Nov 24, 2014
Every summer, students enjoy internships created for Grinnellians by Grinnellians.
Center for Careers, Life, and Service News
Nov 6, 2014
Students’ impact goes far beyond student groups with participation and input on issues throughout the campus.
Sep 26, 2014
Grinnell College welcomes representatives from a diverse selection of graduate programs on Thursday, October 2.
Sep 5, 2014
Alumna helps students see the link between the liberal arts and careers.
Aug 7, 2014
Two recent art history grads move forward in their post-B.A. professional lives.
Jun 9, 2014
Psychology students developed a program to help prevent adolescent obesity in the community.
May 21, 2014
Generous support from blog readers helps Grinnellian launch her business.
Apr 22, 2014
A redesigned computer science course brings alums and students together for a real-world experience.
Feb 24, 2014
Casey McIntyre, managing director at Cambridge Associates LLC, visits campus for interviews and information session March 4-5.
Feb 18, 2014
March 6-7, four alumni share the challenges and opportunities open to liberal arts grads in the music industry.
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.