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Hello, QUESTers!
We hope you enjoy reading about former and current students, QUEST events, and other happenings in this issue of QUESTPress.
Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future stories!
Best,
The QUEST Team
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Is There Another QUEST?
Article by Russell Lyons (Q16)
You may have wondered, "Are there any other educational programs out there similar to QUEST?" Many of us within the program like to boast "QUEST is best". With a great group of students, faculty, alumni, and corporate sponsorship, it is tough to argue. However, like any great organization, it is important to continually evaluate and improve the offerings of QUEST. Comparing and learning from competitors is a crucial part of evaluating oneself. The QUEST staff began this process last summer...Read More
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Where Are They Now? - Debbie Feinberg (Q1)
Interview Conducted by Luxi Wang (Q17)
1. What have you been doing since graduating from the University of Maryland and QUEST?
I've had a few career changes since I graduated almost 15 years ago! I started out as an auditor at Deloitte & Touche and after seeing that my QUEST experience was never going to make a difference in the auditing world, I returned to the QUEST program to be the first Director of Corporate Relations. After a year, I was able to return to the world of professional services as Operations Manager for the Risk Consulting practices at Arthur Andersen. When they closed their doors in 2002, I went to an IT consulting firm to do the same thing...Read More
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Current Student Spotlight - Karthik Menta (Q18)
 Interview Conducted by Manas Kulkarni (Q18)
1) What's one (shareable) thing we don't know about Karthik Menta?
I was born in India and I moved here when I was eight years old. So you would think I moved to some big city, like Houston, but I ended up in Muscatine, Iowa (population 20,000). It's probably one of the biggest reasons I like corn so much.
2) What's been your most memorable QUEST moment?
When I was in China, all of us went to the Bund (waterfront) in Shanghai. Taking pictures with everyone and just taking in the beautiful Shanghai skyline at night was fantastic...Read More
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QUEST Visits GE Healthcare
Article by Addrenia Smith (Q18)
A QUEST event no different from others, this LE yet again combined a learning opportunity with a fun and interesting experience. Early on a Friday morning, a group of us QUESTers piled into two mini-vans driven by Dr. Bailey and Melanie and headed to Laurel, MD for a day trip to GE Healthcare to explore the day-to-day activities of the plant. We had the chance to learn from GE Healthcare employees and presenters about the company as well as what goes into manufacturing the warmers and incubators which are used in neonatal centers in hospitals world-wide...Read More
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