2014-2015
Colby Career Center
ANNUAL REPORT
Table of Contents
Mission Statement and Staff Listing
3
Executive Summary
4–5
Student Engagement
6–9
Graduate Outcomes
10 – 11
Graduate School
12 – 14
Internships
15 – 20
Colby Connect
21 – 23
Programming & Partnerships
24 – 26
Career Center Resources
27
Appendices
A: 2014-2015 Employers List
28 – 29
B: Colby College Information Sessions
30
C: Colby, Bowdoin & Bates “CBB” Information Session
31
D: Medical schools where Colby applicants matriculated
32
E: Dental schools where Colby applicants have matriculated
33
F: Law Schools where Colby applicants have matriculated
34
G: 2014 Graduate and Professional Schools
35 – 36
H: 2014-2015 Internship Sites
37 – 39
Career Center Mission Statement
To assist students and alumni in career exploration, to acquaint them with job search skills and the resources
necessary to reach their career goals, and to help them locate specific employment and graduate school
opportunities.
Career Center Staff
At Colby, the emphasis is on individual student attention. The Career Center has an enthusiastic staff serving six
concentrations, including career counseling, graduate school advising, internship, and employment coordination,
self-assessments, fellowship programming, and Colby Connect facilitation.
Alisa Johnson, B.A. (Wheaton College), M.A.T. (University of Maine), M.S. (Capella University) Director
Cate Talbot Ashton, B.A. (Colby College ’80), M.A. (Bowling Green State University), M.L.I.S. (University of South
Carolina)
Associate Director
Erica Humphrey, B.A. (University of Maine), Ed.M. (Harvard University), M.B.A. (Boston College) Associate
Director/Employer Relations
Jordan M. Bell, B.S. (Ohio University), M.Ed. (University of Pittsburgh)
Assistant Director, Internships & Employer Relations
Sarah Whitfield, B.A. (Colby College `09), M.P.P. (American University)
Career Counselor
James Peacock, B.A. (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point), Ed.M. (Oregon State University)
Temporary/Part-Time Career Counselor *August 1, 2014 –June 20, 2015
Tammi-Lynn Hamm, A.A.S. (Kennebec Valley Community College) Administrative Secretary
April Paul, B.A. (University of Southern Maine)
Administrative Secretary *March 2, 2015 to-date
Student Workers – Career Development Ambassadors (CDA)
Gilbert Kiggundu `15
Farah Alalami `17
Kamorudeen Olaogun `15
Braden Wilson `17
Jordan Lorenz `15
Burcu Sagiroglu `17
Eliza Gesten`16
Jaritza Abreu `17
Artur Fass `16
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Executive Summary
CAREER CENTER 2014-2015 YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
• Career Counseling: The Career Center staff conducted 3,048 consultations with 1,022 individual
students and alumni.
• Employment: Data collected throughout the year and from the 2015 Senior Survey indicates that 45% of
2015 graduates have accepted offers of employment.
• Graduate School: Graduate school advising in the Career Center focuses on helping students
understand the difference between applying to graduate programs vs. undergraduate schools, including
masters and doctoral programs as well as assisting students pursuing graduate study in professional
schools. Faculty and alumni are important connections in understanding graduate school options and the
Career Center encourages students to consult them for advice in exploring and applying to programs.
Advising for health professions schools and law school are centered in the Career Center. The annual
Graduate School Fair brought 86 admissions representatives from over 400 different graduate programs to
campus in October. Over 100 students attended the 2-hour event.
• According to the 2015 Senior Survey data, 10% of 2015 graduates were accepted to graduate programs
in a variety of fields. Specific date for applicants to medical and law schools is available:
• 80% of all Colby medical school applicants gained admission to allopathic and osteopathic medical schools
according to data for the most recent application cycle (includes alumni applicants). National acceptance rate was
39.4% for allopathic schools and 34.5% for osteopathic schools in 2014.
• 92% of Colby applicants, in the most recent release of data, were offered admission to law school (includes
alumni applicants).
Fellowships: The Career Center collaborated with the Provost’s office, and supported 10 faculty advisors. Colby
students were the recipients of two Fulbright, one Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, one Gates Cambridge Scholarship, and
two Davis Projects for Peace, two National Science Foundation, and a Rhodes and Marshall finalist, along with
numerous other post- graduate fellowship opportunities. More than 70 students attended the annual Evening of
Fellowships to learn more about fellowship opportunities.
