
Topic: People


The Time I...
Scrubbed the toilets. Endured an awkward interview. Benefited from a rumor. Our Alumni of the Year share some workplace tales.

New Faces: Chih-Chien Chen
The assistant professor from the Harrah College of Hotel Administration finds sincerity a key to success.

New Faces: Charmaine Swingle
While studying to be a technical writer, Charmaine Swingle discovered that the human resources field was her true calling.

New Faces: James Hyman
When James Hyman decided to go into psychology, he more or less was joining the family business.

New Faces: Ariana Renick
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Foundation employee on getting a handle on her job, her schooling, and her life.

New Faces: Lisa Menegatos
Making a career switch seems to have been the right choice for the new Honors College faculty-in-residence. After years as a television news journalist, she has discovered that teaching is what she loves.

New Faces: Nada Lukkahatai
The assistant professor of nursing says she wants to be the kind of professor who inspires young people to believe they can do anything.

New Faces: Patti Chance
The opportunity to lead 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's new urban leadership development program — thereby changing the way we train secondary school leaders — enticed Chance out of retirement and back to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ.

New Faces: Joanna Jezierska
Joanna Jezierska's grandmother, the survivor of a Siberian labor camp, instilled the importance of education in her at a young age, telling her that possessions could be taken, but not the knowledge she acquired.

New Faces: Michael Cummings
The business law professor changed fields of study more than once as he made his way through his undergraduate and graduate studies. His tip for success: Never be afraid to start over.

Cutting Through The Noise
Jason Feinberg began capturing listener attention as a KUNV DJ. Now the music executive is at the forefront of digital marketing of major artists.