Her duties included ensuring that student-athletes for the school’s 33
junior varsity and varsity sports complied with NCAA academic and eligibility rules as well as overseeing the department’s student workers and graduate assistants. “For all intents and purposes I was an assistant AD. The amount of respon-
sibility they give you there is phenomenal,” she said. “I found my classes were as beneficial as the practical experience I got. The opportunity to have that position at Springfield College while taking courses was the most beneficial part of my graduate education.” Like many graduates before her, Mulligan benefitted from the loyalty of
a Springfield College alumnus. Gene DeFilippo ’73, former athletic director at Boston College, helped her secure a 10-month internship in his depart- ment, which eventually led to a full-time fundraising job creating direct mail and marketing pieces, and overseeing $7 million of the department’s $22 million fund. After seven years, Mulligan left to take a new position in fundraising for
the Babson College Athletic Department last March. Mulligan remains connected to Springfield College and does her part to
share her experiences with current students. “Graduate professors asked me back to talk to a group of female graduate
students getting ready for their careers. To be able to sit and talk to them about my experience and give them insight to what helps me get going was really fun,” she said. “It’s great that I get to enter into that network and then pay it forward.”
Matthew Fitzgerald
When boarding an airplane, people sometimes wonder if they will make their destination on time. But for Matthew Fitzgerald ’10, G’13, his thought process is all about the parts used to build it. That’s because Fitzgerald is
a senior purchasing analyst with United Technologies, the company at which he interned while earning his master’s in industrial/organizational psychology in 2013 at Springfield College, before being offered a full-time job last year. “I buy aerospace machining
parts and work with 10 different suppliers and manage profiles of up to $34 million,” he said. “So when I get on a plane I say ‘I actually know what that part is and where it comes from.’” The 26-year-old West
Jeanette Doyle
Students, Alumni Served by Career Center
By Judith Kelliher
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE CAREER CENTER Assistant Director Laurie Wrona was looking through her files recently and came across information on programs offered 15 years ago, including one called “How to use the Internet.” “That was considered an emerging technology then
and we had to teach people how to do really basic things on the Internet,” she said. “Whereas this morning I taught a workshop on how to maximize your LinkedIn profile.” The discovery gave Wrona a chuckle—and a dose of
pride—about how the career center services have evolved and kept pace with the timely and emerging needs of Springfield College undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni in search of career advice. To be clear, the career center does not want to be
the best kept secret on campus. Instead, the nine- member staff make it a priority to let everyone know it’s open for business, said Jeanette M. Doyle G’94, the center’s director. The career center, located in the Campus Union,
offers a wealth of resources: from writing cover letters and resumes to interviewing and networking skills to applying to graduate school. As a bonus, alumni have lifetime access. The efforts of Doyle and the longtime and dedicated
Matthew Fitzgerald
Springfield, Mass., resident got the idea to check out United Technologies for an internship from Professor Barbara D. Mandell, his undergraduate advisor and supervisor in
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staff have not gone unnoticed. The career center recently won the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers “Innovation in Program Development Award” for its “Career Olympics” program held in February. In honor of the Winter Olympics, partici- pating students had resumes and cover letters critiqued, practiced interviewing skills or attended any number of workshops as part of a competition. Students earned points for participating and the
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