• Internships: Students can elect to take internships for credit. There were 109 students who opted to fulfill
their JanPlan requirement with an internship. Additionally, 74 students registered for credit during the
summer term. In 2015.
• Funded Internships: In 2014-2015, [number of award recipients] took advantage of funds from the
[number of funds the career center manages] to help defray the costs of an unpaid or low paying internship.
Awards averaged [average award amount, you can list two different amounts for JanPlan and summer if you
have statistics for both]. Applications for funding are reviewed by a committee of faculty members twice a
year, once for JanPlan internships, and again for summer internships.
• Colby Connect Membership: A total of 1,072 (53%) students were active participants in Colby Connect
including 238 new first-year members.
• Annual first-year retention rate for completed Colby Connect workshops is 33%.
• Colby Connect Workshops: Career Center staff conducted a total of 66 Colby Connect workshops in
2014-2015.
• Non Colby Connect Programming Workshops: The Career Center staff presented 117 additional
programming workshops for Colby students contributing to 183 workshops overall for 2015.
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• PreMed Academy: The 2015 PreMed Academy Jan Plan is now 5 years old. The program once again
paired 15 Colby premed students with MaineGeneral-affiliated physicians in the Waterville area for a monthlong, intensive job shadowing and clinical observation experience.
• Entrepreneurial Alliance: New features to the program this year included the replacement of ad hoc
workshop programming through the Career Center with a new Jan Plan course titled Introduction to
Entrepreneurship, as well as an alumni mentorship program for student entrepreneurs participating the
annual spring business competition. Out of six (6) pitches, one enterprise took home the entire prize:
• $15,000 grant recipient for 2015 Sprowt
• Colby Professional Networking LinkedIn portal: The Career Center’s Colby Alumni & Friends and the Colby College
Alumni Association LinkedIn groups were merged into a rebranded and renamed group called the Colby Professional
Networking Group; as of May 2015, the group had over 6,300+ members.
• Wage Project: Spring 2015 we brought back the Wage Project, a Start Smart Program focusing on
eliminating the wage gap and educating college women, to speak to students from all class years.
• Paving the Road to a Future in Finance
The Career Center took 63 students on our first Paving the Road to a Future in Finance, a day-long event in
Boston, in the Fall of 2014. Jay Allen `86 spearheaded the event bring together over 125 alumni and Colby
parents offering networking and informational programming to the students.
• Colby on the Road
Colby on the Road events immerse students in career exploration events on-site with an employer off campus.
These events often feature many alumni, parents and recruiters offering tours of their work space, networking,
advice panels and more. Recently, students traveled to New York City to participate in one of two tracks:
Finance, and Communications/Publishing.
• International Student Programing
We offer a series of five workshops for international students that includes:
1. LinkedIn for International Students
2. GoingGlobal
3. American Work Culture
4. H1B Visa Outlook
5. Job Search
• Women at Work
26 women participated in various workshops and discussions around the topic of women in the workplace. This
was a new collaboration with the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement.
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Student Engagement
CAREER COUNSELING
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
All
Unique
All
2012-2013
Unique
All
2013-2014
Unique
2014-2015
First Year
312
163
344
156
243
129
Sophomore
611
226
476
199
491
199
Junior
648
224
541
199
549
225
Senior
1,430
371
874
277
1,317
321
Alumni
580
170
436
145
445
145
3
3
Prospective
**98 of 2014-2015 unique visits were First Generation Students
*** 99 of 2014-2015 unique visits were International Students
Counseling Appointment by Method
2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
2012-2013
Group
13
Phone
94
Drop-ins
416
Inidividual
1,227
Email
1,837
Skype
1
2013-2014
40
71
315
1,028
1,215
2
2014-2015
19
122
557
1,245
1,098
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Students evaluated career counselors after each appointment during selected periods of the year. Counselor
evaluations use a Likert Scale (1-strongly disagree to 5-strongly agree).
Team average: 14.4 out of a possible 15
1: Did the appointment address the objectives you list on your apt. slip?
2: Was the staff person you met with knowledgeable?
3: Do you have a clear understanding of your next step in your career exploration or
job/graduate school/internship search?
