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Your Giving in Action: Career Planning & Resources at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ
By Emily Glory Peters With help from donors, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ has offered professional development services to students since the 1960s, eventually creating the Career Planning & Resources center. In 1926, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ was founded as a haven for liberal arts education—but the professional application of these disciplines has grown to be just as important. Through […]
Read MoreFor These Young Alums’ Careers, Internship Grants Made all the Difference
With support from internship grants, Claire Pukszta ’19 and Minjoo Kim ’16 are ahead of the curve in building successful careers as ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµgraduates. By Emily Glory Peters Unpaid internships: a mixed blessing of work experience without compensation that continues to plague the early career landscape for college students. Still, their prevalence hasn’t stopped ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ[…]
Read MoreOlivia Truesdale ’21: Investing in Students’ Future Careers With Senior Class Gift
Olivia Truesdale ’21 gives to Scripps’ Senior Class Giving campaign so other students can access the same transformational internship experience that she’s had. By Emily Glory Peters These days, life for Olivia Truesdale ’21 is a balancing act. Presently sheltering-in-place in icy Washington, DC, the foreign languages major is juggling her studies and post-graduate planning […]
Read MoreSophia Albanese ’21 Explores Impact of Cellular Stress
Supported by an Esterly award, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµrising senior Sophia Albanese ’21 joins research project led by Professor Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert exploring the impact of cellular stress. By Emily Glory Peters Long before starting at Scripps, biology major Sophia Albanese ’21 knew scientific exploration would be in her future. The child of an attorney and a chemist, […]
Read MoreAlumna Gift Supports Program to Help ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµAlums Conquer Career Uncertainty
Established through a generous gift from an alumna, Scripps’ new live webinar series Career Conversations offers practical support for ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµalums navigating their career journeys amidst the pandemic and beyond. By Emily Glory Peters Uncertainty:  a term competing with unprecedented for the word of the year. Commonly experienced by recent graduates piloting post-college careers, this sense […]
Read MoreInternship Grants Unlock Multiple Career Options for ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµStudents
By Emily Glory Peters By kindergarten, some of us can proclaim our future profession with confidence. Most of us require a longer exploration period before our eureka moment. Antonia Capossela ’21 was in just such a period her first year at Scripps. “I was very interested in women’s health and cancer research, but I also […]
Read MoreHow CP&R Helps Students Transition to Professional Life
From first to final day at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ, the Career Planning & Resources (CP&R) Center helps students succeed with one of their most important transitions: the one from undergraduate life to life after Scripps. With a variety of services available that forge relationships with companies, grant internships, find jobs, and more, CP&R may be the most […]
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