Berry Center’s Lunch and Learn Series
This semester the Berry Center will host a series of Lunch and Learn sessions, that explore careers in media policy and advocacy, business, banking, the corporate world, and environmental policy.On Sep 8th, join Megan Tady, the multimedia producer for the 500,000-member national non-profit organization Free Press, the nation’s most effective media reform group. She manages, edits, and writes for the organization’s five campaign blogs (including SavetheInternet.com and StopBigMedia.com), writing about media consolidation, public media, and Internet freedom. Come chat with Megan about careers in media policy and advocacy. R.S.V.P. due to cbaker-olinger by 9 a.m. on Sept. 7.
Are you interested in learning more about early careers in business? If so, grab your lunch and bring it to Magee Dining Room on Sep 13th. The Berry Center is hosting an informal Lunch and Learn with Chicago-area alumni Jeff Winter ’07, associate analyst at Allstate Investments and Katie Frank ’08, accounts payable analyst at MF Global. They will discuss entry level careers, expectations, and adjustments. If you’re interested in attending, please R.S.V.P. to cbaker-olinger@cornellcollege.edu by 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 10.
Are you interested in learning more about careers in banking? If so, grab your lunch and bring it to Magee Dining Room on Oct 5th. The Berry Center is hosting an informal Lunch and Learn with Dave Swanson ’94, VP strategy consultant and product manager for Wells Fargo Financial. Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the U.S. Swanson’s expertise is in consumer credit cards, but he also has held positions with Wells Fargo as a district manager, store manager, and credit manager. If you’re interested in attending, please R.S.V.P. to cbaker-olinger@cornellcollege.edu by 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 4.
On Oct 25th, there will be an informal Lunch and Learn with Aaron Reykdal ’06, BPC marketing operations for Target Corporation. Learn the ins and outs of working in a large corporation. R.S.V.P. to cbaker-olinger@cornellcollege.edu is required. Co-sponsored by the Career Engagement Center.
Join former Cornell economics Professor David Osterberg from the Iowa Policy Project to discuss careers in environmental policy this Dec 13th. Osterberg has served in the Iowa House of Representatives as the chair of the Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection. Grab your lunch in Scramble and head to Magee.
