There's little else like the energy you feel in such a hub of intellectual curiosity. The air is filled with a communal ambition to expand minds and grow your world. It can turn a small community into a diverse cultural mecca; and a sprawling cosmopolitan center into your close inner circle.
I’m originally from East Lansing, Michigan—home of Michigan State University, where I went to undergrad and graduate school. With a master’s in journalism, I freelanced for several publications in the Detroit area before moving to Chicago in 2006. That’s when I got into marketing and started writing for a real estate company for the next five years. After a quick stint in catalog copywriting, I got a job at Booth in the marketing department, a position I had for just over two years before coming over to Full-Time Admissions.
When I stepped foot on campus at Booth for the first time, I was instantly transported to a place where open, inquisitive thought-leaders mingle freely. All chatting, debating, laughing, and questioning… I was excited by the hum and knew this was a great fit for my long-term career.
With a couple years of marketing Booth under my belt, I jumped at the opportunity to be more hands-on in working with students as well as reaching out to prospective students. In my new role, I’ll be focused on integrated marketing and communications projects for the Full-Time MBA Program and also serve as part of the Admissions Committee. Most notably though, I will work closely with The Booth Experience team, a devoted group of 11 students who write, manage, and promote the student blog.
Every day I learn more about what it means to be at Booth, both through working here and through the eyes of the students I work with. It’s a special group of people, and definitely the tightest-knit I've ever encountered, outside family.Which brings me back to my early years, living next door to a Big Ten university. That's where my family planted roots—amidst young scholars and big dreams. Through that community I had unbelievable opportunities as a little kid to see things I would have had to travel elsewhere to major cities like New York, London, Hong Kong… and Chicago to otherwise experience. It is that type of environment I sought after leaving home. *
Now as a member of the Admissions team, I’m excited to be back on campus and part of the community that Booth students come to call home. *
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Best,*
Kate
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