Taking the Next Step

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is an opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Alumna Amy Lehman challenges one of UChicago’s most famous myths—that if you step on the bronze seal in the floor of the Reynolds Club, you won’t graduate in four years—before a ballroom full of College students and over 200 alumni at the career exploration event Taking the Next Step. Lehman, AB’96, MBA’05, MD’05, is founder and CEO of Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic. Read more at UChicago News: http://bit.ly/1ExWmR1.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Alumna Amy Lehman challenges one of UChicago’s most famous myths—that if you step on the bronze seal in the floor of the Reynolds Club, you won’t graduate in four years—before a ballroom full of College students and over 200 alumni at the career exploration event Taking the Next Step. Lehman, AB’96, MBA’05, MD’05, is founder and CEO of Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic. Read more at UChicago News: http://bit.ly/1ExWmR1.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. For students embarking on their journey to a career in banking, financial services, or corporate finance, there is no better place for you! Come hear from University of Chicago alumni who have translated their UChicago experiences into compelling and rewarding careers in finance. Learn how they made big plans and impacted Wall Street.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. You have the knowledge. You have the enthusiasm. Most importantly, you have the rhetorical skills to be a successful lawyer. Now you need to meet the people that will offer insight on how to utilize these skills to have a polished career. Come to this panel and meet an exciting assortment of lawyers in a diverse field of positions and understand what the legal world has to offer you. Ask questions and learn what it means to aim high in the courthouse.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Taking the Next Step is a wonderful opportunity for second- and third-year students to explore their post-graduation options, as well as meet and speak with alumni of the College.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. With the continuously growing dominance of the Internet, tablets, smartphones, the 24 hour news cycle, and social media, the journalism and publishing industries are constantly in a state of flux. Navigating their ever-changing worlds can be tricky but when done well, the impact can reverberate around the world. Panelists from all walks of the published life will be here to answer your hard-hitting questions--and may have some of their own for you.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. What are essential steps one takes in exploring and creating a career path in community organizing and in the social service sector? This panel features alumni representing a broad range of experiences who hold a variety of leadership roles. From food justice to housing advocacy to public health, this panel focuses on how alumni have worked with diverse communities to affect positive and sustained social change to address disparities and inequities in our society.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Now more than ever, the medical problems that people face require the expertise of many different kinds of healthcare professionals. Moreover, the efforts of these professionals must be collaborative if the patient or population is to receive optimal care. What will your role be in healthcare, and how will you work with your colleagues in medicine? We invite you to explore some of the many health professions available, and to think about a future that entails an integrative approach to health and medicine. Our panel features a diverse set of seasoned professionals that span clinical practice, research, and policy-making.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Come learn from UChicago’s best and brightest serving in local, state, and federal government. From health policy to communications to food security, hear from alumni about working in public service and navigating the professional world after graduation. Midst the city of big shoulders, our panelists will discuss how you can put your undergraduate education into practice, survive the job search, and build your skill set. Whether you want to work in Chicago, Springfield, Washington, DC, or beyond, come with questions, leave with perspectives.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Entrepreneurs have the power to take a great idea and turn it into a great career. Come and discover the experience of becoming an entrepreneur by hearing the insights of alumni who became success stories. Learn and be inspired by their challenges and triumphs as they transitioned from late nights in the library to navigating business logistics. Bring your will to create, and get ready to plan big!

