpossible internship and career opportunities.Several of the academic departments oncampus hosted receptions and discussionpanels. Successful industry professionals,alumni and current students who have completedinternships in the field were featuredpresenters and panelists. Many panelistsalso took the time to meet with studentsone-on-one to discuss job searching, resumebuilding and networking.Applied Technology students listened toencouraging news about a wide range ofcareer opportunities available in the technologyfield. Panelists shared their Curry experienceswith the audience, and stressed theimportance of internships, which helpedthem to determine the area of informationtechnology they wished to pursue.The panelists also emphasized that interpersonaland good communication skills arevital in today’s technology workplace andencouraged students to enhance their publicspeaking abilities.Guests included Christopher Stout '07, currentlyemployed as a lead creative at AppleComputer in Burlington, MA teachingemployees how to do one-on-one training.Stout started out part-time while a studentat Curry, but has quickly moved up, and hasheld six different positions at Apple. ClassmateRobert Anderson '07 also attended,speaking about his role as a solutionsinstructor for Ektron, Inc. Anderson wasrecently promoted and has held four differentpositions at Ektron, the fastest growingcompany in New Hampshire. Students alsoheard from Shawn Edge '08, a softwarequality engineer at Bullhorn, Inc. who washired by the firm one month before he graduatedfrom Curry. Rounding out the panelwas Mitch Cohen, who will graduate fromCurry’s continuing education division in2010. Mitch shared his success story whichbegan 18 years ago delivering and installingcomputers at Analysis Group, where Mitchcurrently serves as vice president of informationsystems.Communication students heard from alumniabout breaking into the field and stayingcompetitive after graduation.Communication Panelists included JeffRosenberg ’89, broadcast engineering consultantand entrepreneur. Rosenberg currentlyowns and operates Modulation Magic,Inc., a broadcast engineering firm andserves as chief engineer for WMLN. One ofthe most sought after event planners in NewEngland, fellow panelist Tasha Bracken ’92,has planned events all over the world. Brackenshared insight from her experience in PRand corporate event planning. She wasjoined by another event entrepreneur, AliciaViscomi ’09, who began her own businesscalled Aliste Events.6 Curry College Magazine / Spring 2010