Italian Studies Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2021
Italian studies
Gavin Wood
Majors: Italian studies, international business & management
Hometown: Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Employer: Goldman Sachs
Job title: analyst
Job Responsibilities
Assisting in managing accounts for private wealth clients and private banking clients.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson allowed me to build the connections and skills needed to succeed in any place of business.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am very excited about moving to a new city and state. I am also looking forward to all the opportunities that the future may hold.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Joining my fraternity, Sigma Lambda Beta as well as being tapped as a member of Scroll and Key.
Internship Experience
Goldman Sachs, Consumer Investment Management Division, Salt Lake City Utah (Virtual). Created presentations, analyzed information and created more efficient programs for the operations team to assist in managing the private wealth clients.
Stephanie Klein
Majors: classical studies, Italian studies
Hometown: Stony Point, New York
Graduate School: Royal Holloway, University of London
Field of study: classics
Katie Ryan
Major: Italian studies
Hometown: Cambridge, Maryland
Employer: English First
Job title: ESL (English as a second language) teacher in Ningbo, China
Job Responsibilities
I will work at an English language training center which provides after school classes and summer/winter camps for students between the ages of 3-17. My primary responsibilities will be to curate lesson plans that fit in with the school's objectives and then teach classes. Other duties include marketing, interviewing, hosting weekend workshops with students, leading field trips, meeting with parents and other relevant tasks.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
I feel I am a better critical thinker, a better writer and a more complete person overall after having attended Dickinson. My study abroad experience was formative in learning how to travel and expose me to different cultures and I owe a lot of that to Dickinson's program. This particular kind of liberal arts education gave me the confidence to try different things and really challenge myself.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I'm still unsure of what I want to do long-term. My current employment plan is based on a one-year contract in order to see how I feel about living in East Asia, teaching, or living abroad in general. I plan to consider a master's degree or Ph.D. more seriously this year. Given that the world is still reeling from COVID-19, I don't expect things to work out in a traditional way for me, so I'm trying to be creative with my plans.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Definitely studying abroad in Bologna, it's one of the coolest cities in the world and I learned so much. Also, being able to attend different talks hosted by the college were very important to me because I come from a rural area that doesn't get a lot of attention from the academic world. Overall, I just really appreciated being in such a stimulating, intellectual environment.
Tatiana Lopez
Majors: international business & management, Italian studies
Hometown: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Employer: Vanguard
Job title: client relationship associate
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
At Dickinson I was able to develop a lot of skills that I will need in my career after college like time management, leadership and teamwork.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
Being part of the volleyball team.
Internship Experience
Summer 2019. American International Group (AIG) in Puerto Rico. I was a policy clerk and worked on different projects about insurance offering.
Nidia Werner
Major: Italian studies
Hometown: Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Employer: Dickinson College
Job title: circulation desk supervisor
Job Responsibilities
- Management: Oversee student staff employed at service desks, provide training and mentoring, delegate tasks to ensure efficient and effective services and assess staff performance. Participate in hiring and interview process, properly control and handle confidential information, conduct opening and closing of library.
- Communication: Interpret and communicate policies with diverse groups of people in person and virtually.
- Customer Service: Provide initial reference consultation to respond to users’ information needs, evaluate and refer to library staff as appropriate.
- Organization skills: Assist with managing library user and materials databases, understand library classification structure, use proper shelving techniques, organize collections within various library areas, assist with maintaining building security.
- Technical skills: Utilize specialized library software systems to process, manage and share library collection, troubleshoot technology issues and equipment in the building, guide visitors with using library hardware and software in building.
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
My Dickinson education has been crucial for my critical thinking skill set as well as the interconnection of disciplines within any issue.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I want to pursue graduate school and continue to progress.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
The Italian 101 class I took with Lecturer in Italian Professor Luca Trazzi and the Migration Mediterranean Mosaic courses and research trip.
Kyra Ramos
Majors: educational studies, Italian studies, international studies
Hometown: Cumberland, Rhode Island
Graduate: George Washington University
Field of study: international education
How has Dickinson prepared you for life after graduation?
Dickinson has prepared me for life after graduation as it has developed my problem-solving and self-advocacy skills. While being a Dickinson student, I have been pushed into so many different fields of study, organizations on campus and social groups, and have learned so many valuable skills from the people around me and my environments. The liberal arts aspect of Dickinson has made me who I am today. As I am graduating as a triple major, a member of an athletic team, a member of a sorority, a member of an educational honor society, a student employee for CCLA, the ROTC house, the peer tutoring program, a Dana research assistant, a global ambassador and an employee for a local Carlisle elementary school, I have been exposed to so many different types of people and spaces and learned so much about myself and so many other backgrounds. This space has made me a more well-rounded, versatile, and compassionate young adult, and helped me to define what I hope to bring to my communities outside of Dickinson. I have advocated for myself to obtain internships and reach out to alumni to learn more about what they do and that is a valuable skill that I will take with me.
What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?
I am most excited to continue my education that I have started here at Dickinson in my graduate program this fall. This space has made me want to continue learning after graduating from Dickinson, as I have been inspired by many of my professors to commit to work I am passionate about. I know that the work I have done here will inform me what I do after graduating, and for that, I am very excited.
What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?
The most important part of Dickinson to me has been the relationships I have made with my peers and professors here. The community at Dickinson is one unmatched by many college campuses, it is warm, it is personal, and it is so supportive. My peers have taught me so much, and I have made lifelong friends here. Additionally, my professors have been such positive and supportive role models and bring so much insight and intelligence to spaces here at Dickinson, I am so much more informed and well-educated because of them. I would have to say one of my most defining moments came from my study abroad experience. I have never felt so comfortable being myself as I was living in Bologna, Italy. I was challenged academically, while also personally managing myself financially and mentally while living in another country. The growth I saw within myself and my peers was so inspiring and have led me to push myself and continue to always grow since returning. It has also shaped the path I am taking after Dickinson as I am pursuing a degree in international education, in hopes of returning to teach there one day. Another defining moment would have to be joining Delta Nu my first year at Dickinson. Coming from an all-girls school background, it was really imperative that I have a similar all-female space during my undergrad experience. The females in Delta Nu not only gave me a home, but also introduced me to so many different identities of females and each individual in the organization in my four years here has taught me something valuable. I would not be the woman or scholar that I am today with this group.
Internship Experience
- Summer 2019: Education internship at Captain Nathan Hale Middle School in Coventry, Conn.: Worked with a Dickinson alumna in her 7th and 8th grade Spanish and French classes, designed curriculum and taught lessons.
- Fall 2019: Education internship in Bologna, Italy at Liceo Laura Bassi (high school): Worked with a 9th grade teacher to teach economics in English to her Italian students, served as a translator and teacher aide in her class.
- Summer 2020: Internship at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.: Worked with a professor in the Department of Educational Methodology and conducted research on women, peace and security to add to a War College introductory course.
- Fall 2020: Internship at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.: Worked with a U.S. Army colonel in the Department of National Security creating the spring curriculum and list of think tank resources for the America Regional Studies Program.
- Spring 2020: Internship at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.: Worked with the same U.S. Army colonel and her team of international fellows to create a podcast about the America Regional Studies program and the benefits to Army colonels in taking this course.
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Published April 29, 2021