FOCUSED ON YOU!
“My professors at Western and the [university’s] Weather
Center left lasting impressions on me and gave me the
knowledge to be successful in my career in weather
broadcasting.”
KERRI COPELLO ’11, B.S., METEOROLOGY
(RIGHT AFTER GRADUATING, COPELLO BECAME A METEOROLOGIST
FOR WFXL–FOX 31 IN GEORGIA)
“The course load that I undertook at WCSU, and the great
professors and advisor I had, helped to prepare me for my
position in one of the largest clinical research organizations
in the industry.”
RYAN LUDDY ’09, B.A., JLA/CRIMINOLOGY
(LUDDY IS A DRUG & SAFETY MANAGER FOR COVANCE, INC.)
“Going to Western gave me an advantage. I have a lot of
friends and coworkers who went to larger schools with
higher tuition, and they are still paying off those debts.
WCSU allowed me to earn an equal education and degree
while not leaving me at a financial disadvantage once I
entered the corporate workplace.”
ROBERT MCKNIGHT ’07, B.A., COMMUNICATION
(MCKNIGHT IS NOW A DIGITAL MANAGER FOR NBC SPORTS)
Students today look forward to careers worth
the time, energy and dollars they’ll invest in
order to prepare for them. According to Pay-
scale.com, Western’s return on investment is
the second highest of Connecticut’s 19 public
colleges and universities. While we’re proud
of that statistic, there is no greater proof of
the success our alumni achieve than the satis-
faction they report taking in their work. With
world centers of industry, healthcare, the arts
and international cooperation only minutes
away, WCSU students enjoy the great advan-
tage of pursuing internships while here and
winning career-level jobs after graduation.
Sikorsky
Ethan Allen Global
U.S. Secret Service
IBM
FactSet Research Systems
ESPN
NBC Universal
State of Connecticut
Praxair
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Boehringer Ingelheim
Ernst & Young
Cartus
Aetna
Cigna Health Care
Pepsi
WWE
AFLAC
MNA Creative
Fosina Marketing Group
Barnum Financial Group
Northwestern Mutual
Credit Suisse
LEGO Systems
United Way
WTNH-News 8
Where are our graduates working?
Alfiya Menconi ’08
(B.A., Graphic Design/Illustration),
Web designer, Eileen Fisher, Inc.
Schuyler Merritt ’09
(B.A., Am. Studies/Political Science)
Operations Consultant, Asia America Initiative
Gisela Dias ‘10
(B.S., Nursing), ICU nurse, Danbury Hospital
Brendan Wixted ’13
(B.A., Photography)
Photographer, Consumer Reports
Katie Marsan ’13
(B.S., Music Education), Fulbright Scholar,
Music teacher, Farmington Public Schools
Merritt Schneider ’14
(B.B.A., Financial Accounting)
Accountant, Ernst & Young
