Aug 31, 2017
Two new career-focused communities – Health Professions and Arts, Media, and Communication – will help empower students to live, learn, and work with meaning and purpose thanks to gifts from Grinnell alumni.
Center for Careers, Life, and Service News
Jul 17, 2017
Grinnell College seeks nominations for $100,000 Innovator in Social Justice Prize. Nominations are due by midnight on Oct. 9, 2017.
Jul 4, 2017
Jarren Santos ’17’s journey to a master of public health degree included an innovative science program, faculty-mentored advanced projects, a tour to meet alumni in data analysis and technology, off-campus research, and a cooperative degree program.
May 19, 2017
They will use the prestigious grants to support international study, research, and teaching.
May 19, 2017
In summer immersion programs, Hannah Hwang ’18 will study Korean in South Korea; Emily Howe ’16 will study Swahili in Tanzania.
May 9, 2017
During spring break in 2017, 20 students trekked to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore to learn more about human rights and technology. Major stops included the Baltimore Sun, the Verizon Innovation Center, and the Federal Trade Commission.
Apr 14, 2017
Ayala aims to earn a Master of Public Administration and influence education policy.
Apr 10, 2017
Over spring break, 16 students headed to Los Angeles to immerse themselves in America’s entertainment industry.
Mar 17, 2017
Each student will receive $30,000 for postgraduate travel and exploration.
Dec 9, 2016
Students collaborating with community partners on innovative solutions to poverty-related challenges pitch their ideas for a chance to make them happen.
Center For Careers, Life, And Service Stories
The best work that we can do for the environment, for nature and wildlife, and for each other, is get involved with the local communities because that is where the impact of our work can be seen.
I really appreciate that I went to school in a time when I learned to relate to the patient, professionally, socially, and personally.
You never know where your life is going to take you. So be open to possibilities that might open up.
Conservation work needs individuals who can foster a mindset of interconnectedness.
What is One Health? It’s “recognizing the interconnected relationships between human, animal, and environmental health and working together across those disciplines and sectors," says Griffith.
Our social environment affects how we study other organisms. We often use the animal world as justification or examples for how humans should be, which is dangerous.
Helping recover that story felt urgent. The work was physically intense but meaningful.
This experience was really emotionally intense (but) it was really fulfilling and powerful. It definitely confirmed that that's something that l need to have in my life.
Grinnell definitely prepared me for my future in medicine … good studying habits, how to keep up with courseload, how to advocate for myself in the classroom, seek out professors, and how to work with people. All of those skills got really fine-tuned at Grinnell.