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Join the Team
1 August 2014Carleton’s innovative career preparation programs depend on broad support from the Carleton community. Your gifts of time and money make a difference.
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Michael Habermann ’15: Impact of Aid
6 June 2014In the words of one student financial aid recipient:
Words could never do justice the gratitude I feel towards my donors, but I would like to tell them that I am truly grateful for their generosity, and that their investment will be paid forward.
Financial aid support is a critical part of the College’s mission to welcome talented students from all economic backgrounds. More than $43.5 million in financial aid was awarded to Carleton students in 2013-14, with an average Carleton grant amounting to $31,848. Donor support for financial aid makes many students’ experiences at Carleton possible.
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OIIL Academic Event: Introducing the Career Center
12 December 2013The Career Center and OIIL hosted a joint event to familiarize first year students with the Career Center. One of the most important things we hope students took away from this event was the advantage of becoming familiarized with the Career Center as early as possible. (see page 11)
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30 Minutes: Expand Your Network
13 November 2013Devin participated in the 30 Minutes program this past fall with Carleton alum, Eric Carlson ’66. What he didn’t know was that through that opportunity, he would end up interviewing with two different organizations.
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Meet the Career Center!
13 November 2013We’re excited to start featuring all the wonderful people and opportunities that pass through our office- but first, let’s introduce ourselves… We’ve asked Career Center staff members to weigh in with some helpful career tips, plus their favorite Career Center candy.
Stay tuned next week for more tips and favorite treats from the Career Center- plus more staff bios!
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Recap: Careers in Social Justice Panel, October 2013
6 November 2013Julia Moen ’14 discusses the “Careers in Social Justice Panel” that happened several weeks ago.
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StarTribune Touts Pathways Program
3 November 2013The Sunday, November 3 edition of the Star Tribune featured a front-page story on Carleton’s new “Pathways” program, which helps students prepare for life after Carleton by exploring how certain classes and majors could lead to potential careers, internships and off-campus study programs.
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Chronicle of Higher Education Mentions Carleton’s New Pathways Program
1 October 2013The Oct. 1 edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required) made a note of Carleton’s new “Pathways” program in its article entitled “Career Centers Stretch to Fill New Roles.” The Chronicle notes that Pathways was started as a result of discussions during the recently-completed strategic planning process, listing as one of its priorities this goal: “Prepare students more robustly for fulfilling post-graduation lives and careers.” The Chronicle writes “Carleton believes in its approach to a liberal-arts education, says President Steven G. Poskanzer, its president. Still, he says, “we are not keeping faith with students and families if they graduate from Carleton and then spend the next three or four years floundering.” Pathways is an outcome of that planning to more intentionally shape the College’s advising program, has started a new Web site to provide information on popular career fields like health and wellness and arts and communication, and is doing more to tie academics and outside activities together.”
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Thanks to a gift from Eric ’66 and Mimi ’66 Carlson P’97, Carleton College has announced the establishment of the Robert E. Will ’50 Endowed Internship Fund in Social Entrepreneurship. Administered by Carleton’s career center, the fund supports 8-10 domestic or international internships per year at up to $5,000 each for students pursuing social entrepreneurship. The fund honors Bob Will, the Raymond Plank Professor of Incentive Economics, Emeritus. A 1950 Carleton graduate, Will earned his PhD at Yale University and taught at Carleton from 1957-93. He championed the importance of a liberal arts education, and each year the Robert E. Will Economics Prize is awarded to the senior economics major or majors who demonstrate excellent academic achievement and breadth of intellectual interests in the best tradition of a liberal arts education. Professor Will remains a resident of Northfield and is very involved in community activities.
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That Carl Connection
18 June 2013When new graduates begin their job search, networking can feel like a Catch-22. How do you find contacts in a career you haven’t even started yet?
For Libbie Weimer ’10, the answer turned out to be simple: reach out to Carleton alumni.