精东影业

Michael Scarpetti

Hometown: Everett, Massachusetts
MCAS Major: History
Carroll School Minor: Accounting for CPAs

Michael Scarpetti entered Boston College with a passion for history, and he is leaving with that passion intact. But he鈥檚 also stepping into a role in accounting that he hopes will lead eventually to a career prosecuting white-collar crime.

The senior points out that his liberal arts background prepared him to 鈥渦nderstand why certain things are done.鈥� For example, he understood well the historical conditions that gave rise to modern accounting鈥攊ncluding the Great Depression and, more recently, the Great Recession of 2008. At the same time, his business courses 鈥渢aught me a lot about how things are done,鈥� Scarpetti added. 鈥淎ccounting is a very technical area, so having some of the best professors of it has really helped prepare me for a career in the field.鈥�

After graduation, Scarpetti will start full-time at , one of the nation鈥檚 fastest growing public accounting firms, with offices in 11 cities, including Boston (where he鈥檒l be assigned). His accounting minor at the Carroll School has allowed him to begin working in the field a year early鈥攈e noted that without the coursework, he would have needed to enroll in a fifth-year program to meet the qualifications for taking the CPA exam. Scarpetti plans to attend law school some years down the road.

鈥淢y goal,鈥� he explained, 鈥渋s to combine my technical ability as a CPA and the education I receive in law school and eventually work for the federal government prosecuting financial crimes.鈥�

Robyn Crowley

Hometown: Chicago
MCAS Major: International Studies, with a Political Science concentration
Carroll School Minor: Managing for Social Impact and the Public Good

Robyn Crowley enrolled in her management minor not only as an arts and sciences student with a view toward a career, but also as a consumer. Wanting to use her pocketbook to support companies that practice social responsibility, she recalled, 鈥淚 was eager to learn more about these companies and their initiatives.鈥�

That she did.

At the Carroll School, she immediately noticed that her business courses were 鈥渁 bit less theoretical鈥� than her other studies, and she had ample opportunities to engage in hands-on projects. These have included a business practicum in the senior seminar for her Social Impact minor, in which she and fellow team members are acting as external consultants to a social enterprise in Boston. It鈥檚 a nonprofit that works with ex-prisoners re-entering society.

Her thinking about a career has changed along the way. Assuming she鈥檇 enter the nonprofit world, Crowley had never really considered going into the private sector. 鈥淏ut now I鈥檓 very energized by that possibility,鈥� she said, pointing to the burgeoning arena of corporate citizenship. 鈥淚 now feel less limited to the public/nonprofit sectors and have a good foundational vocabulary for business.鈥�

Next stop: Zambia. She鈥檒l teach English in the south-central African nation as part of a two-year stint with the Peace Corps, after which she plans to embark on a career in social impact and nonprofit consulting.

Anna Mucci

Hometown: Wellesley, Massachusetts
MCAS Major: Psychology
Carroll School Minor: Management and Leadership

Anna Mucci admits that as a liberal arts major, the idea of taking management courses alongside Carroll School students was 鈥渋ntimidating, initially.鈥� She said, 鈥淚 thought I鈥檇 be behind鈥� the other students. But Mucci recalls that once she began taking the courses, she was encouraged鈥攁nd 鈥渆nergized by the challenge.鈥�

For one thing, she wasn鈥檛 alone: many other Morrissey College students were enrolling in management courses. 鈥淚 also felt welcomed and supported by my business major classmates,鈥� she said, adding that her professors provided her with all the resources necessary to thrive in their classes.

Academically, Mucci was more prepared than she had realized. Her psychology courses gave her a distinct perspective on management and leadership, providing her with 鈥渁 deep understanding of human behavior鈥� that applied well to courses in such areas as organizational behavior and leadership, Mucci explained.

At the same time, she learned from her Carroll School classmates. Initially she would analyze management problems through a qualitative lens, while her management counterparts would tackle the same problems through a primarily quantitative lens. 鈥淣ow, whenever I approach a case, I鈥檓 sure to consider it from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective before drawing any conclusions,鈥� Mucci said.

As she sees it, the management courses are what put her in play for valuable summer internships, including as a sales and relationship management intern at Fidelity Investments following her junior year. She came to a further realization: 鈥淚 love helping people by providing them with the right tools to make informed decisions,鈥� in ways that bring about 鈥減ositive change in their lives.鈥�

Mucci will have the opportunity to do just that, every business day. Next month, she begins working as an investment sales associate at Fidelity, helping retail clients build their portfolios and achieve their financial goals.

Nick O鈥橤rady

Hometown: Orlando, Florida
MCAS Major: Environmental Studies
Carroll School Minor: Finance

In its annual report last year, the International Renewable Energy Agency, an intergovernmental organization, stated in no uncertain terms: 鈥� to accelerate renewable energy investments.鈥� O鈥橤rady, whose professional interests revolve around renewables, was already putting on his financial thinking cap.

Vivianna Atala

Hometown: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
MCAS Major: Marketing
Carroll School Minor: Management and Leadership

Although she came from an entrepreneurial family鈥攐r maybe because of it鈥擵ivianna Atala wasn鈥檛 sure if she wanted to study at a business school. So when applying to Boston College, she decided to try something different: communication studies, as part of a liberal arts education.

But then, she heard about the Carroll School鈥檚 Summer Catalyst Program. Catalyst is a nine-week deep dive into the major disciplines of management, and Atala鈥攚ho enrolled after her sophomore year鈥攕ays her professors made management come alive. 鈥淥nce I tried it, I loved everything about business,鈥� she said, adding that her Catalyst favorites were marketing and leadership. She seized the opportunity to minor in marketing when the minor officially began this past fall.

Along the way, Atala started applying her interdisciplinary skills and knowledge to her family鈥檚 financial business鈥� in Central America. During one summer, she helped revise the bank鈥檚 social media presence as part of a new marketing campaign, drawing on both her communication and marketing studies. 鈥淓very day I had to wake up with new ideas that I wanted to accomplish for our campaign,鈥� she recalled.

鈥淚鈥檓 still so happy that I majored in communication, but I鈥檓 also thrilled that I was able to combine it with business,鈥� Atala explained. She will now head to Spain to study for a master鈥檚 in management at the IE Business School in Madrid. After that, she wants to get more marketing experience in the U.S.鈥攁nd eventually return home to the family business in Honduras.