Welcome, Alumni SAND Participants!
Thank you for your time, expertise and support of the fourth annual Student-Alumni Networking Day (SAND)! This year's event will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2015 in the
Science Center.
Dress for this event is business casual. To prepare, please:
- Find your name on the schedule below (you might be signed up for several sessions!)
- Carefully read the "Overview and Talking Points" for each of your sessions for specific instructions;
- Email suttert@hanover.edu with any changes, corrections, questions, or website links;
- Take a glance at the descriptions students will receive about the sessions.
Please stop in the Alumni Hospitality Room in SCC 102 for a respite from all the activities.
SAND 2015 Schedule for Alumni |
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Networking 101: How to and Practice (SCC 147)
Overview and Talking Points
David Harden, presenter
Molly Connor '14, Sarah (Oblon) Distelrath '03,
Darin Edwards '90, Jessica Gordon '02,
Clint Horine '13, Kip McDonald '07, Levi Milliron '13, Heather Nichols '12,
Chuck Summers '10,
Jonathan Welty '92, John Wittich '79
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Recent Grads: From Student to Professional Panel
(SCC 136)
Overview and
Talking Points
Molly Connor '14
Mera Kathryn Corlett '10
Van Green'10
Clint Horine '13
Heather Nichols '12
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Mini-Mentoring with an Alum
(SCC 147)
Overview and
Talking Points
Chris Powell '97, facilitator
Jason Crawford '11
Ashley Crays '08
Sarah Distelrath '03
Angela Kara '08
Don Kobak '89
Dave Northam '71
John Pollom '03
Chris Powell '97
Ron Starks '83
Chuck Summers '10
Jon Welty '92
John Wittich
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Graduate School Panel
(SCC 137)
Overview and
Talking Points
Dawn Doup '98
Kip McDonald '07
K. Levi Milliron '13
Ann Tock Morrisette '01
Misty Wick '02
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Business: What Employers Want
(SCC 137)
Overview and Talking Points
Eric Ballenger '81
Jason Crawford '11
Lisa Mills Hawker '94
Ted Merhoff '92
Ron Starks '83
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Arts and Humanities: Integrating Your Interests with Your Career
(SCC 108)
Overview and Talking Points
Jessica Gordon '02
Mera Kathryn Corlett '10
Ann Tock Morrisette '01
Jeff Studds '77
Susan Martin Studds '76
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Sciences: Careers Related to Understanding the World
(Room 107)
Overview and Talking Points
Travis Clegg '02
Sarah Oblon Distelrath '03
Van Green '10
Heather Nichols '12
Chris Powell '97
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Social Sciences: Understanding and Making a Difference to Others
(SCC 136)
Overview and Talking Points
Molly Connor '14
Dawn Doup '98
Dave Northam '71
Emily Burks Perry '99
John Wittich
'79
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Networking Session for Students and Alumni (Lobby) Overview
(Note: while below are confirmed names, all alumni are encouraged to attend!) |
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Beth Waters Alexander '79
Barbara Bergdolt '66
Travis Clegg '02
Molly Connor '14
Mera Kathryn Corlett '10
Jason Crawford '11
Ashley Crays '08
Sarah Oblon Distelrath '03
Dawn Doup '98
Darin Edwards '90
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Cllint Horine '13
Angela Kara '08
Donald Kobak '89
Janet Huber Lowry '71
John Maudlin '61
Theodore Merhoff '92
K. Levi Milliron '13
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Ann Morrisette '01
Phil Mullins '72
Heather Nichols '12
David Northam '71
Ali O'Leary '09
Chris Powell '97
Greg Smith '78
Ron Starks '83
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Chuck Summers '10
Janet Wells '77
Misty Wick '02
Andrew Wignall '01
Cindy Wise '79
John Wittich '79 |
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Networking 101 Workshop: How to and Practice
This workshop will provide hands-on, practical tips for adept, productive relationship building at a network event. This workshop prepares students for the actual networking event held at the end of the day.
Tips will include how to:
- Introduce yourself
- Properly shake hands
- Converse while balancing food and drink
- Listen while multi-tasking
- Plan for effective, meaningful conversation
Hors d'oeuvres and refreshment provided.
Presenter: David Harden, Director,
Office of Experiential Learning
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Recent Grads: From Student to Professional Panel
Not far from graduation, recent alumni share advice and stories about:
- Taking the first step - Job, Grad School, Volunteering, or Gap Year?
- Finding a first job
- Relocating
- First job disasters/triumphs
- Developing a social life
- Navigating office politics
- Budget challenges
- Planning for the next step
Scheduled Alumni participants:
Molly Connor '14
Mera Kathryn Corlett '10
Sarah Jene Hollis '10
Clint Horine '13
Heather Nichols
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Mini-Mentoring with an Alum
Alumni meet one-on-one with you to answer questions and give advice and suggestions on transitioning from Hanover to your first job.
