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This Saturday will mark the 38th Commencement at Sierra Nevada College. College commencement is always a day to celebrate accomplishment, completion and growth. But it is also a day that marks commencement into a new phase of one’s life: a phase of exploration, challenge, application of one’s acquired skills in the “real world.”
Some of the new horizons and careers the SNC graduates will be exploring include:
James Weingart (Environmental Science) will be attending a Ph.D. program at Rice University in fall 2008, where he will be joining Dr. Jeffrey Hartgerink’s research group in the chemistry department. Dr. Hartgerink’s research group emphasizes bioengineering research and is currently focused on the synthesis of an artificial extracellular matrix for use as a drug and cell delivery vehicle and tissue regeneration therapies. James expects that he will be specializing in using carbon nanotubes for precision cell delivery of anti-cancer drugs. The doctoral program has promising career opportunities within the field of medical research.
Jim Keranen (Entrepreneurship), winner (along with James Weingart) of the 2007 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business plan competition for Environmental Solutions, a pollutant removal and alert system for networked citywide storm drains, will be going to the University of Essex to get his master’s degree in entrepreneurship.
Shella Swain (Biology) was awarded the academic achievement award in organic chemistry. After graduation, Shella is going to Alaska to work with the Department of Fish and Game and then plans on working in South America for a few months before attending graduate school.
Tyler Baron and Anthony Scott are exploring jobs in computer science and entertainment technology. They’re actively investigating opportunities right here in Incline Village, in Reno, and in their hometown of Las Vegas.
Katherine Ramsey (Art) will be working for the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival this summer, designing and creating costumes.
Maggie Hatt (English) plans to attend graduate school at the University of Nevada, Reno, in political science. She plans on studying for the LSATS and getting into law school within the next two or three years, but wants to remain in the Tahoe area this winter so she can have one more fun year on the slopes.
Leah Katz (Humanities) will be traveling to Israel, Africa, and Europe before entering graduate school. In South Africa, Leah will volunteer for three months on a baboon sanctuary; she will then participate in the Israeli birthright program (which grants people of Jewish descent an all-expense-paid trip to Israel) in order to explore the rich history of her heritage; and then she will travel throughout Europe on a EuroRail pass before buckling down for graduate school.
Geoffrey Goodman (Management and International Business) plans to become a chartered accountant, but first will earn the equivalency of a Canadian degree in commerce with a concentration in accounting.
Geoff has been accepted to graduate school at Concordia in his home country of Canada.
Justin Michaud (Biology) plans to attend graduate school in the biological sciences, but before doing so is going to get some real-life experience with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Alaska and work in South America on conservation issues.
Aubrey Page (Art) is moving to San Francisco to pursue her fine arts career.
Stephanie Bixler (Psychology) will begin a master’s program in counseling with a specialization in addiction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Stephanie did her senior project on gender differences in criminal situations, which she presented at the Western Psychology Conference at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif., this spring.
Laura Tobben (Teacher Education) is currently finishing her student-teaching and will be working for the company Backroads this summer, which leads hiking and biking trips around the world.
She will work in Yosemite at the beginning of the summer and hopes to make it to Austria and the Czech Republic in August.
Kathryn Grigsby (Environmental Policy) is in the process of applying for graduate school in environmental policy and urban planning. She has been working with the Audubon Society on habitat conservation issues associated with birds and wind energy.
Howie Stern (Teacher Education) is teaching at Lee Vining High School in Mammoth, Calif. In June, he will be running the Western States 100-mile endurance run, which goes from Squaw Valley to Auburn. He hopes to do it in under 24 hours. Two weeks after that, he will be running the Hard Rock 100 in Silverton, Colo. It is the toughest 100-mile run in the United States, with over 66,000 feet of climb and descent. To learn more about SNC, call (775) 831-1314 or visit its Web site at www.sierranevada.edu.
Some of the new horizons and careers the SNC graduates will be exploring include:
James Weingart (Environmental Science) will be attending a Ph.D. program at Rice University in fall 2008, where he will be joining Dr. Jeffrey Hartgerink’s research group in the chemistry department. Dr. Hartgerink’s research group emphasizes bioengineering research and is currently focused on the synthesis of an artificial extracellular matrix for use as a drug and cell delivery vehicle and tissue regeneration therapies. James expects that he will be specializing in using carbon nanotubes for precision cell delivery of anti-cancer drugs. The doctoral program has promising career opportunities within the field of medical research.
Jim Keranen (Entrepreneurship), winner (along with James Weingart) of the 2007 Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup business plan competition for Environmental Solutions, a pollutant removal and alert system for networked citywide storm drains, will be going to the University of Essex to get his master’s degree in entrepreneurship.
Shella Swain (Biology) was awarded the academic achievement award in organic chemistry. After graduation, Shella is going to Alaska to work with the Department of Fish and Game and then plans on working in South America for a few months before attending graduate school.
Tyler Baron and Anthony Scott are exploring jobs in computer science and entertainment technology. They’re actively investigating opportunities right here in Incline Village, in Reno, and in their hometown of Las Vegas.
Katherine Ramsey (Art) will be working for the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival this summer, designing and creating costumes.
Maggie Hatt (English) plans to attend graduate school at the University of Nevada, Reno, in political science. She plans on studying for the LSATS and getting into law school within the next two or three years, but wants to remain in the Tahoe area this winter so she can have one more fun year on the slopes.
Leah Katz (Humanities) will be traveling to Israel, Africa, and Europe before entering graduate school. In South Africa, Leah will volunteer for three months on a baboon sanctuary; she will then participate in the Israeli birthright program (which grants people of Jewish descent an all-expense-paid trip to Israel) in order to explore the rich history of her heritage; and then she will travel throughout Europe on a EuroRail pass before buckling down for graduate school.
Geoffrey Goodman (Management and International Business) plans to become a chartered accountant, but first will earn the equivalency of a Canadian degree in commerce with a concentration in accounting.
Geoff has been accepted to graduate school at Concordia in his home country of Canada.
Justin Michaud (Biology) plans to attend graduate school in the biological sciences, but before doing so is going to get some real-life experience with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Alaska and work in South America on conservation issues.
Aubrey Page (Art) is moving to San Francisco to pursue her fine arts career.
Stephanie Bixler (Psychology) will begin a master’s program in counseling with a specialization in addiction at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Stephanie did her senior project on gender differences in criminal situations, which she presented at the Western Psychology Conference at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif., this spring.
Laura Tobben (Teacher Education) is currently finishing her student-teaching and will be working for the company Backroads this summer, which leads hiking and biking trips around the world.
She will work in Yosemite at the beginning of the summer and hopes to make it to Austria and the Czech Republic in August.
Kathryn Grigsby (Environmental Policy) is in the process of applying for graduate school in environmental policy and urban planning. She has been working with the Audubon Society on habitat conservation issues associated with birds and wind energy.
Howie Stern (Teacher Education) is teaching at Lee Vining High School in Mammoth, Calif. In June, he will be running the Western States 100-mile endurance run, which goes from Squaw Valley to Auburn. He hopes to do it in under 24 hours. Two weeks after that, he will be running the Hard Rock 100 in Silverton, Colo. It is the toughest 100-mile run in the United States, with over 66,000 feet of climb and descent. To learn more about SNC, call (775) 831-1314 or visit its Web site at www.sierranevada.edu.