Total
6
4.8
4.8
4.7
14.4
UNIQUE COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS BY
MA JOR
African-American Studies
1
19
American Studies
29
Anthropology
15
Art History
168
Biology
33
Chemistry
Classical Civilization
6
Classics
6
15
Computer Science
8
East Asian Studies
78
Economics
1
Education Studies: Human Development
45
English
43
Environmental Studies
15
Condensed Majors List
French Studies
1
Geology
Geoscience
4
German Studies
3
46
Global Studies
66
Government
22
History
Human Development (Independent)
2
Independent Major
2
5
Latin American Studies
54
Mathematics
Music
8
Philosophy
8
15
Physics
47
Psychology
1
Religious Studies
9
Science
16
Sociology
6
Spanish
1
Studio Art
3
Theater and Dance
83
Undeclared
8
Undisclosed
3
Women's Gender
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
# of Students
7
Non-Colby Connect Workshops
18
20
Career Conversation
Collaboratiive
11
22
Entrepreneurial Alliance
General
Seniors
Specialized
1
45
*1604 total attendance; average attendance 14
Students evaluated workshops after each session. Facilitator evaluations use a Likert Scale (1-strongly
disagree to 5-strongly agree).
Team Average: 13.8 out of a possible 15
1: This workshop was helpful in supporting my personal, professional, and/or academic development?
4.4
2: Supporting materials, if used, were appropriate and helpful
(Online resources and handouts)
4.6
3: The presenter was able to convey information clearly.
4.8
TOTAL
13.8
Paving the Road to a Future in Finance
Spearheaded by Jay Allen ’86, the Career Center and over 125 alumni and Colby parents, working in finance,
partnered to offer a networking and informational program to 63 students. The third annual “Paving the Road to a
Future in Finance” event was a day-long, alumni-driven event held on October 14th at Fidelity’s World Trade
Center offices in Boston. The day started with a welcome from co-hosts Jay Allen ‘86, a managing director at
Credit Suisse, and Stephen Langlois ‘85, a Senior Vice President at Fidelity Institutional. This was followed by
employer-based panels from, Fidelity and Credit Suisse. Q Pelk, a 2016 parent, from Cambridge Associates gave
an overview of the industry. The lunch session, led by alumni hosts at each table, focused on “How to Land Your
First Job in Financial Services.” Additional sessions occurred prior to the one-on-one speed interviews, and
included a panel on Alternative Investments as well as a “Young Alumni” panel. Then there was a pep-talk from
Ben Thorndike ’79 that overviewed networking and dress-to-impress. After this, students participated in three
one-on-one speed interviews before transitioning to our networking reception that evening.
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Colby on the Road
The Colby on the Road program is a yearly event that provides an opportunity for students to explore different
industries and identify career interests through employer site visits and networking events in different fields.
In October 2014, Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin (CBB) PreLaw Advisors collaborated with the Admissions Office at
Maine Law for a second year on a now-annual event for students. The 2014 CBB Day at Maine Law offered a
mock law class, tours of the law school, a law student panel made up of CBB students, an Admissions Panel
with officers from Maine Law, Boston University, and the University of California Irvine, and a networking
reception with CBB alums who are Maine Law students or recent graduates.
Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin (CBB) Health Professions Advisors collaborated with the Admissions Office at the
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine to bring students to the medical school for an
afternoon of events that included a sample lecture/demonstration class (taught by a Colby alum who is a
UNECOM faculty member and another alum who spent last year on a teaching fellowship at UNECOM). Other
activities included a panel of current students, comments by the Dean of the Medical School, and tours of the
school. We will explore offering this event again, but may alternate with the Tufts Maine Track, UNE Dental
School, or other locations.
Colby on the Road – New York City
A new program for 2015 brought 44 students to New York City at the end of the JanPlan term. This group was
split among two industries, finance and communications & publishing. 19 students on the finance track
visited four financial institutions: UBS, Barclays, Morgan Stanely and Angelo Gordon & Co. This involved
meeting with 26 alums and professionals in the industry. The event was funded in part with alumni donations
which allowed students to stay overnight in midtown Manhattan and experience a full day in the city. The other
half included 25 students visiting companies in communications, media, publishing and more. This included
visits to Edelman, a global PR firm, Fox News, and Meredith Corporation. At the latter, an alum/parent panel
included representatives from Hearst, Conde Nast, MLB Networks, iHeartMedia, The Blaze and Sony
Entertainment.
