Your Gifts at Work

Alongside major townhouse renovations and construction, Student Health and Counseling services will be moving into a brand-new facility soon. Plans call for increased rooms for medical treatment as well as more space for solo and group therapy.

Though she is just beginning her Carleton career, Edin Xu ’26 has already gained hands-on experience in the medical profession. By participating in the certified nursing assistant program offered through the college’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE), Edin has been able to attain the knowledge of navigating a stressful hospital environment.

Casa Del Sol, QTBIPOC, and many of Carleton’s other cultural houses, located mainly around Union Street, were built decades ago according to the architectural precedent of a nuclear family unit. Nowadays, these homes are unable to accommodate the needs of multiple students, especially those who wish to live individually.

Art Onwumere ’24 says he’s excited to have more space. “The biggest positive to me is that many more people can live in these spaces. Hendrickson House can only fit comfortably around six people. We’ve always had a lot of applicants or people who later in the term are like, oh, is there space? Is there space?”

“As someone who applied for a lot of scholarships outside of what the schools provided and got next to nothing, I’m super thankful that people here are willing to give aid to students who really cannot afford to be here otherwise,” says Zubeyda Shute ’25.

Schuler Access Initiative recipient Miah Francis ’26 shares her experience at Carleton so far, and why she loves being undecided about her major. “I think that’s honestly one of the best things about Carleton. You’re not just pushed into a major but instead encouraged to explore.”

Growing up, pursuing college was not at the forefront of life for Schuler Access Initiative recipient Chloe Epperson ’26. Although she and her friends were aware of higher education, the avenues that would allow them to understand the application process were notably absent; admissions officers weren’t in contact with her high school, and COVID-19 was at its peak.

Amadou Tine ’22 was an MCAN Fellow and interned at a commercial export company, GESTOCI, on the Ivory Coast. While looking for internship opportunities, Tine was curious about what scholarships were available at Carleton and he “stumbled upon the MCAN Fellowship opportunity.”

Classics professor Jake Morton cut his teeth working in the field, wandering his beloved Greece searching for physical evidence of an ancient past. “You can run all the analysis you want on a computer,” he said, “but nothing compares to seeing it with your own eyes.” It’s no surprise, then, that after coming to teach at Carleton, he decided to share the benefits of fieldwork with his students firsthand by bringing three of them with him to Greece.

With a gift to the Carleton tennis team, a St. Olaf graduate celebrates her parents, her daughter, and her former cross-town rival coach.

By endowing an internship named in memory of a fellow Carl, Tom Rock ’84 and Melissa Raphan stay true to their philanthropic beliefs.