This concludes this year’s CC #HIRED project. We hope you enjoyed it and maybe got some good advice along the way. Huge congrats to everyone, featured here or not, that have awesome summer plans. If you have summer or post-grad plans you’d like to share with us, please contact us at 719.389.6893 or at careercenter@coloradocollege.edu.…
After graduation, Emilia will assume her role as the yearlong PIFP Fellow at the ACLU of Colorado in Denver. I am super excited about this position because it gives me the opportunity to work for an organization whose mission and work really align with my own beliefs and values. I believe that equal enforcement and…
Jennifer is headed down to Vero Beach, FL this summer to be a Summer Asset Management Group Intern—Wealth Management/Hawthorn Track at PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. I am excited about my opportunity with PNC because throughout my (many) rounds of interviews with the bank, I really grasped that they are not only worried about institutional…
Ethan will be the summer PIFP Fellow at the Education Program of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver. I am excited to continue learning about American education policy, especially in an organization that focuses on state legislatures where many of the impactful education policy decisions are made. I am also excited to hear about…
This summer, Susie will be working at Cigna in Denver in the role of Actuarial Intern as a part of their Actuarial Executive Development Program. I’m excited about this opportunity because I am passionate about math, business, and finance and an actuary is a great combination of these interests. Additionally, working at Cigna will…
Travis is headed to Boulder for the summer to work at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). I am excited about this opportunity because I am very interested in the field of climate research, and NCAR has one of the most developed climate models in the world. The only advice I have for…
Sophie is headed up to Aurora, CO after graduation for an internship in Orthopedics research at Children’s Hospital Colorado. I am super excited to start working on clinical research and get to shadow doctors at the children’s hospital while using knowledge on applicable medical research. I would recommend anyone that’s still looking for things this…
After graduating in May, Brad will take up his position as an Investment Banking Analyst at GLC Advisors & Co. in Denver. I am excited to pursue a career in Investment Banking because of the amount of exposure to all aspects of business, such as accounting, finance and economics. The IB space is very competitive,…
Lykke is heading to Dilijan, Armenia to be a Teacher of Philosophy at UWC Dilijan College. I’m excited to reconnect to the amazing organization that is United World College. I’m also excited to get to know students and to teach philosophy! This job came as a surprise to me—I’d never imagined getting the job—so sometimes, I…
Naomi is staying in Colorado Springs for the summer to work as a Case Management Intern at Lutheran Family Services of the Rocky Mountains. I’ve now lived in Colorado Springs for three years, and I always love the opportunity to work within the community and meet the unique people that are here. I also excited…
Jacob is back for another year of #hired! After wrapping up his classes in December, Jacob started his current position working remotely in Denver as a Creative Process Engineer for Fractl. I am thrilled to be doing this job because I am able to continue doing interesting research and honing my psychological research design skills. I…
Corey will stick around Colorado Springs after graduating to be a Fellow at the El Pomar Foundation. I’m thrilled that I will be able to continue exploring my home state of Colorado while helping support its diverse communities, with a special focus on the incredible Pikes Peak region. The Fellowship provides an amazing opportunity to learn…
Grace is volunteering this summer at UCHealth-Memorial Hospital as a Learning Link Volunteer right here in Colorado Springs. I am really excited about this position because it will allow me to be a part of that one-on-one patient experience that I don’t get to be involved in as much by simply shadowing. I am hoping…
After wrapping up her first year at CC, Julia is headed to St. Paul, MN to be a GIS intern at the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. I’m extremely excited about my summer internship because I’ll be working with an organization that is widely regarded as the most innovative and effective environmental organization in Minnesota.…
This summer, Austin is headed to Anchorage, AK to work at Providence Cancer Center. I am excited to have found a medically related research opportunity in such an exciting location. My advice is don’t hesitate to really reach out to anyone you know to find opportunities. Finding this opportunity involved emailing one of my father’s…
After graduating, Maia will start an internship as a Physical Therapy Tech at Rocky Mountain Rehab in Colorado Springs. I’m excited to learn more about physical therapy and continue working with patients! My advice to other students is to be open to random opportunities, and look to see if your professors, advisors, or mentors have…
#HIRED is back for 2017! CC students do great things, and we want to share some of their stories with you. Starting tomorrow, we will be posting one student (of the MANY that have worked hard to secure awesome summer and post-graduate opportunities) per day with #HIRED on our blog and social media. If you…
After graduation, Anna will move to Boston, Massachusetts to begin earning her Master of Science at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. I wanted to study at Harvard because they have a strong model development and research methods program, and because of the opportunity to work with other research and medical institutions in…
Finishing the #gradschoolbound campaign with a bang, we want to offer so many congratulations to Jared Russell ’18, who has received Anne Wexler Master’s in Public Policy Award through the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. The award covers a two-year master’s degree in a field related to public interest, and includes full tuition, travel, and research stipends.…
After graduation, Robin is headed to Fordham University to pursue a Master of Science in Business Analytics. I am hoping to learn about how data analytics plays a major role in today’s business world. My advice to CC students thinking about grad school is that CC has a strong reputation among grad school and Ph.D.…
After graduating, Jenelle is headed to the University of Illinois to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry. I am excited to TA, take more advanced classes, and participate in research. My advice to students thinking about grad school is to start the application process early! Congratulations, Jenelle! If you want to be featured with #hired or…
After graduating, Maddie is headed to the University of Austin to earn her Ph.D. in Astronomy. I am excited about the research I will be doing with Prof. Keith Hawkins, studying hypervelocity stars and stellar evolution. My advice for students thinking about grad school: I think that a lot of students don’t know that Ph.D…
After graduating, David will move to Ontario, Canada to begin his Master of Mathematics in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. I am excited to get the opportunity to attend and be in the atmosphere of one of the top computer science schools in the world. I am looking forward to broaden my computer…
After graduation, Aiyu will move to New Jersey to begin her PhD program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. I am hoping to learn more on theoretical ecology to understand global vegetational pattern formation under climate change, especially alpine plant responses to wild fire. I am also hoping to understand the global carbon…
After graduating, Wynter will move to Nashville to earn her JD at Vanderbilt University Law School. I am hoping to be challenged to think of solutions to problems posed by the current legal system by some of the greatest intellectual minds in the country. I am also hoping to receive a federal clerkship and/or to…
After finishing up her position as CC’s Physics paraprofessional, Zoe will head to the University of California, Los Angeles, to begin earning her Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. She will be monitoring the fluorescence emitted by plants to better understand CO2 uptake in a changing climate. I am incredibly excited about this opportunity for…
After graduating, Chris will head to Denver to begin earning his JD at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to continue my education at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. I am very blessed to have been admitted, and I believe that law…
After a year doing research in CC’s Molecular Biology department, Caroline is headed to the University of California – Berkeley to begin her PhD in Microbiology. I did not know when I came to CC that I would like biological research, but now I know that I love it. I am excited to have the…
After graduation, Laurelle will move to Cincinnati to begin her Master of Health Services Administration at Xavier University. I’m excited about this opportunity because I finally get to learn in depth about the field I am passionate about. The field of Health Administration is mostly dominated by white men so as the immigrant black queen…
After graduating, Austin will head to the University of Notre Dame in in South Bend, Indiana to pursue a Master’s of Science in Global Health. I am excited to learn how to address health problems endemic to the global poor. I am excited to make connections between classroom training in global health topics and the…
