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 Career Curve
I was interviewed recently for an article about the career tendencies
of today’s graduating students. The phone call from the local
reporter didn’t surprise me. Each year, as another fresh
crop of UC San Diego students graduate, career development professionals
like me are called upon to comment on the state of the job market.
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FEATURED
NOTES
Giving
Hope to Aids Orphans
For Kevin Fiori, three years in Togo was not enough. After UCSD, he completed
a master’s degree in public health at Boston University and
then decided he wanted to learn about infectious diseases in West
Africa. He got the opportunity for hands-on experience when he
joined the Peace Corps and they sent him to Togo, bordering on
Ghana to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Benin to the
east. MORE
WiLDCOAST
on the Border
How do you even begin to conserve thousands
of acres of pristine coastline, save endangered wildlife and solve the problem
of water pollution along the U.S.-Mexican border? Serge Dedina, ’87, founder
of WiLDCOAST, an organization dedicated to
environmental preservation, thinks he has the answer.
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ENTREPRENEUR's
CORNER
Water
Way
Marilyn Schwartz O’Neill, Muir ’90, knows her
water. As the founder and CEO of Nautilus Environmental,
an environmental consulting and testing firm, she works with
commercial, federal and municipal clients designing and implementing
water column and sediment ecological and toxicological evaluations,
and making sure they are compliant with state environmental
regulations. MORE
Professor
Pocket
Intrigued by the thought of learning Spanish with Desi the Dinosaur
and Chico the Chicken? Paula Jorge Guglielmino, ERC ’96, has
created a hip and exciting way for parents to learn the language
with their children. MORE
Striking
the Right Chord
“Andy
Powers rules.” That is, according to Alex Woodard, a San Diego-based
musician who purchased a guitar Andy Powers, Muir ’04, made for him. MORE
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