Austin College Humanities Alumni Share Career Path Stories
SHERMAN—The Professionalism and the Humanities Leadership Program (PATH) announces its first semi-annual Humanities Alumni Panel on Thursday, November 2, in Wright Campus Center at 1301 E. Brockett St. The event is free and open to the public; registration by October 26 is encouraged.
The panel, “Explore, Belong, Make a Difference: Humanities Alumni Share their Career Path Stories” explores how humanities degrees have benefited Austin College alumni Rebecca Buell ’08, Karolina Cruz ’20, Deepa Shridhar ’09, Ashwini Shridhar ’05, and Brian Taylor ’99 in their career endeavors. Listeners will learn how a humanities degree can shape their future careers, with work ranging across industry lines, from the nonprofit industry to writing, management, software, sports, and media.
The organizers hope to leave listeners with a new perception of the humanities and the ways an Austin College education leads students to make a difference post-graduation. Dr. Claire Wolnisty, Associate Professor of History and Director of PATH comments on the event, saying, “The panel is a wonderful opportunity for all Austin College community members, but particularly current AC students in the humanities, to connect with AC alumni who have graciously agreed to share their passions and career path journeys with our students on campus.”
The panel has been primarily organized and arranged by marketing interns Macey Johnson ’26 and Ella Owens ’25, as well as humanities lab students Angelita Montez ’25, Alexa Ramirez Cornejo ’26, and Matty Calhoun ’26, further emphasizing the career engagement Austin College humanities courses can foster. “The panel discussion and Q&A session itself is also a chance for our students to explore their own connections between humanities degrees and fulfilling career paths as they organize this event,” says Dr. Claire Wolnisty on student involvement.
“Explore, Belong, Make a Difference: Humanities Alumni Share their Career Path Stories” is supported by the generosity of PATH and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Humanities for All Times Project.