A lifelong fan of “the beautiful game,” Jackie Gutierrez parlayed her SOJC Journalism Master’s degree into a website that covers women’s soccer at the highest level.

Ali AAsum harnessed the hands-on experience gained through her SOJC degree to propel her toward a PR career. She now manages the Ninkasi Brewing brand.

Gender, feminism and identity scholar Kumi Silva studied social movements in her native Sri Lanka and in India. Now, as an associate professor at a major university, she gets “paid to learn.”