Feb 27, 2020
For anyone looking for an opportunity to engage in some local community service, Connecting Grinnellians is an excellent student organization to consider.
Center for Careers, Life, and Service News
Feb 3, 2020
A summer internship helped psychology major Ben Nguyen ’19 and math and economics double major Ridhika Agrawal ’20 earn co-author status on a recently published paper.
Jan 24, 2020
Gilman Scholarship makes study abroad even more affordable for a first-generation student.
Nov 19, 2019
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.
Oct 17, 2019
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.
Aug 20, 2019
What started as a classroom lecture became a way to advocate for immigrants.
May 8, 2019
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.
Apr 18, 2019
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.
Apr 2, 2019
During the STEM Career Community trek to Seattle this spring, students met data scientists who said their job didn’t theoretically exist.
Apr 2, 2019
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.
Center For Careers, Life, And Service Stories
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.
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.
Conservation work needs individuals who can foster a mindset of interconnectedness.
You never know where your life is going to take you. So be open to possibilities that might open up.
I really appreciate that I went to school in a time when I learned to relate to the patient, professionally, socially, and personally.
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.