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Success.
Service.
For decades, remarkable SPEA alumni have proven that success and service
go hand in hand. SPEA graduates have made highly successful careers
out of doing what they love, whether leading a hospital, protecting wildlife,
shaping public policy, analyzing emerging markets, planning a city's evolution,
or educating the next generation of concerned citizens.
SPEA will prepare you for a rewarding job right out of college. Students will leave
SPEA to work in business, research, government, trade, resource management,
or nonprofits or to continue their academic work in graduate school.
SPEA undergraduate alumni have gone on to the following careers, among
many others.
Federal
· Program Analyst, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
· Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State
· Research Assistant, the White House
· Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
State and Local
· Senior Planner, Orange County Planning Division (Orlando, Florida)
· Town Manager, Town of Avon
· Judge, Marion County (Indiana) Superior Court
· Mayor, City of Petersburg
· Legislative Analyst, State of Wisconsin
Business
· Partner, Baker & Daniels LLP
· Vice President, KPMG
· Biologist, Eli Lilly & Company
· Product Launch Manager, Microsoft
· Director of Human Resources, Charles Schwab & Co.
Nonprofit
· Foundation Development Director, Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast
Cancer
· Volunteer Coordinator, Dallas (Texas) Habitat for Humanity
· Vice President of Programs, Special Olympics Indiana
· Program Assistant, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
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