Potential Jobs 1 Benefit Administrator AON Consulting WinstonSalem
Potential Jobs 1. Benefit Administrator – AON Consulting (Winston-Salem, NC) 2. Credit Risk Analyst – Deutsche Bank (New York, NY) 3. Marketing Coordinator – DISH – Echostar Communications Corporation (Denver, CO) 4. Medical Student – Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta. GA) 5. Windows Integration Support/Client Systems Technical Services – Epic System (Madison, WI) 6. Law Student – University of Tennessee College of Law (Knoxville, TN) 7. Sports Reporter – This. Week Community Newspapers (Columbus, OH) 8. Web Developer – Red Ventures (Fort Mill, SC) 9. Simulation Engineer – NASA (Greenbelt, MD) 10. Ph. D Student in Biostatistics – Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Mathematics Overview The main areas of pure mathematcs are usually classified as analysis, algebra and topology. This major provides a common language for all of the sciences, but it is important in its own right. Many math majors go on to attend graduate school to continue studies in math or a related field.
Careers Associated With Majors Accountant Investment Banker Actuary Mortgage Banker Auditor Numerical Analyst Attorney Physician Bank Officer Project Manager Budget Analyst Statistician Consultant Technical Advisor Credit Analyst Financial Analyst
Skills Developed Within this Major Persistence Patience Logical manner thinking Strong problem solving skills Creativity Analytical skills Comfort with abstract concepts Recognition of patterns and hidden similarities within groups of data
Updates on WFU Mathematics Graduates Pamela Marcott Graduated in 2010 with a BS in Math. She is now pursuing a Ph. D as a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at Case Western University. Jennifer Fahey Graduated in 2007 as a Math major, stayed at Wake for the masters program and landed a job at GMAC Insurance in Winston-Salem. Jay Bhalodia Graduated in 2001 with a BS in Math and then joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a Security Infrastructure Consultant and Project Manager.
Successful Math Majors Reed Hastings Jr. – CEO of Netflix Steve Ballmer – Former CEO of Microsoft Alan Turing – Built a computer that helped crack Enigma during WWII General Electric CEO, Jeff Immelt, was quoted saying “I use my math major every day – I don’t use the MBA quite as much”
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