Kalamazoo College Athletics, Alumni Engagement, and the Center for Career and Professional Development will host Beyond the Game: Athletes & Alumni Networking on Monday, March 2, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the Hornet Suite. This event brings together current Kalamazoo College junior and senior student-athletes and alumni athletes for an evening of networking and […]
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Making Summer Internships Possible: CCPD Summer Internship Stipends
Each year, we talk with students who are excited about the idea of a summer internship but are unsure how to make it work financially if they cannot find a paid opportunity or are interested in fields where unpaid internships are common. Unpaid internships can offer meaningful professional experience, but they also require students to […]
Finding Direction Through a Software Engineering Internship
During a CCPD-supported summer internship*, this student worked as a software intern at Entwicklerburg, gaining experience across both research-based tasks and hands-on development. By contributing to an internal tool built from scratch and reflecting on different types of technical work, the internship clarified which aspects of software engineering were most engaging and where to focus […]
Inside a Neuroscience Lab: A Summer at Washington University
Supported by a CCPD Summer Internship Stipend, this student spent the summer working in a neuroscience lab at Washington University in St. Louis, conducting behavioral assays on mouse pups to study genetic and neurodevelopmental disorders. Through hands-on research, data analysis, and collaboration within a lab setting, the experience offered insight into both the realities of […]
Learning the Law from the Bench
With support from the CCPD Summer Internship Stipend, this student interned under Judge Curtis Bell in the 9th District Court. The internship combined legal research, writing, and courtroom observation, building confidence and confirming a growing interest in pursuing a legal career. “This summer, I worked as a judicial intern under Judge Curtis Bell in the 9th District Court […]
An ongoing partnership growing in a new direction
Over the last several years, the CCPD has built a strong partnership with the men’s football program, thanks in large part to the leadership and support of then Head Football Coach Jamie Zorbo. During that time, we collaborated on a range of workshops, everything from resume writing to job and internship searching, networking, and more. Since Coach Zorbo’s transition into the role of Athletics […]
100+ Conversations – “Not as intimidating as I thought”
During KConnect Week, more than 100 career conversations unfolded between Kalamazoo College students and alumni. In all, 106 meetings connected 59 students with 38 alumni across the country. For many students, these short, 20 minute Hornet Huddles offered something essential in the career development process: direct, candid access to someone who once sat exactly where […]
Documenting Change: A Narrative Project in Ethnic Studies
Supported by a CCPD Summer Internship Stipend, Luis spent the summer interning with Gente Organizada, a community-led social action nonprofit in Pomona, California. Through a self-designed narrative project focused on the implementation of ethnic studies in local high schools, they led interviews, built community connections, and gained a deeper understanding of how grassroots organizing turns […]
A modern solution to a legacy challenge – Career Connection Toolkit
During summer 2025, the CCPD kicked off a new project we’re genuinely excited about: the Career Connection Toolkit. It grew out of two big questions we’ve been wrestling with for a long time. First: How do we help students keep building career development skills when none of our services are required? We know these skills […]
Building First-Year Confidence: Career Advisors Visit 15 Seminars This Fall
This fall, our Career Advisors brought resume fundamentals directly into the classroom, visiting fifteen First-Year Seminars to deliver a short, practical presentation called “Building Your First College Resume: The Basics Every College Student Needs to Know.” The advisors walked students through why resumes matter early, what counts as experience (far more than most first-years expect), […]