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Wondering what you can do with your B.A? Here`s a chance to learn from the stories of ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ alumni who have graduated with Arts degrees and gone on to successful careers in a wide variety of fields. Throughout the winter semester, the Faculty of Arts’ University Advancement, andÌý Career Planning Service will be collaborating on the popular speaker series, It stARTS with ARTS. Each session will feature a ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Arts graduate discussing their career path, industry, and what they've learned along the way. Sessions are hosted in the CaPS Library, providing an intimate size so that participants can ask questions and gain relevant insights into potential career paths.

March 28 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm - Brown 2200
Alex Herschlag, BA
Emmy Award-Winning Writer/Producer
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Alex Herschlag is an American television writer and producer.Ìý He is best known for his work on the sitcom Will & Grace for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2000, as a part of the producing and writing team.Ìý He was nominated five more times, until he left the series after the seventh season.Ìý Herschlag was born in The Bronx, New York and grew up in Spring Valley, New York.Ìý He moved to Montreal, Quebec to attend ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ where he majored in Psychology.Ìý He began performing stand-up comedy in Montreal and continued doing so when he moved to San Francisco after graduating college.Ìý While living in San Francisco, he began performing and writing comedy material for various sketch comedy groups.Ìý He then moved to Los Angeles, where he began writing and performing with a comedy group featuring a then unknown Molly Shannon.Ìý Soon afterwards, Herschlag began writing material for various stand-up comedians.Ìý He met Ellen DeGeneres, through this experience, who hired him as a producer and writer on her self-titled 1990s sitcom from 1995-1997.Ìý Herschlag's other television credits include, Arrested Development, Andy Baker, P.I., Sit Down, Shut Up, Modern Family, Mike and Molly, Hot in Cleveland, and I'm Dying Up Here.Ìý He currently is a consulting producer on Man With A Plan.Ìý He has also been credited as a writer for the Primetime Emmys, The Grammy Awards and the Academy Awards.

Learning Outcomes

By attending these sessions, students will be able to:

1) Understand how an Arts degree equips them with career-related skills

2) Identify potential industries and roles for further exploration

3) Understand the connection between transferable skills and employability

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