People Type: Alumni

Biography Majors and certificates International Studies, History, European Studies Graduation year 2013 After graduation I attended Tulane University in New Orleans, LA for graduate school and received my Master’s of Public Health in December, 2014. While a student at Tulane, I lived in Morocco for four months while implementing an HIV/AIDS prevention program. I’ve also …

Biography Majors and certificates International Studies, Certificate in Global Cultures Graduation year 2014 After graduation I briefly worked as a grant writer, I currently work as an Executive Assistant and Board Liaison to the President/CEO of a non-profit organization. Motivation I wanted to be able to communicate with people from other countries and to fully …

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish Medieval Literature (PhD) Graduation year 2001 After graduation I teach Spanish Language and Literature, with a focus on the Middle Ages and Early Modern Spain, at Beloit College.  Every day, I share my personal love for languages, literature, history, art, music, and the humanities with my students.  Motivation I was …

Biography Majors and certificates Portuguese, Latin American, Caribbean, & Iberian Studies Graduation year 2015 After graduation I recently took a two-month trip to Europe where I visited some study abroad friends, as well as some family friends. Since returning, I am currently looking for a job, but I am hoping to move back to Brazil …

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish Graduation year 1994 After graduation Upon graduation, I worked with both UW-Waukesha and UW-Milwaukee as an advisor with high school students, assisting them with the university application process. I also facilitated campus tours. In addition, I worked independently with the Waukesha County Police Departments as an on-call translator when needed. In 1997, …

Biography Majors and certificates Political Science, Italian, Spanish Graduation year 2011 After graduation I worked in Spain as an English Teaching Assistant through the Ministry of Education of Spain and founded my start-up, Language in Motion. Language in Motion is a new marketplace for language learning that offers personalized, in-person and online classes with native speakers. …

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish Graduation year 2000 After graduation I never left! In 2005 I became the Department of Spanish & Portuguese’s first professional academic advisor. I have worked with countless students since then, guiding them through their academic career. Motivation Spanish had always come easily for me so it was a no-brainer when …

Biography Majors and certificates French Language; African Languages and Literature Graduation year 2013 After graduation After graduating, I worked briefly as a substitute teacher before abandoning the 9-5 workforce for a job as a flight attendant for a major US airline. I have flown all over the world, both for work and pleasure, and get …

Biography Majors and certificates Italian and Communication Arts Graduation year 2015 After graduation Since graduating, I’ve been working for Yelp in Chicago as an Account Executive. Motivation I love Italian food and knew I wanted to study a Romance language. How language enriched I studied abroad in Italy for a summer, and when the program …

Biography Majors and certificates Physical Geography Major, Cartography/GIS Major, Languages and Cultures of Asia Major Graduation year 2015 After graduation I am currently participating in the NASA Develop National Program’s summer term where I will be part of a team that conducts research using satellite data to solve an ecological problem. My plans for after …