Alumni-led Career Advisory Sessions Held in Houston, Dallas during Holiday 2015 Break

Alumni-led Career Advisory Sessions Held in Houston, Dallas during Holiday 2015 Break

As in recent past years, alumni participated in Career Advisory Sessions during the holiday break. Pike students had the opportunity to join a Houston “Preparing for Law School and A Legal Career” lunch discussion on January 6, and a January 8 session on “New Media, Big Data and the Digital World” at the studios of YouPlus Media in Dallas, a company owned by Jeff Hinson ’74. These events were organized by Pikes Continuing Education Chairman Drew Lane ’14.

 

At the Dallas event, over lunch, Jeff led a tour of his digital firm’s nerve center and creative studio. Pikes studying advertising, marketing and computer science enjoyed the session with Jeff. Jeff discussed his firms’ media, film and digital branding and marketing capabilities, as well as generational changes in social media and how Big Data opens a significant business opportunity for this generation of marketers. Jeff who serves on the Advisory Board of U.T.’s Moody College of Communications as well as several publically traded companies, was an excellent presenter according to attendees.

 

Likewise, the alumni lawyer presenters in Houston provided firsthand knowledge based on experiences in preparing for law school, how to excel in law school and what to expect in a legal career, including small solo practices to mid-sized firms to large global law firms. The working lunch was held at the downtown Houston office of mega global law firm Jones Day, by partner Bruce McDonald ’82. Joining Bruce (kneeling, center in photo) as faculty at the lunch were fellow attorney Pike alums Mack Gibson ’67, Chad Smith ’04, John Wallace ’78 and David Zdunckewicz ’81.