{"id":22826,"date":"2026-09-04T14:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/?page_id=22826"},"modified":"2026-09-06T19:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T23:58:25","slug":"alumni-panel-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/khc\/news-events\/alumni-panel-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"From Kilachand to the Real World: Advice from KHC Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Date & Time: <\/strong>Friday, September 18, 2026
4:30-6 pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>: Kilachand Common Room, 101
91 Bay State Rd<\/span>, Boston, MA 02215<\/span><\/p>\n

Event Description: <\/strong><\/span>Hear from KHC alumni across a wide range of fields, including those who are currently enrolled in graduate\/professional schools and those employed in diverse industries.<\/span> <\/span>They will share how KHC influenced their trajectories and answer your questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Attendance<\/strong>: (For Kilachand Honors College Students)<\/em> At the end of the event, a QR will be posted for you to check-in. This QR will expire, so please complete the check-in form immediately. You must check-in to earn co-curricular attendance credit for this event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meet the Alumni Panel<\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>Cathy Cheng\u00a0<\/strong>
\nENG’23, Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n

Cathy Cheng (she\/her) is a PhD candidate in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering in the robotics department at Harvard University. Her interests lie at the intersection of sustainability and technology, and her current research focuses on biodegradable materials and structures for robotics applications. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with her dog, reading, photography and volleyball.<\/p>\n

“I still have very warm memories of my roommates and I going to the apartment of Dr. Vu, our faculty in residence, and of the lovely conversations (and amazing monkey bread!) we had there.”
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\"\"<\/a>Aiden Cliff<\/strong>
\nQuestrom\/CAS’23, Economics, Business Analytics, and Finance
\nGRS’25, MBA Economics<\/p>\n

Aiden works full-time for the Questrom School of Business as a Financial Administrator. He is responsible for much of the back end financial work and budget tracking for the staff departments at Questrom, including the UDC, Feld Center, and more. You can still find Aiden at the BU Hockey games, and volunteering with the Scarlet Key Advisory board.<\/p>\n

“My favorite KHC Memory is traveling to Hawaii to study the effects of Covid-19 and optimal tourism as part of his Keystone project.”
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\"\"<\/a>Elisabeth Kotsalidis<\/strong>
\nCAS’20, Ancient Greek & Latin, Classical Civilizations
\nLAW’25<\/p>\n

Elisabeth received her undergraduate degree from Boston University\u2019s College of Arts and Sciences and majored in Ancient Greek and Latin, and Classical Civilizations in 2020. She later received her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 2025. Elisabeth works as in-house legal counsel for BJ\u2019s Wholesale Club, Inc. supporting the business on a variety of commercial agreements, employment matters, marketing and advertising review, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance.<\/p>\n

“One of my favorite memories is going to see a performance at the Boston Ballet as a co-curricular event with my KHC roommates who are still some of my best friends today!”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Christina Lamagna<\/strong>
\nCOM’21, Film & Television<\/p>\n

Christina is currently a Production Coordinator with the Kirk Documentary Group at FRONTLINE, PBS, where she contributes to all phases of production on feature-length journalistic documentary films. Her filmmaking credits span from documentary to scripted, with experience in the camera department, coordinating, and screenplay development. Christina is an Associate Member of the Television Academy based in New York City, where she likes to take long, borough-spanning walks, play the guitar, rock climb, and write about movies and television.<\/p>\n

“A favorite memory from KHC was living and studying in the Kilachand Brownstone with my classmates who have now become lifelong friends and creative collaborators.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Noah Rieber <\/strong>
\nSargent’25, Human Physiology
\nMPH’26, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
\nCAMED’30, Doctor of Medicine<\/p>\n

Noah Rieber is a current medical student at the BU Chobanian and Averdisian School of Medicine in the class of 2030. Before this, he attended the BU School of Public Health where he earned an MPH in 2026, and the Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation where he earned a BS in Human Physiology in 2025. Outside of the classroom, Noah worked as an EMT in Boston eventually joining BU’s Emergency Medical Technician\u00a0program as a lead instructor.<\/p>\n

“My favorite Kilachand memory was an early trip we did to the MFA my freshman year, I felt it helped me understand the new city and its culture a lot better.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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