Oct 12, 2016
Two alumni continue their friendship through work at a unique charter school.
Center for Careers, Life, and Service News
Oct 10, 2016
Innovative communities are made possible by Penny Bender Sebring '64 and Charles Ashby Lewis.
Oct 6, 2016
20 Grinnell students invited to visit Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha, Nebraska, where they will meet legendary investor and financier Mr. Warren Buffett.
Sep 20, 2016
Grinnell consistently appears on national list of 'top-producing' Fulbright Schools.
Sep 19, 2016
Four Grinnell students receive Gilman Scholarships which provide up to $5K for study abroad or international internships.
Apr 27, 2016
How an alumnus went from writing jingles to creating a video game hit.
Mar 25, 2016
A internationally-inclined alumna uses theater to put down roots.
Mar 15, 2016
Seniors Lane Atmore and Chase Booth receive award for postgraduate study and travel abroad.
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.