Through individualized advising, innovative career education programming, and robust experiential learning opportunities, Center for Careers, Life, and Service aims to provide each student the tools and resources they need to design and lead a life that reflects their personal, professional, and civic aspirations.
On a special episode of All Things Grinnell, host Ben Binversie talks with Shafiq Khan, the 2019 winner of the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize.
What started as a classroom lecture became a way to advocate for immigrants.
Thanks to Fulbright U.S. Student Grants, Andrea Baumgartel ’19 and Katherine McDonald ’19 will serve as assistant English teachers and cultural ambassadors in 2019–20.
From local poverty alleviation organizations to schools and conservation groups, the city of Grinnell and surrounding communities are filled with people who welcome the help of Grinnell College volunteers.
The Rosenfield Program brings students out of the classroom to delve into international affairs in Washington, D.C., as part of the College’s globally informed, inquiry-led curriculum.
During the STEM Career Community trek to Seattle this spring, students met data scientists who said their job didn’t theoretically exist.
Steven Duong ’19, a newly selected Thomas J. Watson Fellow, will travel to Malawi, China, Thailand, and Trinidad and Tobago in 2019-20 to write poetry and explore the world of freshwater fish.
Former Student Government Association President and Thomas J. Watson Fellow Opeyemi “Ope” Awe ’15 has been named a Schwarzman Scholar to pursue graduate study in global affairs in Beijing.
Rachel Bass ’19 has been named one of 48 recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. The physics and mathematics major from Salem, Oregon, was selected from about 1,000 applicants on the basis of academic merit, as well as leadership and ambassadorial potential.
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.
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