Journey

Jon Park, Head of Strategic Product Partnerships, North America at Facebook

Graham Memorial, Room 039 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Jon Park (’06) is currently Head of Strategic Product Partnerships, North America at Facebook. Before starting at Facebook nine years ago, Jon worked at Google and joined a start-up in the Bay Area. At Carolina, Jon was a Johnston Scholar … Continued

Phil Phillips, Demystifying Wall Street and Wall Street Jobs

Graham Memorial, Room 039 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Phil Phillips has been in the finance industry for over 40 years. After more than 20 years at Merrill Lynch as Vice President and Municipal Bond Underwriter, Phillips transitioned to AllianceBernstein where he served as Principal and Senior Vice President … Continued

Professor Charlie Tuggle, UNC Hussman School of Media and Jouranlism

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

C.A. Tuggle — Dr. T to his students — enjoyed a 16-year career in local television news and media relations before returning to academia to educate and train a new wave of broadcast journalists. He spent 11 years at WFLA-TV, … Continued

SpeakOut: an Honors Carolina PRIDE conversation with Jay W. Sammons ’98 (Managing Director and Head of the Global Consumer, Media & Retail Team, The Carlyle Group)

Graham Memorial, Room 039 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join alumnus Jay W. Sammons (Managing Director and Head of the Global Consumer, Media & Retail Team, The Carlyle Group) for coffee and conversation. After graduating from UNC, Jay earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and worked at J.P. … Continued

Introducing the Deloitte Diversity and Inclusion Greenhouse

1789 Venture Lab 173E E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, Chapel Hill, NC

Join Deloitte practitioners for a first-ever Diversity and Inclusion Greenhouse. All first-year, second-year, and third-year UNC undergrads interested in the Deloitte Consulting Business Analyst Summer Scholar and Full Time programs are invited to join this 60-minute workshop brainstorming solutions to … Continued

Carol McDonald, CEO Meridian Solutions/Principal, 76 Words

Graham Memorial, Room 039 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Carol is a seasoned communications professional with over 20 years of experience in communications strategy, issue advocacy, electoral campaigns and power-building. Before launching Meridian Solutions, she spent a decade leading organizing and advocacy work at Planned Parenthood Federation of America … Continued

Mackenzie Thomas, Product Inclusion, Equity, & Diversity at Google

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Mackenzie Thomas (UNC ’13) for a discussion on inclusive storytelling, civic technology, and the intersection of media and tech. Mackenzie has spent the last 6 years at Google, most recently leading product and marketing inclusion for some of Google’s … Continued

Honors Carolina Business Leadership Speaker Series: Bill and Leigh Goodwyn

Graham Memorial, Room 039 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Bill Goodwyn is Founder and Vice Chairman of Discovery Education, the leading provider of curriculum based digital content and professional development in the U.S. reaching more than half of U.S. K-12 classrooms, 50 million students, and 90 countries worldwide. Goodwyn … Continued

Don Millen Jr., Managing Director, Dragonfly Capital

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Don Millen Jr. has over 25 years of experience in advising and investing in high-growth private and public businesses. Prior to founding Dragonfly Capital in 2000, he worked with Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. (BHC), a Charlotte-based merger and acquisition … Continued

RTI International – UNC Alumni Panel

Graham Memorial, Room 039 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Communications professionals from RTI International--all UNC graduates--will be discussing their career paths in (and outside of) media and their current experiences in the scientific and social science research space. Panel members represent multiple generations and degree areas. RTI (www.rti.org) is … Continued

Professor Peter Mucha, Department of Mathematics and Applied Physical Sciences

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Peter Mucha is a Professor of Mathematics and Applied Physical Sciences. Born in Texas and raised in Minnesota, Mucha moved east to attend college at Cornell University were he majored in Engineering Physics. After a Churchill Scholarship studying in the … Continued

Matt Weidinger, Resident Fellow in Poverty Studies, AEI

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join Matt Weidinger for a discussion on poverty studies the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a Washington, DC think tank. This conversation may be especially valuable if you are interested in working on Capitol Hill, policy in DC, or in the … Continued

Exploring Law School: Alumni Panel

Graham Memorial 039 (Basement Level)

Considering law school? Join us for an informal panel discussion with young alumni who currently attending law school. Lunch will be served. RSVP here. Panelists include: Malindi Robinson, UNC School of Law 3L Prakash Kadiri, UNC School of Law 2L … Continued

Derek Harrison, Transformation and Emerging Tech Leader at IBM

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Derek, ‘ 98 and MBA 2005, leads transformation emerging technologies and strategic initiatives for IBM Procurement. His 21 years of IBM experience span strategy and innovation, internal consulting, transformation, operations, cost management, quote to cash, business partner service delivery, and … Continued

Raga Rock-Stars: Tradition and Modernity on the Sarod, Pre-Performance Talk with Professor Afroz Taj and Professor John Caldwell

Gerrard Hall 226 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Across the Indian classical spectrum, musicians are struggling to retain audiences without betraying their ancient traditions. Ayaan Ali Khan and Amaan Ali Khan are India’s biggest classical music rock-stars. On the one hand, they have inherited their father Amjad Ali … Continued

Professor Allie Thomas, Department of City and Regional Planning

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Dr. Allie Thomas studies how best practices travel the globe and where they land. She uses ethnographic research methods to understand how “best practices” in transportation are adopted (or not) in developing economies, such as China, focusing on planners. Her … Continued

Navigating Your Pre-Med Path

Graham Memorial, Room 039 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Are you interested in attending Medical School but don’t know how to get started?  This presentation will provide information about prerequisite coursework, extracurricular activities, the MCAT, and additional resources to help your plan your path. This workshop is designed for … Continued

SpeakOut: An Honors Carolina PRIDE Conversation with Erik Eaker ’94 BSPH, ’97 MHA

Graham Memorial: Room 011 (Basement Level) 218 E. Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join alumnus Erik Eaker (Director, Experience Strategy and Transformation/Humana) for coffee and conversation. Erik is a creative population health strategist, business developer and customer experience expert with US and international health care consulting and wellness solutions experience. His work and … Continued