Center for Careers, Life, and Service

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.

by Dan Covino ’10

As a Grinnell alumnus, former classroom teacher, and current Director of the Center for Careers, Life, and Service<…

Summer research helps a student refine her career goals.

Two new career-focused communities – Health Professions and Arts, Media, and Communication – will help empower students to live, learn, and work with meaning and purpose thanks to gifts from Grinnell alumni.

Grinnell College seeks nominations for $100,000 Innovator in Social Justice Prize. Nominations are due by midnight on Oct. 9, 2017.