In the sixth year of the Wellesley Career Education model, our office returned to campus after one and a half years of a near-fully virtual model. As we navigated a new hybrid approach, we were thrilled to begin meeting with students in person once again, while still continuing to offer virtual options for events and advising as the pandemic continued to interrupt daily life. Through it all, students continued to engaged with our office at a high level, taking opportunity of a record-breaking number of jobs and internships in Handshake, alum mentorship, and more.

Career Education evolved two popular programs that each cultivate connections between alums and students. The Senior Support Network took on a new dimensions as the reconsidered Mentorship Affinity Pods (MAP) Program, which matched alums and students in mentorship pod groups based on self-identified industry interests and shared identity. Similarly, Hive Internship Projects (HIPs) continued to generate opportunities for students to work with alums, employers, and campus partners.

Fellowships and scholarships can fund graduate or professional study, purposeful travel, professional placements, self-designed projects, and so much more. They can help students and alums build experience and qualifications, explore a passion, and clarify a path forward.