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Once she graduated, Naomi decided to take a break before applying to graduate school and (after expressing her interest in staying at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Continuing and Professional Education) was offered a full-time position as a public education specialist. Now, Naomi splits her time between two programs. She is the program coordinator for the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Pre-College Program, a summer program for high school students looking for a taste of the 鈥渃ollege experience,鈥 and she helps manage .
鈥淢y main responsibilities include student management, communicating with instructors, and conducting research that will help expand our existing programs and provide the best education to our students,鈥 she said.
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Sam Price graduated from 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis in June 2016 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Sam started as an IT help desk assistant in June 2015 at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Continuing and Professional Education, and as he was finishing his degree, a full-time computer resource specialist position became vacant, and he 鈥渓eapt at the opportunity to apply.鈥 After landing the job, Sam is now responsible for supporting all 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Continuing and Professional Education staff with any computer needs, managing the division鈥檚 computer and AV inventory, maintaining network equipment and writing code for 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Continuing and Professional Education鈥檚 reporting website. Sam a real talent and affinity for working with people.
鈥淭he best part of the day is when I can go above and beyond to make somebody鈥檚 day better. The people here are the best part of working here,鈥 he said.
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