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Career Corner | Alum Speaks to Students about Victims Advocacy Career

Becky Filar

Ohio University alum Becky Filar ’06 spoke with students in the Sociology-Criminology Club on Oct. 20. Filar, who earned a B.A. in Sociology-Criminology from the College of Arts & Sciences, is a victim advocate for the Athens County Prosecuting Attorney’s office. Club members were given the opportunity to ask questions […]

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November 8, 2016 at 1:52 pmAlumni

Senior Discovers New Interest in Eldercare During Internship

Sallie Cohen

By Nicholas Albright This past summer, Sallie Cohen interned with the Jewish Family Service in Cincinnati, a nonprofit social service agency that serves all individuals without regard to religion, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ability to pay. She worked closely with staff and assisted with elderly care. […]

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October 28, 2016 at 2:24 pmNews

Alumni Talk about Careers as Anti-Money Laundering Investigators

Alumni Talk about Careers as Anti-Money Laundering Investigators

OHIO alumni Michael Richard ’12 (Sociology and Mathematics), ‘13M (Sociology) and Ryan Knight ’06 (Philosophy) visited Dr. Nicole Kaufman’s criminology classes in October to talk about their jobs as anti-money laundering investigators with Discover Financial Services. Their work involves quite a few skills taught in the sociology-criminology field, such as […]

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October 25, 2016 at 10:36 amIn Class News

Sociology Pre-Law Alum is Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Chelsea Foster ’

Chelsea Foster ’14 works as a Senior Talent Acquisition Coordinator at Aleris, a global leader in the manufacture and sale of aluminum rolled products, and serves a variety of end-use industries, including aerospace, automotive, defense, building and construction, transportation, packaging and consumer goods. Foster started there as a Talent Acquisition […]

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October 25, 2016 at 9:12 amAlumni

Alum Authors Book with Association for Talent Development

Alum Authors Book with Association for Talent Development

Ohio University alum and talent manager leader Holly Burkett ’74 recently authored Learning from the Long Run: 7 Practices for Sustaining a Resilient Learning Organization (November 2016) in partnership with the Association for Talent Development, the world’s largest association for talent development professionals. Burkett graduated with her B.A. in Sociology […]

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October 24, 2016 at 2:23 pmAlumni

Sociology, Political Science Alum Provides Career Services

Sociology, Political Science Alum Provides Career Services

Ohio University alum Alex Toomey ’07 helps connect public affairs undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities and employers in his role as Assistant Director of Career Services at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University. At the end of October, he transitions into his new role […]

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October 18, 2016 at 8:53 amAlumni

Classical Civilization & Psychology Alum Working in Private Sector Archaeology

Tatiana Fox

Ohio University alum Tatiana Fox has worked in cultural resource management—private sector archaeology—for the past two and a half years. Fox talked about her career at the OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Oct. 14. She graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences at Ohio University in 2014 […]

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October 14, 2016 at 10:58 amAlumni