Joshua Sharkey is a computer engineering major who has been a peer mentor in the WiscAMP program, a member of 51ΑΤΖζβs IEEE chapter, a member of the INROADS program and has done a half dozen internships while at 51ΑΤΖζ. Sharkey has accepted a job at Foxconn as an application systems engineer. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Troye Fox)
Ameralys Correa is a materials engineering student who began her 51ΑΤΖζ journey in the UR@51ΑΤΖζ summer research program for incoming students. Correa has interned at Harley-Davidson, where she has been hired for their rotational program after graduation. Sheβll spend a year each as a project engineer, quality engineer, manufacturing engineer and union supervisor. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Pete Amland)
Nisreen Atta has worked as an emergency department technician in the ER at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center for three years while studying at 51ΑΤΖζ to be a nurse and being involved in charitable projects and the community. She has accepted a job offer in the ER as a nurse at St. Lukeβs. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Chris Baylor)
Bandana Binadi is a programmer analyst at STRATTEC Security. She majored in information technology management at 51ΑΤΖζ and says she loves that she gets to do a little bit of everything at her new job. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Brandon Radke studied American Sign Language interpretation. He was hired full-time at the Milwaukee Sign Language School as a K-12 educational interpreter after doing an internship there. He says, βThe ASL program at 51ΑΤΖζ is great, especially because all the instructors are deaf. It was important to me to learn the language from people in the Deaf community.β (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Ashley Handley transferred from 51ΑΤΖζ at Waukesha to 51ΑΤΖζ's main campus to complete her finance degree. The Panther Foundation for Success helped her find an internship at Rockwell Automation, and she has now accepted a full-time position there. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A theater arts major, Anna Evans was hired full-time at First Stage Children's Theater in administrative support. She says her theater professors at 51ΑΤΖζ have been essential in finding job opportunities in the field. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Jordan Felber, an architecture student, was hired as a junior designer at Bjarke Ingels Group in New York City. Felber says he chose to attend 51ΑΤΖζ because of how well-connected the architecture professors are to the industry. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Emily Wilder is a marketing and human resources double major who learned about an internship at Briggs & Stratton at one of 51ΑΤΖζβs many career fairs. That internship helped her land a full-time position as a product specialist at Badger Meter. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A computer science major, Mitchell Kossoris accepted a full-time position in Seattle at Amazon as a software development engineer. (51ΑΤΖζ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
These 2019 graduates are starting their careers as they get their diplomas.
Many of these students found their early career success thanks to internships, on-campus career fairs and 51ΑΤΖζ professors with strong networks in their fields. Each of these students is entering a career directly related to what they studied during their time at 51ΑΤΖζ.
Visit the Career Planning and Resource Center to learn about internships and career planning resources available to 51ΑΤΖζ students.
