Centrepiece Online
Welcome to Centrepiece Online, the Web edition of Centre’s magazine for alumni, parents, and friends of Centre College.
Summer 2010
The Jobs IssueHow the Job Market Really Works
by Duff Watkins ’77, Director-Australia, Cornerstone International Group
Make the leap from Centre to the world of work with tips from the director of an executive search firm, along with advice from human resource experts Church Saufley ’81, Denise Starcher ’89, Laura Stagner Wagman ’00, and Beth Caudill ’06.
The GOLD Rush: Speed Networking Comes to Centre
by Jacky Thomas ’02, Director of Annual Giving
Networking has always been a great way to get a job. Alumni and soon-to-be grads try a version with a twist.
Centrepreneurs
by Terena Bell ’99, CEO, In Every Language
What do you get when you cross a Centre grad with an entrepreneurial spirit? A new word for the dictionary and some successful alternatives to working for someone else. Meet five Centrepreneurs: Julie Senavinin Erwin ’89, Brook White ’91, Kimberly Nasief-Westergren ’96, Sidney VanNess ’99, and the author.
With a Little Help from My Friends
They came from Boston, strangers molded into a mutual support group through an innovative college access and leadership program called Posse. Four years later Centre’s first Posse class has graduated and set off into the world.
Endpiece
Opera’s Wild Ride
by Angela Allen ’75
Summer 2010Vol. 51, No. 2