User:Laura Karpinski
Laura is a previous EVE University CEO. She lives in the UK.
About
Laura joined EVE online on 1st January 2012. On 3rd March 2012 Laura joined EVE University for the first time. She obtained a mentor, attended several classes and fleets and briefly joined the Low Sec Campus. When EVE University fell under a war declaration she opted to leave the corporation for the duration of the war. On 20th August 2012 she returned to EVE University and resolved that she would make something more of her second chance in EVE University. She volunteered as a Personnel Officer and a Student Advisor, joined several campuses, and started to get more involved in EVE University life, before devoting her time to the Personnel department. From there she went into EVE University management and became a manager, director and then CEO.
History in EVE University
Personnel Officer
Laura became a Personnel Officer on 28th October 2012 and got stuck right in to processing applications and performing interviews. She was fortunate enough to make lots of very good friends in the Personnel Department, and on 1st December 2012 was promoted to Senior Personnel Officer.
Student Advisor
When the Student Guidance Department was set up Laura also volunteered as one of the first group of Student Advisors, helping to direct EVE University students around to the various programmes and campuses that EVE University offers, as well as having stern words over silly killboard losses. This department no longer exists.
Assistant Personnel Manager
On 28th April 2013 Laura became an Assistant Personnel Manager to Rose Chanlin. When she became an Assistant Personnel Manager she decided to step down from her duties as Student Advisor, because she didn't feel she could contribute the required attention to the role.
Teacher
Laura spent some time as a teacher, teaching various classes on basic subjects, particularly 'Introduction to EVE University' and 'Making a Difference in EVE University'.
Personnel Manager
On 6th October 2014 Laura became Personnel Manager when Rose moved on to another role. She established the Orientation Department and served as the first Orientation Officer.
Director of Personnel and HR
Laura was promoted to the newly-created position of Personnel Director on 16th January 2015. She was then promoted to Director of Human Resources on 19th April 2016, which involved overseeing the running of the Personnel department but also the Titles and Mentor departments.
Director of Operations
On 27th May 2016 Laura became Director of Operations to Azmodeus Valar.
Mentor
Laura became a mentor on 7th July 2016 and served as a mentor until early 2017, mentoring three people in total: Howie Ernaga, Galifreid Skord and Sylvanas Shockstorm. She rejoined as a mentor briefly in 2023.
CEO
Laura became CEO on 14th March 2017 when Azmo stepped down. On 5 December 2020 Laura appointed Jilokari Kurvora as the next CEO of EVE University.
