Jan 17, 2014
On Feb. 7–8, ten alumni share how their liberal arts backgrounds prepared them to succeed in their health care careers.
Center for Careers, Life, and Service News
Dec 19, 2013
Each year, Grinnell partners with Grinnell Prize award winners to offer internships with some of the best young social entrepreneurs.
Nov 6, 2013
Applying to graduate and professional school? See strategies for making the process more manageable as deadlines approach.
Nov 5, 2013
On campus Nov. 5, recruiters for national service-leadership program that unites people to work for peace with justice.
Sep 26, 2013
Meet representatives from more than 25 schools at our Graduate & Professional School Fair, Oct. 8.
Jul 29, 2013
Alumni of Grinnell’s First Year of College Program understand the true value of a liberal arts education.
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.