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The UBC Central\, Eastern & Northern European Studies (CENES) Department is pleased to invite you to our third annual Careers Night with CENES Alumni on January 22nd\, 2025.
CENES will be inviting alumni from each of our CENES programs (German\, Nordic\, Slavic and Modern European Studies< /a>) to speak to the full CENES experience. Current students can hear about our alumni's undergraduate journey first hand\, and ask questions about wh at careers and opportunities are possible with a CENES degree.
Doors open at 5:30pm.
The event will begin promp tly at 5:50pm with a moderated panel\, giving our alumni an opportunity to speak about their careers and how their time in CENES helped them get there .
There will be a Q&A portion after the panel where audience members can ask their own questions\, followed by a social hour where students will have an opportunity to chat and interact with the alumni\, peers\, and fac ulty.
There will be light appetizers and refreshments from Salishan Catering.
Please RSVP here.
This event will take place on January 2 2nd\, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the Peña Room (Room 301) located in the Chapman Commons\, Irving K. Barber Centre at 1961 East Mall. Those who are unable to RSVP prior to the event wi ll still be able to attend.
BA’00 Modern Eur
opean Studies
Associate Publisher\, Heritage House Pu
blishing
Lara Kordic has translated her lifelong love of his tory\, culture\, and literature into a 15-year career in book publishing. S he holds a BA (Modern European Studies and History) from UBC and a Master o f Publishing degree from SFU. Born and raised in Vancouver\, she currently lives in Victoria.
BA’19 Scandinavian Minor & MA’23
Instructional Designer\, Office of Faculty Development\,
UBC Faculty of Medicine
Originally from Japan\, Minori comp leted her BA in English Language and Literature (with a minor in Scandinavi an Studies) in 2019\, and holds a MA in Children’s Literature from the UBC School of Information. As a researcher of New Media and an Open Education e nthusiast\, Minori is passionate about highlighting interactive and accessi ble storytelling and how they can enhance educational materials.
BA’15 Hons. German & MA’17 German
Resear
ch Coordinator\, University of Victoria\, Public Health and Social Policy
Kalie Stieda completed a Masters in Germanic Studies at UBC i n 2017 with her thesis entitled\, "The world is real: Writing\, counting\, and reading in the art of Hanne Darboven." Kalie is now finishing a Master of Public Health from the University of Victoria with a focus on Indigenous People's Health and working as a research coordinator for the "Holding Spa ce Project" led by Dr. Jeff Masuda. As a part of this work\, Kalie is co-pr oducing a podcast series about the V6A Community Garden called Garden of Lo ve\, DTES (GOLD) Podcast\, which highlights stories of DTES community care and healing from the land in the face of ongoing colonial violence and oppr ession.
BA’07 Slavic Studies
Logistics Coordinator
\, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Ankit is currently employ ed at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority as a Logistics Coordinator - Land & Rail. Operating from their 24/7/365 Operations Centre\, his role is pivo tal in maintaining the seamless flow of goods.
During the COVID-19 sh utdown\, he was among a select group of essential personnel who ensured the continuous export and import of goods\, thereby supporting ins sustaining the Canadian economy.
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