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Following commencement, Spartans will go on to a variety of jobs and other opportunities.

Karsen DiNapoli ’25, a sport management major, accepted a position as facilities coordinator in the campus recreation department at Syracuse University.

In this role, she will assist and manage over 60 student staff and help manage the gym and additional satellite facilities at the university.

Originally from Syracuse, DiNapoli interned at the university’s JMA Wireless Dome in 2020 as an event management production assistant.

“I really loved the atmosphere at Syracuse, and then I realized that I wanted to go into campus rec in the future,” she said.

Eve Lavitman ’25, a cybersecurity major, is currently working as an insider risk analyst at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), where she helps protect the organization from internal threats.

“An insider risk analyst essentially safeguards the company from internal bad actors—making sure sensitive data doesn’t leave the organization,” Lavitman explained.

Though DTCC has offices in Tampa, Jersey City, and several other cities, Lavitman will begin reporting to the Jersey City office starting in July.

Her advice to students hoping to follow a similar career path? Start early.

Lavitman secured her first internship the summer after her freshman year in a technology risk management role, which introduced her to the cybersecurity field. Since then, she’s completed internships in wealth management at UBS, compliance, auditing, and sales and operations.

“If you can, try to land an internship that pushes you ahead,” she said. “Once you start stepping into the corporate world, you’ll begin forming connections—and the more connections you make, the easier it is to succeed.”

Also in the cybersecurity realm, Nick Piscitelli ’25 will enter the Advanced Development Program at Raymond James Financial as an infrastructure analyst.

The ADP is 24 months long, and with it comes opportunities to network and obtain additional certifications.

“Summing it up, my team manages products we get from other companies, and the products help us, Raymond James, with data flow,” he explained of his role. “And so that obviously comes with the security portion of it.”

Piscitelli said he was grateful that his sister encouraged him to apply early, and he recommended for others to do the same.

He will start in July in their St. Petersburg headquarters.

Rebekah Bergen ’25, MBA, will be joining 360 Advanced Cybersecurity in St. Petersburg as a project manager.

In this role, she will be tasked with providing support to the executive team, scheduling client meetings, project phase tracking reporting, contract management and other project-related functions.

“���ϰ� played a pivotal role in securing this position by honing my project management and leadership skills through extensive class and group projects,” Bergen said.

“Faculty guidance was instrumental, as they introduced me to 360 Advanced and encouraged me to pursue this opportunity, aligning with my goal of a management role in the cybersecurity industry.”

She added that her experience as a research assistant to Daniel Diaz Vidal, associate professor of economics, provided critical consulting experience that strengthened her candidacy during interviews.

“The combination of hands-on projects and personalized faculty support from the Sykes College of Business prepared me to step confidently into this role immediately after graduation,” she said.

Kyrstin Hunley ’25, a psychology and criminology major, plans to pursue her master’s degree in criminal psychology at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.

“I chose to study in the UK, because the program there allows me to further build my career in both the criminology and psychology fields,” she said. “I’ve always had a love for travel and discovering different cultures. Studying abroad is a way to combine that passion with my academic goals.”

Also going abroad is Isaiah Young ’25, a biology major, who will be attending the University of Nottingham in the fall to pursue his master’s degree in global environmental sustainability.

Young, a former guard on the Spartans’ basketball team, will also play for Nottingham’s basketball team.