“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question most students start developing answers to as kids as they play Cops & Robbers in the front yard or turn their bedrooms into makeshift classrooms where they teach their stuffed animals, dolls and friends. But what if you make it to college and are still unsure how to answer that question? Even before being recently appointed interim director of the university’s Center for Career Design in September, Laurie Aiken had helped hundreds of high schoolers beginning college and soon-to-be graduates answer that very question. “It’s important for students to understand that their first job is rarely their last,” she noted. “I emphasize to them that that journey evolves and continues even after choosing or starting a career. They’ll acquire new roles, responsibilities and opportunities along the way. Technology advances, trend shifts and new specialties in career fields represent ways to reinvent themselves and their career goals.”
Turner College alum Raven Harris began 2024 in the new role of administrative assistant at Goldman Sachs Ayco in Atlanta. In this role Raven assists the Goldman Sachs Ayco team by processing expense reports and updating client information in the Ayco Client database for account managers to maintain data accuracy. Her 10 months in this role was preceded by a 5+ year stint with Morgan & Morgan, where she most recently served as Regional Trainer and Front Office Administrative Lead. Prior to this, in 2016, Raven's professional career began as a customer service representative with Hyundai Capital America. These impressive stops in her career in office administration have all been supported by Raven's higher education experiences in the Turner College, from which she earned a BBA in business administration in 2015. Turner Business offers a belated congratulations to Raven on her new role with Goldman Sachs Ayco and wishes her continued professional success.