The first phase of President Xian Li Beilock’s inaugural pledge to invest in Dartmouth’s lifelong values will help make what President Beilock says come true with the opening of a new satellite undergraduate career center on campus in McNutt Hall It kicks off this month with a $15 million challenge gift. It will be the best internship program in this category.
In addition, a search is currently underway for a new Executive Director to lead the transformation of Undergraduate Career Services into what is envisioned as the new Career Design Center of the future, and is expected to take office in early 2025.
“Students graduating today will change their career trajectories many times over the course of their working lives,” President Beilock says. “When we talk to students, alumni, faculty, and families, we consistently hear the desire for more support for students as they actively design careers of meaning and impact.Fundamental to Dartmouth College’s mission is flexibility. Our goal is to provide students with an incredible opportunity to develop the skills they need to be creative and courageous in shaping their futures.”
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Our vision is to take an advanced life design approach that helps students connect what they are learning inside and outside of the classroom.
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Xian Li Beilock, President
A $15 million challenge gift from an anonymous alumnus offers a dollar-for-dollar game to raise an additional $15 million. The goal is a total endowment of $30 million to support more than 300 new internships per year, coordinated through what is now known as the Professional Development Center. Through these funds, Dartmouth will make internships, whether in business, arts and culture, nonprofits, or government, economically accessible to all undergraduates and part of the standard Dartmouth experience.
“Our vision is to take an advanced life design approach that helps students connect what they are learning inside and outside of the classroom,” Beilock says. “We want to leverage our relationships with alumni, families, and supporters who share their experiences and support our students. And ultimately, we want to continue to support our alumni throughout every stage of their careers.” I’m thinking.”
Internships for everyone
Supporting internships is an issue of equity, says co-interim dean Anne Haddak.
“These generous gifts will allow students in financial need to participate in internships without worrying about the financial aspects,” Hudak said, adding that more than 50% of first-year students receive financial aid. He pointed out that “Internships give students an opportunity to really think about what they learned in the classroom and how that understanding can be applied to a career field. It’s an important opportunity to try out a potential career to find out.
“We’ve had dozens of student interns in the technology field over the past five years, and we’ve hired many more since then,” said Mike Triplett ’96. Experience what companies and organizations do every day. Through this new internship funding, students will discover new interests, develop new skills, and learn what it means to live independently in a new environment, and employers will be able to recognize Dartmouth students’ abilities and potential. You will be able to witness sex firsthand. ”
The Dollar for Dollar Challenge will match all new donations until December 31, 2025, or until the full $15 million is matched.
Current Dartmouth students include the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, the Center for Social Impact and the Center for Professional Development.
Funds from the new dedicated endowment will dramatically expand CPD’s internship resources, which will also be available to students seeking internships through these organizations. Ultimately, the process for students to find internship opportunities and their financial support will become more streamlined under the leadership of the new Career Design Center executive director, Hudak said. Alumni interested in hosting an internship should sign up through Dartmouth Connect.
“We want to ensure that all Dartmouth centers have the same autonomy to pursue internships as they have in the past, while at the same time providing support for the overall picture of internship opportunities that students are seeking.” “We want to build on a strong foothold,” Hadak said.
If realized, Dartmouth College would offer one of the most well-resourced internship programs in its peer group.
McNutt’s Career Service
The new Career Lab space, located on the lower level of McNutt, will officially open on Monday, September 30th, with regular business hours for drop-ins and appointments with career coaches Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keep time. The space is a satellite expansion on CPD’s campus, and CPD will also continue to use its office and event space at 63 South Main St.
“This is an incredibly versatile space that I think students will love,” Hudak said of the McNutt Center, which previously housed Dartmouth’s computer store. “The CPD coaches and staff have done a great job of making it a welcoming and vibrant place for students to come explore their professional interests.”
Professional Development Center intern Xander Kurita ’26 tests out a new photo booth in CPD’s McNutt space. (Photo provided by Katie Lenhart)
And exploration is key, Hudak says.
“I want students to think about their future with an open mind and not have a fixed idea of where they should go,” she says. “There are many opportunities for them to potentially use their strengths and values in ways they may not understand when they first come to Dartmouth.”
The new space will feature a series of learning labs that will help you clarify your values and identify strengths that you can bring to the new AI-based ChatGPT tool developed by Chris Jordan, assistant director and career coach at CPD. Provide activities. These tools will help you identify potential career paths that you can explore further with guidance from career coaching staff and peer interns. Other features include a photo booth where students can have professional headshots taken, and flexible spaces for individual meetings and small events. And Dartmouth is introducing several new partnerships with the Tuck School of Business that will provide undergraduate students with valuable career guidance, training and opportunities that complement those offered by CPD.
Students and their families can tour the space on Friday, September 27th at 3pm during Family Weekend.
Dartmouth Connect provides career resources and networking opportunities for alumni.
