DAY IN THE LIFE PODCAST
Our Podcast today is slightly different than some of the others we have recorded. While the Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHS&S) Major at UF has been extremely successful – with Approximately 2,500 graduates, and nearly a 100% placement rate for all graduates since the program started in 1986. In addition, students receive significant starting salaries upon graduation, with more than one job offer for many graduates - just to name a few things. However, the recruiting of High School students is still very difficult. One of the main reasons for that is, high school graduates are not at all familiar with what the EHS&S profession is, so they have no idea exactly what the day-to-day activities and responsibilities of a graduate might include.

To address this concern, in this Podcast, we are asking five of our EHS&S Alums to take some time and describe exactly what they do. What does their day entail? What are their job responsibilities, and what are their goals? What do they do to achieve their goals? And we also want to know from them, what they like about their jobs, and what they want recruits to know about jobs in the EHS&S field. Alums who will be participating today graduated anywhere from 1998 to 2017 – almost a 20-year span - so we provide various views from different time perspectives, as well as from different EHS positions within various organizations.

Therefore, the tile of this Podcast is a Day in the Life of an EHS&S Alum.

The five Alums participating in this Podcast are:

•Addie Burden, a 2005 Graduate of UF, who is currently working for US Ecology, in Bellville, Michigan.

•Heather Chan, a 2007 Graduate of UF, who is currently working for Marathon Petroleum Corporation in Findlay, OH,

•Even Rinke, a 2017 Graduate of UF, who is currently working for BASF Corporation in Wyandotte, MI.

•Taylor Fetty, a 2008 Graduate of UF, who is currently working for Adtalem Global Education, headquartered in Chicago, IL

•Jeff Sexten, a 1998 UF Graduate, currently working for XPO Logistics Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI

While listening to the Podcast you will hear about some wide-ranging experiences, from these very successful and highly engaged Alums. They make it perfectly clear that there is certainly a variation in job responsibilities from one job, and one company to another.

Another unique aspect that all the Alums shared during the Podcast, is that they regularly cross paths with other UF EHS Alums, in their day to day jobs. This Speaks directly to the success of our graduates at truly being leaders in the field, and the lifelong friendships they’ve developed through the program

For those of you who might be interested in a career in Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability, we hope this Podcast gave you a better idea of just exactly what you actually do on a daily basis with this Degree. And, we obviously hope you consider letting us meet you and tell you more about what you can do with this exciting degree! If you are interested in learning more, please contact Kevin Smith at 800-521-1292.