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Careers in Education and Social Services with Chris Girgenti ’10

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Undergraduate Season 2
Season 2 Sustaining a Creative Career with Adrienne Dawes '04 Pursuing a Career in Film and Entertainment with Ivy Meeropol '90 Social justice beyond Sarah Lawrence with Jesse Bernstein '04 The Business of Being Creative with Jeff McDaniel '90 Navigating Career Paths and Maintaining Balance with Kaitlin Kindman '07 Careers in Education and Social Services with Chris Girgenti '10
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In our episode, Careers in Education and Social Services, we asked Chris if he had any experience with negotiating a salary or just any general thoughts on how to approach obtaining a salary that best fits our experience. Chris informed us that salary transparency is increasing, it's good to look for places that are transparent about their salary ranges. Chris left us with a great metaphor, "Manage your energy not your time." When you are most energized, schedule to get the hard stuff done first, save the quick easy stuff for when you have less energy in your day.

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Sustaining a Creative Career with Adrienne Dawes ’04 

Award-winning playwright, producer, and teaching artist Adrienne Dawes ’04 joins Rebecca Wilson ’24, Zoe Fonck ’23, and Kat Lynch ’24 to discuss sustaining a creative career. She explains the importance of staying “nimble” in a portfolio career, the applicable skills that come from a Sarah Lawrence education, and the importance of staying genuine when building and maintaining a professional and social network. She speaks candidly about viewing "survival jobs" as a source of inspiration, and remembering that “writing isn’t always at the desk.”

Pursuing a Career in Film and Entertainment with Ivy Meeropol ’90 

In Being a Gryphon in Filmmaking , accomplished and prolific documentary filmmaker and producer spoke with Ivy Meeropol (Sarah Lawrence College class of 1990) joins Josefine Filipowski ('26), Molly Healey ('25), Manuela Pancheo ('24), Ava Vinton ('24), Roni Endres ('25), Samu Gabor ('24), Eryn Diehl ('25), and Joyce Kirk ('26). We discussed topics such as early career development, her creative process, artistic burnout, and how to best utilize a Sarah Lawrence education in order to be successful in an artistic field, the importance of having an open mind and willingness, exploring different subjects as an artist, as ultimately a well-rounded education will allow for more holistic perspectives in art and society.

Social Justice Beyond Sarah Lawrence with Jesse Bernstein ’04  

Jesse Bernstein (‘04), a senior advisor at the Department of Justice and Sarah Lawrence alum joined Riley Arnold ('25), Fiona Dubay ('24), and Madeleine Eggen ('25) for a conversation on working in social justice, and how he found roots in this passion during his time at the College. Jesse covered a wide range of topics. He first spoke about his familial connection to social work, and how watching his parents, who are Jewish social workers, do outreach and support work for their Jewish community inspired him to also pursue social work.

The Business of Being Creative with Jeff McDaniel ’90 

In this episode of What Was That Like? titled The Business of Being Creative , Lindsey Madden '24 and Henrik Nielsen '24 speak with SLC alumnus and current faculty member Jeff McDaniel '90. In this episode, McDaniel reflects on his experience as both a poet and a professor, and gives advice to soon-to-be graduates on how to carve out space for creativity and maintain a writing practice. The students and McDaniel spoke about the impact of an SLC education after graduation and how to make the most out of your time at SLC.

In our episode, Navigating Career Paths and Maintaining Balance , Jason Ciron ('24), Enger Polanco ('25), Allie Zapson ('25) spoke with Kaitlin Kindman and learned about her career journey, from her undergraduate education at Sarah Lawrence College—which she described as impactful and engaging—to her graduate education at New York University, where she received her Master of Social Work. Talking about the role Sarah Lawrence has in her career now, Kaitlin emphasizes the power of community and credits the skill of staying curious.

Careers in Education and Social Services with Chris Girgenti ’10 

In our episode, Careers in Education and Social Services , we asked Chris if he had any experience with negotiating a salary or just any general thoughts on how to approach obtaining a salary that best fits our experience. Chris informed us that salary transparency is increasing, it's good to look for places that are transparent about their salary ranges. Chris left us with a great metaphor, "Manage your energy not your time." When you are most energized, schedule to get the hard stuff done first, save the quick easy stuff for when you have less energy in your day.

What Was That Like? Podcast Series

Inspired by the style of Story Corps, the What Was That Like? podcast series features recorded conversations between Sarah Lawrence students and alumni about life after college. Working in small groups of shared interests, students completing internships (or other work experiences) speak with an alum about their experience after graduation. Each episode is centered on students’ questions and features a particular career community or pre-professional area. Topics include alumni’s paths after graduation, transformative experiences, work-life balance, networking, belonging, advice for students, and more. What Was That Like? is offered in collaboration with Alumni Relations, and features a growing number of alumni from an inclusive range of experiences.
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