AIRED: May 16, 2016 – 11 am PST
TITLE: “Now What, Grad? Your Path to Success After College”
SPECIAL GUEST: Chris Palmer
WEB SITE: www.chrispalmeronline.com/
Graduation rewards college students’ years of hard work with a degree that will set them on a path for future success; this day also marks a transition from campus to the unfamiliar workforce and for many, the stress about whether they’ll find a job, if it will be fulfilling, whether they will earn enough to pay off their student loans, and whether they will fail and disappoint their families.
Every year college graduates are faced with questions such as ‘What interests you?’, ‘What do you want out of a career?’ and ‘What qualities and skills do you have?’ when planning their next steps. American University’s School of Communication Film and Media Arts professor and Center for Environmental Filmmaking director Chris Palmer’s book, Now What, Grad? Your Path to Success After College, helps grads process these questions to build a fulfilling career. Palmer states, “Young people need to learn many things that colleges don’t teach, including how to behave professionally, how to collaborate, how to be lifelong learners, and how to be resourceful, resilient, and ethical.”
The book is designed to help graduating college seniors and anyone in the job market succeed in establishing a career, advancing career performance, improving work-life balance, or simply leading a more productive life. The book offers practical tips for making important decisions and provides a framework for navigating the professional world and architecting a balanced life. These lessons are typically not taught in the college classroom, but can provide a leg up for soon-to-be graduates to achieve both professional and personal success.
ABOUT CHRIS PALMER
Chris Palmer is a professor, speaker, author, and wildlife film producer who has spearheaded the production of more than 300 hours of original programming for prime-time television and the giant screen IMAX industry. He founded the Center for Environmental Filmmaking at American University School of Communication in 2005, a year after joining AU’s full-time faculty as Distinguished Film Producer in Residence. He regularly gives speeches and workshops on a variety of topics, including how to radically improve one’s success and productivity, how to give effective presentations, how to network effectively, how to raise money, and how to motivate and engage students. His first two books were Shooting in the Wild (2010) and Confessions of a Wildlife Filmmaker (2015).
