Departmental Placement

Where our departmental majors and minors ended up

In a recent informal survey of 2002 to 2005 graduates, we found that 23% (6 out of 26) attended graduate school or law school within two years of graduation while the rest of our sample (77%) found positions without further study.
 
Recent grads ended up in some of these positions shortly after graduating from Malone
(scroll down for graduate school and law school placements):
 
·        Private law practice (after University of Akron J.D.)
 
·        Position in the U.S. Department of the Interior, now Deputy Executive Branch Liaison at the Heritage Foundation (2006 graduate)

·        Historical guide, James Garfield National Historical Site

·        Community redevelopment planner in Cleveland followed by relocation to Washington, DC and position as a researcher at the National Council of La Raza
 
·        Teach for America Program teacher in North Carolina
 
·        Assistant Director, Stark County Republican Party office (entering U.S. Marines in 2006)

·        Finance Quality Analyst, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (after International Executive M.B.A. at University of Akron and time as an Operations Risk Management Consultant at KPMG)

·        Recruitment Development Coordinator for People to People Ambassador Programs, after working as an assistant cruise director on Holland-America cruise line (2005 graduate)
·        Finance Director at PRH Consulting Group in Columbus, OH (left position in February 2008)
 
·        Washington position in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
·        Paralegal in Canton law firm (prior to starting law school in 2006)
 
·       Staff person for State Representative Scott Oelslager (R-Canton) in Columbus

·       Government Relations Specialist for National Tourette’s Syndrome Association in Washington, DC

·       Bailiff for Stark County Family Court

·        Youth pastor

·        Senior aide to U.S. Rep. Joseph Pitts  (R-Pennsylvania)

·        Businessman (after MBA studies at Kent State)
 
·        Program Director for CCCU China Studies Program
 
·        Corrections Officer, Indian Valley Juvenile Correctional Facility
 
·        Staff person in treatment facility for youthful sex offenders

·         Staff person for U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) in Washington, DC

·        Naval Intelligence Officer stationed in Japan (2002-06) and England (2006-present)

·        Secondary or middle school social studies teachers and/or coaches in both public and private schools, including:
            Garaway High School (December 2007 graduate)
            Hoover High School (2006 graduate)
            Jackson High School
            Tusky Valley Public Schools
            Perry High School
            Glen Oak High School            
            Cornerstone Christian Academy High School in Willoughby, OH
            McKinley High School
            Lake Center Christian High School
            Lexington (OH) High School
            Minverva Public Schools
            Lake High School (2 students)
            Private Christian school near Mt. Gilead, OH
            Heritage Christian School
            School districts in North and South Carolina (several students)
            Online academy based in Akron
            Miami Trace Public Schools

·        Missionary in Albania, now living in Pennsylvania

·        Working at a bank (prior to graduate school in public history)
 
·        Residence life staff at a Christian college (multiple grads)
 
·        Teachers of English as a Second Language in
                China
                Moldova
                South Korea
                Turkey

·        Professional counselor working on Ph.D. in counseling and seeking ordination in Anglican Mission Church

·        Director of Government Performance Project, Syracuse University, Maxwell School

·        Aide to U.S. Representative from New Jersey (now working for Department of Homeland Security)

·        Arabic/English Interpreter for Akron Public Schools

Recent graduates who went to graduate school or law school ended up up pursuing these courses of study over the last several years: 

·        Graduate school (Ph.D. track) in Political Science at the University of Virginia
 
·        Master's in Theological Studies at Duke University Divinity School (several students)
 
·        M.Div. studies at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
 
·        Graduate (Ph.D. track) in Religion at the University of Chicago (starting Fall 2008)
  
·        Master's in Chuch/State Studies at Baylor University
 
·        M.A. in International Affairs program at University of Pittsburgh (at least two students)
 
·        Master's in Public Service at Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas
 
·        Master's study at the John Paul II Institute at Catholic University
 
·        Graduate studies in Economics at Notre Dame
 
·        Graduate studies in History at
            Loyola University in Chicago (medieval studies)
            Case Western Reserve University
 
·        Law school at
                University of Notre Dame
                University of South Carolina
                Case Western Reserve University
                Campbell University (North Carolina)
                University of Akron (several students)
                Capital University
                Cleveland State University-Marshall College of Law
                Florida State University

·        MBA studies at Kent State University

·        Master's in Criminal Justice, specializing in Homeland Security Administration, Tiffin University
 
·        Master’s Degree in urban planning at Cleveland State University
 
·        Master's in Public Administration at University of Akron

·        M.A. studies in Public Policy at Syracuse University, Maxwell School

·        Master's in Library Science, Kent State University

·        M.A. in Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona
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