Category: Programs

Roy Martin ’10 describes his Initiative for Service scholarship in Peru as “one of the most transformative experiences of my life.”

Barb Behringer Geiser ’83 describes the mentoring externship in which she hosted two Carleton students for two weeks, and in which the pros well outweighed the con.

Laurel Schmidt ’11 has spent most of the last 20 years dodging the “what do you want to do with your life?” question. Thanks to the Career Center, she doesn’t have to avoid it any more!

Battlefields become classrooms as Carleton history majors learn about leadership with a group of corporate executives at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. 

Learn how the Carleton Scholars Program takes students into “the real world” to learn about career fields that interest them—and how you can get involved.

Patricia Wrede ’74 explains why spending an afternoon at Carleton advising students is both rewarding and a lot of fun.

by Adam Stock ’95

I’ve mentored dozens of interns, but…having a student stay in my home for 10 days for an intensive immersion? This was new.

by Ariel VandeVoorde ’09

There are some things Carleton just can’t teach students about the working world. But working alums can.

by Alex Sciuto ’09

In three crazy, jam-packed days, a group of Carleton students visited alumni at 20 different organizations in a blitz of information-gathering about careers in public policy.

by Brad Kmoch, Program Coordinator

International internships and volunteer opportunities are often unpaid—an obstacle for participation by students who can’t afford to do unpaid work during their summers and breaks. Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of Carleton, more students than ever are able to volunteer for these incredible opportunities around the world.