UNH Today

From Freshman to Full-Time

Now that the college semester is fully underway and I have settled into my professional role,ĚýI felt that it was time to reflect back over the years of schooling I have had and perhaps give a little advice to students as they progress through theirs. I may be focusing this post towards those in engineering-related fields; however I believe that it can relate to anyone looking for advice as they travel through the various levels of education into the professional career.

It Pays to Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

Graduation is a time of celebration. An acknowledgement of achievements, growthĚýand entering “the world.” In this day and age, it can also be met with a fear of the question, “So, what’s next?”

For Sabrina Brown, a 2014 UNH Manchester graduate, that question was welcomed with pride. Within weeks of graduating, she scored a job as an Event Marketing Associate withĚýĚý(MISTI) out of Southborough, Mass.

From Student to Scientist

Torn between studying music or science, Zach Window ’16 opted for the latter after graduating from Bedford High School.

After starting his college career at Keene State College and later transfering and graduating fromĚýUNH Manchester, Window is a Microbiologist I withĚýĚýwhere he conducts microbiological testing for pharmaceutical companies which includes environmental monitoring and other United States Pharmacopeia (USP) testing.

National Coding Week: Meet CIS Graduate Amanda Schroeder '07

Amanda Schroeder began her college career at the Â鶹app at Manchester in 2003. As a graduate of Salem High School, Schroeder headed straight to college in the fall. She went in to college just like any other recent high school graduate – with an idea of her interests but no real concept of what she wanted to do with her life.

“I knew I wanted to do something technical, but I didn’t know what, ” Schroeder said.