ALUMNI IN FOCUS
Networking night in Philadelphia
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Arts, Entertainment, and
Media Networking
About 70 students and 30 alumni gathered March 5 at the Princeton Club in New York City for the first Arts, Entertainment, and Media Networking Night.
“Since these are fields that can be difficult to break into, it was helpful for students to learn more about them and to hear advice from alumni based on their personal experiences,” says Maureen Walz Boehmer, assistant director for special events at Career Services. “Alumni and student feedback has been very positive, so we hope to run the program again.”
Kara Boodakian ’07 made several important connections that will help
as she pursues a career in the media.
“As an anthropology and sociology major with a minor in music, it is difficult to find my niche at a large career fair or general networking opportunity,” she says. “The focus of this night covered many of the fields I am interested in, and I knew that I could do nothing but benefit from attending.”
Matt Sinclair ’90, editor of Philanthropy News Digest, enjoyed meeting with students as well as alumni in similar career fields.
“I was pleasantly surprised by the number of freshmen who attended
and the number of students in attendance overall,” he says. “Having worked in journalism for several years, I feel like I have gained enough experience that I can actually help students who are considering the field.”
Career services also held networking nights in Philadelphia and New York in January that were attended by hundreds of alumni and students.
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