February 14-15, 2014
Five successful alumni – a documentary filmmaker, and senior executives at ABC, CBS and Discovery, and a recent grad at NBC – will be on campus on Friday, February 14 and Saturday, February 15 for panel discussions, networking, informal sessions, and more. This is your opportunity to explore the fields of media and entertainment, hear about opportunities, and learn about pathways to success.
UpNext is the new series from the Center for Careers & Internships. Explore opportunities, have face time with leaders in a wide variety of fields, and find out how to get where you want to go.
Schedule of Events
Friday, February 14
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Professional-in-Residence Sessions Richard Coolidge ’87 - Producer, ABC News Katherine Davis ‘87 - Producer, CBS’ 60 Minutes |
Axinn Reading Room |
| 3:00-3:45 pm | Information Session, NBC Universal Christine Schozer ’13 – Production Assistant, NBC Peacock Productions |
Axinn 219 |
| 3:00-3:45 pm | Information Session, Discovery Communications Rick Holzman ’87 – Executive VP of Programming and Strategy for Animal Planet and Science Channel |
Axinn 220 |
| 5:00-6:15 pm | UpNext: Careers in Media & Entertainment A conversation about career paths and industry trends with: Richard Coolidge ’87 - Producer, ABC News Katherine Davis ‘87 - Producer, CBS’ 60 Minutes Rick Holzman ’87 – Executive VP of Programming and Strategy for Animal Planet and Science Channel Beth Levison ’91 – Documentary Filmmaker Christine Schozer ’13 – Production Assistant, NBC Peacock Productions Moderated by Timothy Billings, Professor of English and American Literatures, Middlebury College |
Axinn 229 |
Saturday, February 15
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch and Networking with Alumni in Media and Entertainment | |
| RSVP on MOJO required (space limited) |
UpNext: Alumni Participant Biographies
Richard Coolidge, Producer, ABC News
Political Science and French major, Middlebury College, Class of 1987
Political Science and French major, Middlebury College, Class of 1987
Katherine Davis, Producer, CBS’ 60 Minutes,
Political Science and French Major, Middlebury Class of 1987
Political Science and French Major, Middlebury Class of 1987
Rick Holzman, Executive Vice President of Programming and Strategy for Animal Planet and Science Channel
Political Science major, Middlebury College Class of 1987
Political Science major, Middlebury College Class of 1987
Beth Levison, Independent Producer/Director based in New York City
Geography and Italian major, Middlebury College Class of 1991
Geography and Italian major, Middlebury College Class of 1991
Economics major, Middlebury College Class of 2013
Panel Discussion Moderator