Ahon’s Journey

Post-Grad

After graduating from Grinnell, I became a graduate teaching assistant at Florida State University, so off to Tallahassee I went for my third act, experiencing a completely different side of the United States than I had before! As a graduate teaching assistant, I taught world theater history and theater to both majors and non-majors.

In the meantime, I side-hustled as a managing producer of Side B Society, leading fundraising and season planning, and producing new work for theater with the executive producer. I also worked virtually as an artistic associate at Make/Shift Theatre Company, facilitating transnational interdisciplinary collaborations for two flagship events.

Occasionally, I go back to my hometown in Kolkata, India, to do some seasonal work that I really believed in: helping reimagine the live performance experience through increased funding and infrastructure across the country and commissioning the first-ever pan-Indian dance and theatre database!


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Avery’s Journey

Post-Grad

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After Grinnell, I am now finished with 2 out of the 4 years of my Ph.D program at Princeton University! I'm focusing my research on Public Affairs in STEP, which stands for Science, Technology, and Environment Policy!

Summer after my first year in my PhD program, I landed an internship at the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. In this role, I was tasked with procuring energy data which will be included in their annual Energy Report Card. I worked specifically for my home country, Jamaica, and conducted literature reviews and wide array of interviews for information.

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Conner’s Journey

Post-Grad

Working as a senior interviewer to me was so meaningful that I decided to come back to Grinnell and work full time as an admission counselor. I love taking what I’ve learned as a sociology major at Grinnell to advocate for more equitable admission practices and make Grinnell an even more welcoming place.

One of the biggest perks of my job is getting to reconnect with my Grinnell friends around the country — whether in Portland, the Twin Cities, Chicago, Boston, or more — during my recruitment travel. Plus, thanks to my double major in theatre and dance, I know how to balance creative projects alongside all these adult responsibilities (my Halloween costume last year went off!). Though the world of college admission is rapidly changing, I know that Grinnell has equipped me to successfully fight for what I believe in, and I hope to continue building community and growing into a leader in this field for years to come.

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Gil’s Journey

Post-Grad

After graduating from Grinnell, I became a graduate student in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Gies College of Business! 

Combining my liberal arts education with a business background, I landed two roles after 10 months of studying. I landed an internship at Kohl’s as a retail store manager in the summer, and then as a carrier sales representative at Capstone Logistics, LLC, in the fall.

I’m still in the greater Chicago area, but this time with Guerrero as their content and advertising manager. Guerrero is an executive advancement company that is committed to the advancement of great executives and diversifying business leadership. Guerrero especially specializes in expanding Latino voices, recruiting diverse leadership talent, elevating young professionals, and incorporating further DEI initiatives.


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Ryuta’s Journey

Post-Grad

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After interning for Hexagram during my senior year at Grinnell, I landed a full-time job with them after I graduated!

I was involved in their Voice of the Internet project as one of the newest members of their Software Engineer team. In Voice of the Internet, we collected Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube Expo live stream chats and summarized the chat content via GPT-3. I also worked on projects such as SAGA, which connects data together, and Enzo, which is a unity game aimed to create an immersive audio world experience.

Now, I'm in Atlanta, Georgia as a Software Engineer working for State Farm. It's been around a year and a half of working for them as of June of 2023.


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Martha’s Journey

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Andrew’s Journey

Post-Grad

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After a quick gig at a summer camp called Camp Moosilauke, I got a full-time job at Arrive Logistics, which is a transportation and technology company that provides strategic solutions for both shippers and carriers. I started as a business development employee in August of 2021 and worked my way up with a promotion a year later. I'm still working for Arrive, now as an associate manager of strategic solutions!


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Cinthia’s Journey

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Elizabeth’s Journey

Post-Grad

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After working as a senior interviewer until November 2021, I was fortunate to be one of the 10 selected fellows for the Coro Fellows Program at University of Missouri - St. Louis and a full-time admission counselor for Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania!

Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs is a nonpartisan, nationwide leadership development program dedicated to building the skills, cross-sectoral knowledge, and collaborative networks for those motivated to serve purposes beyond themselves.

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Seth’s Journey

Future Plans

As I prepare to leave Grinnell, I am really going to miss the community here and all the friends I've made. It's been wonderful to be around such smart and engaging people and I've learned a ton from them; Grinnell's close-knit community is truly unique and has always kept things interesting for me.

I will also miss playing baseball for the College: it was amazing getting to play the sport I love every day and being part of a group bigger than myself. After graduation, I am headed to Cordova, Alaska, where I have a position with the Forest Service working on a habitat restoration and conservation project on the Copper River Delta.

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