{"id":2660,"date":"2017-10-28T12:57:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T16:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2024-04-05T10:48:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:48:23","slug":"alums-host-group-of-nic-students-for-career-trek-out-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/alums-host-group-of-nic-students-for-career-trek-out-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Alums Host Group of Nic Students For Career Trek Out West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In early October, 11 MEM students and 1 Sanford student traveled to the Seattle and Portland area to visit with sustainability departments at different companies, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amazon<\/li>\n<li>Nike<\/li>\n<li>MiiR<\/li>\n<li>Bullitt Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Recology CleanScapes<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Business Consulting<\/li>\n<li>REI<\/li>\n<li>Greenwood Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students met with the following alumni along the way who served as hosts at their respective employer&#8217;s offices. They answered students&#8217; questions, offered insight and advice, shared their own experiences, and provided hands on experiences for the students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Xander Kent MEM\/MBA&#8217;15<\/li>\n<li>Alexis Fuge MEM\/MF&#8217;05<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Appel DEL-MEM&#8217;15<\/li>\n<li>Kara Jones MEM\/MBA&#8217;15<\/li>\n<li>Adam Brundage MEM&#8217;07<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Reaves MEM\/MBA&#8217;12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out photos and details from the Career Trek below!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2661\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2661 size-column2-3\/5\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/files\/2017\/10\/Amazon-1-570x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEM Students at Amazon.com, inc. in Seattle, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2663\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2663 size-column2-3\/5\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/files\/2017\/10\/Bullitt-Foundation-2-570x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bullitt Foundation in Seattle, where students met the founder of Earth Day, Denis Hayes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2664\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2664 size-column2-3\/5\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/files\/2017\/10\/Nike-2-570x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Brundage MEM\u201907, Nike Senior Manager of Sustainable Business and Innovation, at Nike headquarters with students in Portland, OR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2665\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2665 size-column2-3\/5\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/files\/2017\/10\/Nike-4-570x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In front of Nike HQ in Portland, OR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2666\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2666 size-column2-3\/5\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/files\/2017\/10\/Recology-CleanScapes-1-570x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crew at Recology CleanScapes in Seattle, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2667\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2667 size-column2-3\/5\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/files\/2017\/10\/MiiR-570x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MiiR in Seattle, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2668\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2668 size-column2-3\/5\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nicholas.duke.edu\/odar\/files\/2017\/10\/Sustainable-Business-Consulting-570x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Sustainable Business Consulting in Seattle, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more photos and coverage of student &#8211; alumni engagement, click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1592413230826160\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong> to join our group on Facebook!<\/p>\n<p>Have you been involved with any students lately? 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