Bright Futures
Falcon Futures highlights Falcons who have made the most of their opportunities at UWRF. Valuable support available through UWRF Career Services helps Falcons explore career options, build professional skills, strengthen resumes and interview techniques, connect with employers and discover job and internship opportunities. By taking advantage of these resources, current students are able to have meaningful professional experiences while still in school and graduates are well prepared to confidently launch the next chapter of their journeys. Explore this page to see how some Falcons have turned their passions and academic experiences into meaningful internship, career and post-grad education opportunities!
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From military service to public service, veteran finds new career path
Ronald Owen has had to chart a new course more than once in his life. His path took some twists and turns before he earned a B.A. in geography from UWRF in May. While his studies were going well, Owen felt unprepared for a civilian job search. His most recent resume had been created on a floppy disk in high school. Owen turned to UWRF Career Services, who helped him update his resume and cover letter and practice interviewing for jobs.
Alum returns to campus to update landscaping project she created 40 years ago
When Tia Lisa Erickson of Osceola attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in the 1980s, she broke ground in a couple ways. She was the first woman to work on the university’s grounds maintenance crew and she created a landscape feature that still stands on the campus mall to this day.
SASA major gains professional experience in prestigious summer theater apprenticeship
The wide range of opportunities to get involved on campus is what first attracted Ryan Bartley to UWRF and he believes it will give him options after graduation. For now, a summer apprenticeship with Powerhouse Theater in New York gave him a taste of life as a working actor and memories to last a lifetime.
Grad serves his community while pursuing master’s degree
A triple major at UWRF, Sasha Resig's broad-based studies opened up new possibilities and helped him land on a career path far different from his original plan. Beyond his studies, his involvement on campus provided valuable professional develop opportunities, he says, including leadership experience, time management and communication skills he was able to develop outside of the classroom.
Biochemistry student gets an early start on career
When Annie Loss heard about a job opening at Crystal Finishing Systems, she saw a chance to beat the odds and get an early start on her career. The classwork and research projects she has done at UWRF helped prepare her to jump right into the job and she credits the support and guidance of her adviser as being key to landing the role. The opportunity to gain first-hand industry experience is giving her a leg up on her professional journey, one she knows will be critical after she graduates.
First-gen college student gaining experience through summer internship
Stephanie Garcia Villagomez is not passing up any opportunity to prepare for a successful career in business. She's already worked an on-campus job for three years, gotten heavily involved with student orgs, studied abroad and spent the summer as a business technology intern with the Metropolitan Council, the planning organization covering Minnesota’s seven-county Twin Cities metro area.
Variety of skills prep Falcon for Federal Reserve internship
In choosing a college, Mason Steele said he was attracted to UWRF’s small class sizes and affordable tuition that allowed him to finance his education by himself with paid internships and part-time jobs. Once on campus, he found himself learning about more than finance, economics and math.
Internship with barbershop chorus strikes a chord for UWRF grad
Michael Kerr made full use of UWRF’s Career Services to put his best foot forward. He said he was in Career Services more than twice a week, reworking his resume and cover letters, with a goal to be very intentional and individualistic. He learned to stand out at career fair events, having real conversations with representatives about their employers and careers.
Hands-on opportunities, on-campus job experience help grad prepare for career
Afton Nelson initially planned to become a large animal veterinarian. When transferring to UWRF, she went back and forth between majoring in animal science or dairy science before realizing it would be easy to double major. Being able to explore her interests through classes helped her find her professional path.
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