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George Wurtz '78
gave students several tips for the working world.
Among his advice “Invest in relationships,
both within your company and outside.” |
Work together, build a network and always act with honesty
and integrity, were among the messages students heard
this spring from alumni who returned to campus to share
their advice, expertise and experiences with them.
Scientists, CEOs, athletes and others returned as part
of the Oswego Alumni Association’s Alumni-in-Residence
program. Speaking to students in classes, panels
and one-on-one, they did what Oswego alumni do best:
pass on the fruits of an Oswego education to a new generation.
George Wurtz ’78,
CEO of WinCup, had six tips for students in Sarfraz
Mian’s “Management Policy and Simulation”
class April 16. Among his words of advice: “Invest
in relationships, both within your company and outside.”
Relationships he started at Oswego remain important
for Wurtz, who still plays rugby with friends he met
in college. “My best friends are my college friends,”
he said. “Those four years taught me a lot socially
and academically.”
Sharon Friedlander Newman ’79,
executive producer for MSNBC, was the keynote speaker
at Honors Convocation April 20. She talked about using
the Internet to keep an eye on Oswego students during
the February snowstorm, “as you kept your cool
and dug out of the snow,” remembering 1977 when
she was here and it snowed 100 inches in 24 hours.
“Even before the Internet, Oswego had a weird
and lasting communal effect,” Newman told the
gathered students. “The community here at Oswego
is so tight. We just tend to support and help one another
and it continues.”
Robert Moritz ’85,
Americas Leader for Assurance and Business Advancement
Services for PricewaterhouseCoopers, similarly stressed
the need for networking and supporting fellow workers.
“Make sure you have a network to leverage,”
he told students in Professor Chuck Spector’s
“Accounting Management” class April 23.
“It’s not just your experience, but the
people around you and above you.”
Bob Moritz ’85,
Americas Leader for Assurance and Business Advancement
Services for PricewaterhouseCoopers, speaks to
the “Accounting Management” class
during his visit to campus April 23. |
Moritz said that when hiring, he looked for people with
“personal, interactive and proactive skills,”
and those who could achieve a work/life balance.
“One of the most important things alumni can do
for our current students is to share their insights
and help them make the transition from student to professional
life,” said Betsy Oberst, executive director of
the Oswego Alumni Association.
Graduates interested in coming back to campus for the
Alumni-in-Residence program may call the Office of Alumni
and Parent Relations at 315-312-2258 or e-mail alumni@oswego.edu.
—Michele Reed |
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