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SPRING 2013

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Class of 2013 Worlds of Opportunity Ahead D'Agostino is already missing his time on the Lynah Rink ice. "It seems like just yesterday I was a freshman. Just like that … the season was over.  I didn't want to take that Cornell jersey off for the last time." "It really got me thinking, though, about how lucky I was to play for a university like Cornell.  I have so many memories from four years that I will cherish for the rest of my life." "What I'm going to miss the most is playing in front of the faithful Lynah Rink fans -  alongside some of my best friends. Nothing beats that feeling and it's something I'm really going to miss."   "The only thing I'm sure of after I'm done playing hockey is I definitely want to pursue a law degree.  I'm going to have a good amount of free time in the next couple years, so in a perfect world, I can study for and take my LSATs." "I want to stay involved in the world of sports. It's what I have grown up with and I don't think I can ever give it up.  After all, sports is a business, and the presence and strength of professional league unions and ownership has created conditions where people with an expertise in labor relations are needed." Nick D'Agostino Nick D'Agostino '13, a standout defenseman for Cornell Men's Ice Hockey, has been negotiating a contract this spring with the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. D'Agostino said labor negotiations and collective bargaining training at ILR has given him an understanding of major league labor disputes – from perspectives on each side. Ingrid Jensen Jon Weinberg Ingrid Jensen MBA '12, MILR '13 arrived at Cornell with 10 years of work experience. Jon Weinberg '13 started writing a column for The Cornell Daily Sun in 2010, tackling issues such as Greek system hazing and drinking, the decisionmaking relationship of students and Cornell's administration, and the campus climate for women and minorities. She began her career as an editor and page designer at "The Taipei Times." Then, as deputy director of the YaleChina Association, Jensen deepened her knowledge of China and nonprofit institutional governance. After completing a Johnson MBA, she pursued a master's in industrial and labor relations at ILR, half a block away. "Combining a MILR with an MBA has been perfect for me. At ILR, I can dig deeper into the complexities around managing human capital in global supply chains." 4 He also found time to serve as Senior Class Campaign co-president and as director of elections for the Student Assembly. Weinberg helped launch Cornell Hillel's "Ask Big Questions" project and led many student cheers at men's ice hockey games. He also worked as an ILR Introductory Statistics teaching assistant and as an ILR faculty research assistant, and participated in the Mortar Board Der Hexenkreis Senior Honor Society. ILR's curriculum broadened his thinking, he said. "ILR doesn't teach you to simply master one discipline. Instead, I've been taught to consider and evaluate critical issues facing the workplace historically, economically, statistically, legally, politically, strategically and organizationally." "Thanks to my ILR education, I am better equipped to lead and contribute to important policy debates both on campus and nationally." At press time, Weinberg was considering offers from Harvard, Stanford and the University of Chicago law schools. ADVANCE

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