Spring Break
Students anticipate life after graduation
Meghan Kruger
Issue date: 5/10/09 Section: News
The time has come for the class of 2009; it is the end of four (or more) years at UConn and it's time to move on to bigger and better things. For some, the next step is graduate work; others have jobs lined up post-graduation, and still others have no plans thus far.
Colleen Tracey, an 8th-semester communication disorders major, has plans to attend Loyola College in Maryland for her master's in speech-language pathology.
"I'm really looking forward to it," Tracey said. She is moving to Baltimore in June to start working for Johns Hopkins Hospital and will start her studies at Loyola in the fall.
Even in this tough economic time, many graduates have landed jobs and look forward to starting a career.
James Halperin, an 8th-semester management and engineering for manufacturing major, will also be moving to Baltimore after graduation to work for Becton, Dickinson & Co. as a process engineer.
"I think this is a great opportunity," Halperin said, "but these four years went by so fast that I'm not really ready to leave college."
Some graduates are taking a less conventional approach to life post-college. Paul Almira, an 8th-semester marketing major, has plans to teach English to students in Thailand after he receives his diploma on May 10.
"I really wanted to travel after I graduated," Almira said. "This gave me the opportunity to do that and gain some work experience at the same time."
Harrison Paine, an 8th-semester computer science major, like many soon-to-be UConn alumni, has no plans just yet. "I'd eventually like to move out of Connecticut," said Paine. "My goal is to be working for a software company." In the meantime, Paine plans to work at Stop & Shop to keep busy and save some cash.
So whether you are heading to grad school, have landed a job or are headed halfway across the world, take a page out of Dr. Seuss' famous book "Oh, The Places You'll Go" and remember: "You have brains in your head; You have feet in your shoes; You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
Congratulations and best of luck to the UConn class of 2009.
Colleen Tracey, an 8th-semester communication disorders major, has plans to attend Loyola College in Maryland for her master's in speech-language pathology.
"I'm really looking forward to it," Tracey said. She is moving to Baltimore in June to start working for Johns Hopkins Hospital and will start her studies at Loyola in the fall.
Even in this tough economic time, many graduates have landed jobs and look forward to starting a career.
James Halperin, an 8th-semester management and engineering for manufacturing major, will also be moving to Baltimore after graduation to work for Becton, Dickinson & Co. as a process engineer.
"I think this is a great opportunity," Halperin said, "but these four years went by so fast that I'm not really ready to leave college."
Some graduates are taking a less conventional approach to life post-college. Paul Almira, an 8th-semester marketing major, has plans to teach English to students in Thailand after he receives his diploma on May 10.
"I really wanted to travel after I graduated," Almira said. "This gave me the opportunity to do that and gain some work experience at the same time."
Harrison Paine, an 8th-semester computer science major, like many soon-to-be UConn alumni, has no plans just yet. "I'd eventually like to move out of Connecticut," said Paine. "My goal is to be working for a software company." In the meantime, Paine plans to work at Stop & Shop to keep busy and save some cash.
So whether you are heading to grad school, have landed a job or are headed halfway across the world, take a page out of Dr. Seuss' famous book "Oh, The Places You'll Go" and remember: "You have brains in your head; You have feet in your shoes; You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
Congratulations and best of luck to the UConn class of 2009.
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