Home News Career Exploration Category: Career Exploration Tips on how to find that first job after college Mindy Deardurff, dean of Career Exploration, offers some advice and reassurance, plus a helpful reminder that one of the many perks of being a Macalester alum is a lifetime of career support. Virtual Explorations Students used winter break to gain career skills and collaborate on solutions for healing border communities in crisis. Career Exploration team featured in new book by New York Times columnist The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber features a conversation with Career Exploration Dean Mindy Deardurff. Six Months Later: Class of 2020 From delayed Fulbrights to “quarantine pods,” the first six months out of college looked vastly different for this year’s Macalester grads. We caught up with five of them to learn about life after Mac. Exploring careers Every summer the Macalester Summer Internship Grant supports students while they work Mixing liberal arts with investment banking Theo Nsereko brings his liberal arts experience to Wall Street. Serving with the Red Crescent For her summer internship, Karinna Gerhardt ‘20 is working with the Red Crescent on public health campaigns in Jordan. Empowering Women in Palestine Donia Kraishi '21 is spending the summer working on two projects for the United Nations. Foreign Service Alexander Young Williams ‘20 is getting a taste of government life this summer through his internship at the U.S. Embassy in Benin. Class of 2019—What’s Next? As the Class of 2019 prepares to head off into the world, here's a preview of what a few have planned. Spring Break Destination: Career Exploration Students headed both east and west to participate in Macalester's MacConnect trips. Networking in the nation’s capitol Students met with alumni and organizations in Washington,D.C. during the January MacConnect program Mac Across the Country Every year, the MacConnect program flies select students to meet with alumni in a variety of fields all over the country. Six months later: Alex Gordon Six months after Alex graduated from Macalester, we asked him what life looks like now. Six months later: Saakshi Daswani Six months after Saakshi graduated from Macalester, we asked her what life looks like now. Six Months After Launch Six months after the Class of 2018 graduated from Macalester, we asked a few of the new alumni what life looks like now. Start-up Life: Meet Four MacNest Interns These entrepreneurial MacNest interns spent their summer embedded at fast-paced start-ups and nonprofits across the Twin Cities. Class of 2018—What’s Next? As the Class of 2018 prepares to head off into the world, here's a preview of what a few have planned. Startup Guru Longtime Silicon Valley business developer Roya Ansari ’83 is working hard, having fun, and giving back to Macalester. The Poetry Promoter Dylan Garity '12 shares how he turned an English major into a career in the arts with Button Poetry. Comic Timing With late-night comedy ratings soaring, Ariel Dumas ’05 has found the perfect time to succeed in show business. Previous 1 2 3 Next
