- CAREER PATHS
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Proficiency in a second language prepares one for any number of careers, and you can find the department's alumni all over the globe in international firms, service organizations, the banking industry, classrooms, the ministry, law, medicine, museums, government agencies, and in graduate programs preparing for jobs in these and other areas. You can see the variety of positions which our graduates hold in the examples below, explore detailed profiles of department graduates, and browse the alumni updates in the most recent edition of the Lingua Viva newsletter.
G O V E R N M E N T
Janice (German)
Government and Press Relations Associate at NAFSA (international-studies organization)
Emily (German)
Deputy Press Secretary for Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN); now in graduate school
Maria (Spanish)
Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Department
B U S I N E S S
Kim (German)
Logistics Order Administrator for German company Siemens, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Tina (French)
Vice President of a securities trading company; MBA from Northwestern University
Lisa (German)
Works for consulting company in Germany
Matt (German)
International Economist, U.S. Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, Washington, D.C
Beth (German)
Administrative Assistant at a German hydraulics company; based in Chicago, with frequent travel to Germany
Kara (German)
Sales Representative for Venta Luftwascher (German company based in Weingarten, Germany)
Dawn (German)
Market Researcher for MRC, Sulzbach, Germany
Meg (Spanish)
Bilingual Human Resources Specialist
Elizabeth (German)
In-House Translator for "transline Deutschland" in Reutlingen, Germany
Allison (French)
Lutheran Community Services Specialist, Thrivent Financial, Saint Louis
M I N I S T R Y / S E R V I C E
Evan (Classics)
Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Niagara, New York
Jenny (French)
Works with Sous Espwa (Source of Hope), ministry of Christian Reformed Church in Haiti
Tezra (Spanish)
Works with Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage in Honduras
Marikka (Spanish)
Worker Rights Advocate for Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues
Amy (Spanish)
Deaconess, Director of Outreach Ministries, working with Hispanic community in Pennsylvania
Erica (Spanish)
Peace Corps Volunteer, Dominican Republic; then Youth Development Coordinator with a non-profit in Milwaukee
Michelle (Spanish)
Volunteer with ELCA Division of Global Mission in Argentina
Dan (Spanish)
Works with ELCA in El Salvador
G R A D U A T E S T U D I E S
Carrie (French)
Peace Corps Volunteer, Morocco; then graduate student in Arabic Studies, Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.)
Robb (Spanish)
Pursuing Master of Public Affairs degree at Indiana University-Bloomington
Rebecca (Classics)
Enrolled at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia
Eric (Classics)
Graduate School in Ancient History, University of Cincinnati
E D U C A T I O N
Erica (German)
Associate Dean, International Programs, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Courtney (German)
German teacher at Hammond and Gavit High Schools, Hammond, Indiana
Ryan (Classics)
High school Latin teacher, Indiana
Grant (Spanish)
Teacher at Hong Kong International School
Wendy (French)
French teacher, Indiana
Rebecca (Spanish)
Teaches English as a Second Language to second-graders
Amy (Spanish)
Teaches bilingual second grade
Emily (French)
Assistante d'anglais (English Teaching Assistant), French public schools, Châlons-en-Champagne, France
Paul (Classics)
Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, Purdue University; on faculty at University of Texas-Tyler
John (German)
School of Language Studies, Foreign Service Institute, State Department, Washington, D.C.
Last updated 2.19.09
