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CHASEN | What Kind of Cornell Alum Will You Be?
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in the end, I decided it was time to look forward, rather than look back.
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in the end, I decided it was time to look forward, rather than look back.
“Succession” producer Scott Ferguson ’82 and “American Masters” producer Michael Kantor ’83 shared stories about their career paths and impactful experiences as Cornell undergraduate students.
This week, I was lucky enough to interview Max Aronson, a recent Cornell graduate from 2019. Graduating from the School of Hotel Administration with a concentration in Beverage Management, he is now an assistant server at Eleven Madison Park — a fine dining restaurant located in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. Eleven Madison Park is ranked third among The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2016 and is known for their taste and presentation. Let’s take a look at how Max is doing today. 1.
With graduation looming, the frequency of nosy questions about post-graduation life from parents, friends, friends of parents and parents of friends far and wide reaches its peak. “What are you doing after graduation?” Is a question every senior dreads answering, but for Jessica Kwong ’18, the question brought on an entirely new crisis: Accept the return offer for one of the biggest snack companies in the world or start from scratch building her very own company? She eventually decided on the latter, and Kwong declined the job offer in favor of creating what would eventually become Jack & Friends in March 2019, a plant-based jerky line with jackfruit as a main ingredient.
“I thank you for your letter and am pleased to learn that I restored somebody’s faith in education,” White replied in a 1980 letter. “You, on your part, restored mine — by writing a legible and well-constructed letter.”
“When I first saw her, it was like ‘oh my god, she’s alive,’ because, on the way down, I honestly expected she wouldn’t be,” Grant said.
Laura Larson ’85, an Ithaca High School and Cornell University alumna, moved to Ithaca at nine years old. She recalls her love for reading and frequenting the plethora of bookstores available in Ithaca during her childhood — because of this, she dreamed of opening a bookstore someday.
“I noticed that you made a lot of generalizations about the majority of white people being privileged,” one audience member said, according to The George-Anne.
From the adventures of Link in the Legend of Zelda to the twists and turns of Mario Kart, Reginald “Reggie” Ails-Aimé ’83, former president and CEO of Nintendo America, has been a part of bringing dreams to life for Nintendo users across the world for years.
In addition to advancing the interests of independent urologists across the country, Dr. Evan Goldfischer M.D. ’92 has also authored books and papers geared toward doctors and patients, including the latest one, Even Urologists Get Kidney Stones.