Corporate Jobs for Non-business Majors

Non-business major?
How to land a job & succeed
in the corporate world

Thursday, October 11, 2007
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Kirkhof Center, Room 142

Robert Monaghan, B.A.
Political Science - Pioneer Class of 1967

Robert Monaghan entered Grand Valley State University as a member of the pioneer class in the fall of 1963. He majored in political science, minored in sociology, and studied under Professors Don Herman and Bill Baum. He was the first Head Resident Advisor of Copeland House in 1966-67. He graduated in 1967, winning honors as the first recipient of the Political Science Department Award.

After graduation, he spent 34 years in the world of corporate business, holding mainly executive level human resource positions for GE, Howmet, Ciba-Geigy, Siemens and Chris Craft Boats. After taking an early retirement, he accepted a position as the Executive Director of a nonprofit arts organization. Most recently, he earned his real estate license in Texas and has been listing and selling real estate for the last two years.

Bob has shown exemplary support of Grand Valley State University as an alumnus. He underwrote the plaque that lists the original faculty members and also covered the cost of one of the “hotel” rooms in the Alumni House. Bob has also serviced as a commencement speaker for GVSU.

Sponsored by the Political Science Department.