We heard from Dan Magoon three days too late — but he’s been trying to cure cancer, so we’re OK with that. Magoon, who graduated with a degree in biology from the University of Maine, was one of the original 15 students in the Sun Journal’s “Following the Freshmen” project, which wrapped in 2009. Last […]
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Alison Coleman: moving up the ranks at work, still fitting in softball
Alison Coleman Bowdoin College, history major, sociology minor, graduated May 2009 Current hometown: Cambridge, Mass. Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? Rent Current job? Client service manager at William Gallagher Associates (WGA). I advise employers on their employee benefits packages; I’ve been with WGA for three years. Enjoy what you do? Yes. I […]
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Matt Jones: computer engineer in Rhode Island
Matt Jones University of Maine, computer engineering and electrical engineering major, graduated 2010 Current hometown: Newport, R.I. Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? Rent Current job? Computer engineer (3 years). Enjoy what you do? Yes Major milestones the last four years: Moved to Rhode Island to start career. So, the big question: Was […]
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Our former freshmen: Where are they now?
We counted three marriages, three babies, three graduate degrees (plus one in the process), two homeowners, one big move to Seattle, another to Texas and at least one trip to Brazil. It has not been a quiet four years. Since the Sun Journal stopped following the original 15 students in our “Following the Freshmen” series […]
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Elizabeth Mitchell: taking life and career to the West Coast
Elizabeth Mitchell Bates College, art and visual culture major, May 2009 Current hometown: Seattle, Wash. Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? Rent Current job? Very currently, as in, for two more weeks, I am coaching sailing at Sail Sand Point on Lake Washington. I had been working in the creative department at L.L.Bean […]
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Tyson Morgan: learning, teaching, writing
Tyson Morgan Macalester College, English major, graduated May 2009 Current hometown: Houston, Texas Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? Rent Current job? Teaching assistant (I’m a graduate student at the University of Houston). Enjoy what you do? Enough. Major milestones the last four years: Moved from Minneapolis to Houston to start grad school. […]
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Loren Lepage: helping others rehab and loving it
Loren Lepage University of New England, occupational therapy major, graduated May 2010 Current hometown: Portland Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? Currently renting Current job? I am an occupational therapist at New England Rehab in Portland Maine. Enjoy what you do? I love it. If you’re comfortable sharing, how much college debt are […]
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Sasha Campbell: dancer, mom, busy lady
Sasha Campbell Long Island University, dance major, minor in psychology, graduated January 2009 Current hometown: South Paris Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? We are currently renting, but in the process of buying a home. Current job? Teaching dance at Art Moves Dance Studio since graduation; doing massage at Possibilities Yoga Studio in […]
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Brian Erickson: an engineer open to new adventures
Brian Erickson University of Maine, mechanical engineering major, graduated May 2009 Current hometown: Auburn Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? I moved back in with my parents this spring after living in Charlottesville, Va., for two years, followed by a year in South Portland. Current job? I just started Aug. 5 as a […]
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Tracy Bradley: helping others get fit, enjoying Boston
Tracy Bradley Ithaca College, clinical exercise physiology major, graduated May 2009 Current hometown: Boston, Mass. Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? I rent. Current job? I’m a personal trainer at Healthworks Fitness in Copley Square in Boston. Enjoy what you do? I love what I do and really enjoy having the freedom now […]