Alumni Council Sponsors Second Networking Forum on International Relations

A career is about more than a paycheck in the same way that the college experience is about more than a simple transcript. One of the broad themes of the second Alumni Council-sponsored Networking Forum, which was held at Georgetown University at the end of March, was that Franklin students entering the working world should apply the same sense of adventure, search for personal fulfillment and hard work to their job hunt as they did to their pursuit of higher education.
 
The forum focused on the area of International Relations and was moderated by Washington Post ombudsman, Patrick B. Pexton ’75. Mr. Pexton facilitated a discussion between the panel, which  consisted of Rob Thayer ’75, Alexis Sampson ’04 and David Kirk ’03, who represent a diverse set of career paths within IR, and approximately 90 Franklin students in Lugano. The connection between panelists and students was virtual (via video conference), but the advice and guidance on topics ranging from selling the Franklin experience at an interview to developing and pursuing a passion were authentic and tangible.  
 
The Franklin College Alumni Council hosted the event and relied on significant time and resources that were graciously provided by a number of alumni and friends of the College. The event built on the success of the initial New York-based Networking Forum that occurred in September of 2010. Based on the strong positive response to both forums, the Alumni Council, with the help of a group of current Franklin students, plans to organize several more such events covering various professions and geographies in the coming months.  

March 2011