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Math, science, and technology have always been the cornerstones of civilization. In our changing global world, careers in these fields are more important than ever; but because these fields have grown at an exponential rate, understanding the full breadth of the opportunities available to you may seem overwhelming at first. The goal of this panel was to help make students aware of the various professional opportunities available in these fields. The diverse backgrounds and experiences of the panelists helped students better understand all the doors open to them in these areas after graduation.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The consulting panel featured experts from various consulting backgrounds who gave students an understanding of what consulting is, whether it is management or nonmanagement consulting (such as economic, health care, technology, etc.). The panel also gave students the big picture of a career in consulting, how promotion and hierarchy works, what the lifestyle looks like, and in particular how to maintain a healthy work-life balance in this rigorous industry, which generally requires a lot of travel. This panel was intended for any student interested in (or curious about) consulting, regardless of major, year, or experiences.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Who gets paid to be creative? What is the art of freelancing? Where are the creative jobs within corporations? How can your UChicago education help you thrive in the art world? Why should you “follow your heart” and what are the risks? Professionals in theater, music, publishing, film, literature, web TV, and fashion answered these questions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. It’s not enough to have a recipe for success; you also have to add some sizzle and get the word out to sell your wares. Students brought their appetite for learning and heard a variety of panelists talk about their trade secrets and experiences in advertising, marketing, and public relations.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Effective teachers, administrators, research analysts, and policy makers are key ingredients to bridging the achievement gap and changing the future. What are the career paths and possibilities that fit your interests? What are the differences among these options? What can you do right now to prepare for a career in education? This diverse panel of successful University of Chicago alumni explored answers to these questions.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. You want to make a difference in the world, either at home or abroad, but how can you translate your passion into a successful and rewarding career? A panel of alumni with careers related to policy and international affairs, both abroad and in the United States, helped answer this question. The panelists, with backgrounds in international government organizations, foreign policy, NGOs, think tanks, and government agencies, shared how they started their careers and offered advice to students who are beginning to think about engaging the world in their career.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In this panel, students were given a chance to hear from College graduates who hold JD degrees and work in various legal fields. Drawing from their diverse experiences and backgrounds, the panelists provided insight about what it takes to succeed in a variety of law careers. As College graduates, the panelists had particularly relevant context with which to frame their advice.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. John Boyer, Dean of the College, spoke about the goals of Taking the Next Step, the distinction of the University of Chicago, and the impact of UChicago alumni. Then he introduced the keynote speaker, David Axelrod, AB’76, Director of the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago. David Axelrod is a former Democratic political consultant who recently served as Senior Strategist to President Obama’s successful re-election campaign. Mr. Axelrod first met Barack Obama in 1992 when Obama was working on a voter registration drive on Chicago’s South Side. He helped Obama win a landslide victory in the general election for the US Senate in 2004, led Senator Obama’s historic 2008 presidential campaign, and then worked in the White House as Senior Advisor to the President until February 2011. He began serving as the Inaugural Director of the recently launched Institute of Politics at The University of Chicago in January 2013.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Damon Cates, MBA’05, Executive Director of the Alumni Association, introduced the 16th annual Taking the Next Step event and introduced Marsha Moses, the Fourth-Year Chair of Taking the Next Step. Moses thanked the College and alumni for their support and dedication and then offered an overview of the day.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Jerry Huang, Assistant Director for Entrepreneurship in Career Advancement, discusses new avenues and resources for students who are interested in starting their own business or pursuing innovative career paths. Opportunitites include the College New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, and a network of mentors, investors, and entrepreneurs who are willing to help new businesses succeed.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Jerry Huang, Assistant Director for Entrepreneurship in Career Advancement, discusses new avenues and resources for students who are interested in starting their own business or pursuing innovative career paths. Opportunitites include the College New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, and a network of mentors, investors, and entrepreneurs who are willing to help new businesses succeed.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Student groups enter entrepreneurial competition by creating a viable business plan for a for-profit or non-profit enterprise with a technology component that will have a positive social impact on the university, local, national, or global community. This video highlights the final competition as well as the award presentation. This is a joint initiative offered through Chicago Careers in Science and Technology (CCIST), Chicago Careers in Public and Social Service (CCIPSS), and Chicago Careers in Business (CCIB).

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Student groups enter entrepreneurial competition by creating a viable business plan for a for-profit or non-profit enterprise with a technology component that will have a positive social impact on the university, local, national, or global community. This video highlights the final competition as well as the award presentation. This is a joint initiative offered through Chicago Careers in Science and Technology (CCIST), Chicago Careers in Public and Social Service (CCIPSS), and Chicago Careers in Business (CCIB).

