Explore career opportunities in a diverse array of Career Communities through these informal Q&A sessions with alumni and other professionals. Hear about what they do, how they got there, and what advice they’d offer you to do something similar. This session features Ellen Gass ’03, Conservation Director, Texas Land Conservancy.

Ellen graduated from SU in 2003 with psychology and kinesiology majors. She also earned a MS in Biogeography from Texas A&M. Her diverse experiences include serving as an AmeriCorps volunteer with American YouthWorks, doing trail maintenance in Big Bend National Park, working with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, New Mexico Land Conservancy, the Low Country Land Trust, and more before her current work with the Texas Land Conservancy.

Southwestern University supports learning wherever it takes place. The Center for Career & Professional Development contributes to the Southwestern University Student Life MOSAIC initiative by providing advising, programming and resources to help students develop as a whole person. This event helps you to:

  • Make Meaning of the Academic Experience
  • Shape Your Professional Identity