On Thursday, March 12th, alumni return to campus for the EDUCATION STUDIES FIELD GUIDE. What do ed studies minors have to do with STEM, you ask? Well, three of the 5 returning alumni had STEM majors!
Join us for the dinner panel Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. in Atwater dining hall to hear how these alumni went from campus to career!
They can help you answer the question, “What can I do with my liberal arts major?” At these events, you will have the chance to connect with alumni, faculty, and other students.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Career Panel, 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner with alumni Atwater Dining Hall Reserve your spot, RSVP in Handshake!
On Thursday, March 12th, alumni working in the field of education return to campus for the EDUCATION STUDIES FIELD GUIDE.
Join us for the dinner panel Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. in Atwater dining hall to hear how these alumni went from campus to career!
They can help you answer the question, “What can I do with my liberal arts major?” At these events, you will have the chance to connect with alumni, faculty, and other students.
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Career Panel, 5:30 p.m. Dinner with alumni, 6:15 p.m. Atwater Dining Hall Reserve your spot, RSVP in Handshake!
Join Women in Health Sciences in a casual conversation with cardiologist, Dr. Gavin Noble. We’ll discuss his career path, specialty, and how he works with nurses, PAs, and other healthcare professionals in his day to day work. Come with questions! This event is open to students of all genders and backgrounds.
Monday, February 24 at 8:00 p.m. in Coltrane Lounge.
Assistant Researcher at the William Montague Cobb Research Laboratory
“I think it is very important to introduce diversity in the various databases on the human genome. Many of the original genome projects centered on European-descended populations and this project is one of the first steps to unlocking questions like “Why are Black women 243% more likely to die in childbirth (compared to White women”? Or “Why are African Americans prone to hypertension, diabetes, etc.?”
How did you find your internship?Dr. Jeremy Ward.
What was your work like?One of the main projects I worked on was Petrous Bone Extraction of the bones in the William Cobb Collection. William Montague Cobb was the first African American to get an MD/PhD and went on to found a lab. He studied over 100 African Americans who died between the 1930s and 1960s and conducted autopsies on each of the individuals. My research included extracting over 200 petrous bones–a dense region on the side of the skull next to the ear canal–in order to sequence the DNA of the individuals who passed. After extracting the petrous bone, we found susceptibility genes for the diseases the individuals died from. Among the diseases were tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, and more. A lot of the diseases are still the main cause of death of Blacks today. After the DNA is sequenced, we cross matched their genes with the susceptibility genes to see if there were matches. In the future, we will be able to address the weaknesses that may or may not have to do with our genetic codes. Ideally, we will be able to have prenatal testing where we identify these genes and advocate a healthy lifestyle that will suppress the likelihood of these diseases manifesting and taking the lives of our people.
How did CCI help you find this opportunity?Funding, advising, moral support, EVERYTHING!
What advice do you have for Middlebury students looking for an internship?Think outside the box! Don’t think that the organized programs are the only internships you have available to you…there are countless others you can make up or find anywhere.
What was the most rewarding aspect of your work?Being surrounded by black scholars.
And to add to this question from Megan’s interview in the Cobb’s Corner News: Seeing people in positions of power in STEM that are Black is what I will cherish the most. Carter [Clinton, Assistant Curator] is a great example as well, with both of us being from Brooklyn. I’m reading a book by Elaine Welteroth called More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) where she mentions that it is “important to leave signposts along the journey of success for those that come behind you.” I believe there will be another young girl like me who is obsessed with science like me but needs a role model to show her that women and people of color can succeed. I really want to be that guiding light just like this experience has illuminated my journey.
Did you have a mentor that helped you get to where you are today? If so, who? Jeremy Ward, Susan DeSimone, and much much much more.
Interested in getting help with summer internships? Come meet with one of the Peer Career Advisors (go/pcas) to learn more about how to search for internships, and how to apply for funding.
Are YOU interested in being in the Internship Highlights? Tell us about your internship experience here.
Hear from Anthropology major, Global Health minor Harriet Napier on how she got from Midd to Liberia and what it’s like working in community health both domestically and abroad.
This is a great opportunity during J-term to use the added help and motivation to get you on track for exploring the opportunities out there.
Are you looking for greater clarity and confidence about your interests, purpose and what matters most to you in finding and doing purposeful work?
Are you unsure how to structure a strategic job search to maximize your time and energy?
Are you clearly communicating your skills, assets and talents in a clear and succinct personal story?
If any of this resonates with you and where you are, join me with a group of like-minded peers for a 1.5 hour workshop to get you started. We’ll share techniques and tools to get you over the hump and on your way to learning how to activate our Middlebury network, identifying meaningful opportunities using targeted resources and learn how to translate your college experiences to tell the relevant stories to organizations and companies you’d LOVE to work for.
Join us for a 1 ½ hour workshop based on the NYT-bestselling book, Designing Your Life: How to Build a Joyful, Well-Lived Life. We will introduce you to design thinking tools that will help you creatively bring balance and focus to big life decisions (i.e summer internships, majors, career exploration, study abroad, etc). Leave with a personal strategy for planning out your time at Middlebury, and beginning to envision a meaningful life beyond.
