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  • In Their Own Words: Alumni in Business

    November 3, 2015

    Robert Poor '53 Sociology whet my appetite for human interaction and engagement. It has served me well in my marketing career.  I am now serving as a volunteer small business mentor in my local SCORE Chapter in Hagerstown, MD.

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  • In Their Own Words: Alumni in Business

    October 23, 2015

    Matthew H. Brown '05 I'm running a financial advisory practice in Portland and have done so for 10 years now.  I'll admit that while I don't reference the works of Durkheim, Weber, and Marx on a daily basis,I do utilize the skills taught in many of the classes and in the context of what the discipline works to understand.  What social science HAS given me is the ability to think about broader demographics, interpret data in the marketplace, and to understand trends.  These things all translate into the ability to help my clients through better guidance and discourse.

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