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Feel like you've been trapped in your cubicle or lab coat for way too long? Majoring in the sciences or math at UChicago keeps you so busy with long hours in the library or lab, it's hard to find time to think about the future. You may be wondering what kind of opportunities are out there and how to set your sites for the future without getting bogged down with the present. From healthcare and academia to technology and business management, this panel gives you an opportunity to explore the diverse math and science world. Find out how these alumni began carving their career paths and learn the steps they took to get to where they are today. This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Who came up with those Apple commercials with the dancing silhouettes? How did the Coca-Cola polar bears campaign go from conception to completion? Get an insider's look at the Mad Men of advertising who come up with your favorite ads and market your favorite products. Hear from employees at major players in the traditional advertising industry and product managers who lead marketing and research for major brands. This year's "On the Rise" is designed to help you explore a career in advertising, marketing and public relations and uncover the paths you can take after graduation. Panelists will be discussing the industry, current work and future trends they see becoming popular. There will also be time set aside to answer your questions about advertising, marketing and public relations. This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. In this session, alumni share their experiences working for social change. Learn how these alumni shift passion into action. Ask the panel how their commitment to service and a better society has shaped - and been shaped by - their careers. This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Ann C. Berzin, AB '74, JD '77 Corporate Board Member Constellation Energy, Ingersoll-Rand, Kindred Healthcare Ann Berzin is a 1974 graduate of The College and a 1977 graduate of the Law School. She worked in New York City as both a law firm associate and later, partner, specializing in municipal finance and asset backed securitization. She left law firm practice to help start a financial guaranty company, FGIC, and was with the company through three successive major changes: its start-up phase with large institutional owners, its later phase as a public company listed on the NYSE, and finally when it became part of a very large corporate organization as a division of the General Electric Company. Within FGIC, she began as its general counsel and member of its risk underwriting committee, later moved from the legal department to head its new product development organization and later became its Chairman and CEO. Feeling acutely the challenges of raising her three children with a husband who did international mergers and acquisitions work and traveled extensively, Ms. Berzin left FGIC and began to join NYSE listed public companies as a director. She currently serves as a director of Ingersoll-Rand, Constellation Energy Group, Inc., and Kindred Healthcare, Inc., and serves on the Audit Committee of each company, as well as on other board committees. She is married and the mother of three children, ages 21, 17, and 14. Ms. Berzin has been actively involved with the University and has served on the Visiting Committee for the College and Student Activities since 2002 and as chair since 2007. This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Students will hear from alumni who are doing work, both domestically and abroad, that relates to international relations and policy. The alumni will speak to how their University of Chicago experiences influenced and informed their interests in the issues that have shaped their careers. This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. "Higher Education Bound" is designed for students interested in graduate school for the humanities and social sciences and the career possibilities opened up by such additional education. What makes a successful graduate school application? What is the graduate school experience like and how is it distinct from the undergraduate experience? What is the current state of hiring in academia? How can I attain an academic position after graduate school? What other careers are out there for humanities and social science PhDs? Join our panel of Chicago alumni who represent various perspectives on graduate school and the job market for people with advanced degrees to discover these answers. Time will also be set aside to answer your questions. This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Are you interested in making a difference for the next generation? Learn about the many ways UChicago alumni are changing the future by engaging youth through teaching, policy, private and public endeavors. You, too, could end up educating in front of a blackboard, board meeting, or government agency. In addition to the panelists, representatives and information will be available regarding how to get involved with education now and after graduation. This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Ever wondered how you become a TV show writer, create your own clothing line, work for Apple, produce films and documentaries, coordinate marketing and communications for a hip national clothing store, or become an artist who makes money without needing a "day job?" This panel will explore jobs that let you use your creative side and give you some advice for how to prepare yourself right now for jobs in the entertainment and creative arts fields. It's time to put your passion and creativity to work! This panel was filmed as part of Taking the Next Step 2011. For more information visit: https://takingthenextstep.uchicago.edu/

Even if we can't all be Elle Woods, the legal world can be exciting and fast-paced.Opportunities for legal careers are endless, but the world of law can be daunting.How hard is law school?What does it actually mean to be a lawyer?How can you use the law to impact your community, world, and universe?Join a panel of Chicago alumni in the legal profession to discover various answers.Gain key insights as you pursue your own bold path.