{"id":5611,"date":"2020-01-30T11:11:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T16:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=5611"},"modified":"2022-11-03T11:36:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:36:31","slug":"sophomore-summit-prepares-students-for-life-after-eckerd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/sophomore-summit-prepares-students-for-life-after-eckerd\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophomore Summit prepares students for life after Eckerd"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;5614&#8243; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Sophomore students attended various breakout sessions like this one about careers in the non-profit and public sector with speakers including Neal Walker &#8217;78, former United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator for Ukraine, who is now Diplomat in Residence at Eckerd College. 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Sally Hayes \u201902, an entrepreneur who co-founded a company that provides protective equipment to law enforcement and private security, talked to students about how to make the most out of your sophomore year at the opening dinner. Recent alums Penelope Alexiadis Zinn \u201914, an assistant educator at <a href=\"https:\/\/glazermuseum.org\/learnplaytampabay\">Learn &amp; Play Tampa Bay<\/a>, Keith Ravid \u201918, a private markets analyst at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raymondjames.com\/\">Raymond James Financial<\/a>, and Sean Bradley \u201918, a doctoral candidate in chemistry at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usf.edu\/arts-sciences\/departments\/chemistry\/graduate\/index.aspx\">University of South Florida<\/a>, shared how they began planning for the day after they graduated in their sophomore years.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Winship, a sophomore <a href=\"\/management\/business-administration\/\">business administration<\/a> student from New Port Richey, Florida, and a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eckerdtritons.com\/sports\/mens-soccer\">men\u2019s soccer team<\/a>, said the opportunity to meet alumni working in his field of interest was worth the price of admission. \u201cBeing able to walk up to an alum who works at Raymond James and make that contact is a great help to a student-athlete like me who might not have a lot of time to network,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Expectations for participants were high, as they were instructed to dress in business casual and business formal attire for the duration of the Summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe students were fantastic and really engaged and asking questions,\u201d said Marjorie Sanfilippo, Ph.D., an associate dean of faculty, director of the <a href=\"\/excellence\/\">John M. 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