Possible topics to discuss with an alum are:
- I have no career goal or only a vague one, what do I do?
- I have a career goal, what do I do next?
- Did you have a career goal by senior year?
- Did your career path go as you expected?
- Where do I look for open jobs?
- What strategies should I use to find my first job after college?
- What if I don't like my first job, what do I do?
- What can I do now to increase my chances of finding employment after college?
Scheduled Alumni participants:
Jason Crawford '11
Ashley Crays '08
Sarah (Oblon) Distelrath '03
Angela Kara '08
Don Kobak '89
Dave Northam '71
Jasmine O'Conner '12
John Pollom '03
Ron Starks '83
Chuck Summers '10
Jon Welty '92
John Wittich '79 |
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Graduate School Panel
Whether attending grad school in the fall after graduation, or waiting for years, these alumni share inside information about graduate school.
Hear tips and advice from these alums on:
- How to find mentors
- Where to find job openings
- What you can do now to prepare for obtaining your first job
Scheduled Alumni panelists:
Dawn Doup '98
Kip McDonald '07
Levi Milliron '13
Ann Tock Morrisette '01
Misty Wick '02
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Business: What Employers Want Panel
Find out what employers are looking for and how to demonstrate that you can do the job.
Hear tips and advice from these alums on:
- Ideal qualities in an employee and how an applicant can demonstrate them
- How skills developed within the liberal arts make one a good candidate for a job
- How skills developed within a liberal arts major make one a good candidate for a job
- How to show the employer you really want the job
- How to follow-up without being annoying
- What a student can do now to increase their chances of obtaining a job
- What a "successful job performance" looks like to an employer
Scheduled Alumni panelists:
Eric Ballenger '81
Jason Crawford '11
Lisa Mills Hawker '94
Ted Merhoff '92
Ron Starks '83
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Arts and Humanities: Integrating Your Interests with Your Career
Discover how to express your interests at work. Topics include:
- Job skills developed within arts and humanities majors
- How to discover related career options
- A typical day at work
- Rewards/challenges of following your passion
- How to gain required experience
- How to find mentors
- Finding job openings
- Creating a strategy to prepare for your first job, starting now
Scheduled Alumni panelists:
Mera Kathryn Corlett '10
Annie Tock Morrisette '01
Jeff Studds '77
Susan Martin Studds '76
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Sciences: Careers Related to Understanding the World
Explore careers in the sciences with these alumni. Topics include:
- Job skills developed within the sciences
- How to discover the variety of related career options
- A typical day at work
- How to gain required experience
- Rewards/challenges of these careers
- How to find mentors
- Finding job openings
- What you can do now to prepare for obtaining your first job
Scheduled Alumni participants:
Travis Clegg '02
Sarah (Oblon) Distelrath '03
Van Green '10
Heather Nichols '12
Chris Powell '97
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Social Sciences: Understanding and Making a Difference to Others
Explore the variety of work within the scope of the Social Sciences and meet alumni who are making a difference.
- Job skills developed within the Social Sciences majors
- How to discover career options
- A typical day at work
- How to gain experience
- Rewards/challenges of these careers
- How to find mentors
- Where to find job openings
- What you can do now to prepare for obtaining your first job
Scheduled Alumni participants:
Molly Connor '14
Dawn Doup '98
Dave Northam '71
Emily Burks Perry '99
John Wittich '79
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Student-Alumni Networking Session
This session is a great opportunity to connect, and discuss career questions in a supportive environment of alumni. Some sample questions:
- "I'm unsure of my career choice. Do you have any advice for integrating my interests into a career?"
- "Do you know anyone in my career field that I can talk to?"
- "What can I be doing now to increase my chances of finding employment after graduation?"
- "What strategies should I use to find my first job after college?"
Hors d'oeuvres and refreshment provided. Cash bar for those over 21 years of age.
Scheduled Alumni participants:
Beth Waters Alexander '79
Barbara Bergdolt '66
Travis Clegg '02
Molly Connor '14
Mera Kathryn Corlett '10
Jason Crawford '11
Ashley Crays '08
Sarah (Oblon) Distelrath '03
Dawn Doup '98
Jessica Gordon '02
Sarah Jene Hollis '10
Cllint Horine '13
Angela Kara '08
Donald Kobak '89
Janet Huber Lowry '71
John Maudlin '61
Kip McDonald '07
Theodore Merhoff '92
K. Levi Milliron '13
Ann Morrisette '01
Phil Mullins '79
Heather Nichols '12
David Northam '71
Jasmine O'Conner '12
Ali O'Leary '09
Christopher Powell '97
Greg Smith '78
Ron Starks '83
Chuck Summers '10
Janet Wells '77
Jonathan Welty '92
Misty Wick '02
Andrew Wignall '01
Cindy Wise '79
John Wittich '79
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