International Student Programing
The Career Center has developed the following workshops for our International students and have established a
strong working relationship with Susan McDougal, Associate Dean of Students for International Students.
Career services provided by the Career Center focused towards International Students: Learn how to navigate Going
Global, Career Link, LACN, and other resources focused specifically towards I.S. students.
Cultural Awareness of American Employment: This workshop focuses on developing a resume that highlights
International students’ strengths, interviewing basics, and how to network. *Ability to articulate their Visa status to
employer.
LinkedIn for International Students: With over 200 million people on LinkedIn and most of them in professional
positions, learn what LinkedIn is and how to use LinkedIn for job searching and networking with Colby Alumni.
Legal Topics Regarding Internships, Employment and Residency in the U.S.: Learn the difference between OPT, CPT,
H-1B Visa, and employment – based immigrant visa process and legal nuances. 1st year students receive
introduction to this at their International student orientation. STEM & Cap Gap explained. (STEM majors eligible for a
17 month extension of their OPT) Cap Gap is the extension to your OPT to the H-1B start date.
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Graduate Outcomes
EMPLOYER RELATIONS
The Career Center actively coaches students for success in a highly competitive job market and provides them with a
variety of resources to help them realize their post-graduate goals. Students are encouraged to utilize our extensive
online offerings while also meeting one-on-one with staff advisors and taking advantage of workshops and specialized
programming, including alumni panels, guest speakers focused on specific topics of interest, as well as networking
events and immersion programs. Based on data collected throughout the year and in the Class of 2015 Senior Survey,
45% of seniors have, to date, accepted offers of employment.
The Career Center offers four recruiting opportunities to students and employers including on-campus recruiting,
consortia events, remote conferencing, and a job posting board; students also have access to aggregated job search
sites—both general and industry-specific—and a growing list of leadership development programs. According to the
Class of 2015 Senior Survey, graduates were once again employed across a variety of industries and fields, including
science and social research, government, non-profit administration, technology, teaching and educational services,
marketing and communications, finance/banking, insurance, consulting, and the performing arts to name a few.
2014-2015 Employers List Appendix A
Employer Advisory Board
For the second year in a row, the Career Center has utilized an Employer Advisory Board (EAB) to inform its
programming in this area. In short, the EAB primarily helps the Career Center understand how we can best assist
employers with their recruitment efforts and building a strong brand presence and connection with students, as well as
help our Career Center ensure that Colby talent has the skills and attributes needed to succeed in today’s workplace.
The Employer Advisory Board meets twice per year by phone or virtual technology and consists of professionals, typically
Colby alumni and parents, from a variety of organizations and industries, with no more than eight (8) members serving
at a time. This year, there were seven Colby alumni and one Colby parent serving on the EAB.
Recruiting: New Relationships & Results
During this year’s recruiting cycle, the Colby Career Center developed new relationships with NERA Economic
Consulting, Venture for America, EverQuote, Acquia, FoodCorps, EF Education First, and Iora Health—to name a few;
and developed special partnerships with Citi, Koru, and AllTech TEAM. The Career Center also continued to strengthen
existing relationships with employers of all types—corporate and non-profit alike— that resulted in return visits including
from the U.S. Department of State and the CIA.
Recruiting partners were rewarded as never before; Citi captured five full-time employees; Morgan Stanley and Success
Academy Charter School in NYC hired three, while Goldman Sachs, iModerate, and Dana-Farber Research Institute of
Boston all had multiple hires. Perhaps the greatest success for the Career Center and Colby’s students was with Teach
for America where 10 Colby grads will be working as Corps members throughout the country. See Appendices A for
complete reporting.
Recruiting: Consortia/Virtual
The Career Center continues to collaborate with its colleagues at Bates and Bowdoin (via our “CBB” cooperative) in
order to attract employers to Maine, and to participate in consortia like the Liberal Arts Career Network (LACN) and the
Liberal Arts Recruiting Connection (LARC) in order to increase opportunities for students. The Career Center also views
utilizing technology as a welcome alternative to the possibility of eliminating Colby from recruiting processes altogether
due the increased expense of traveling to Waterville.
Employers continue to utilize electronic media to overcome geographic barriers, to expand their reach to a variety of
schools, and to manage costs. Specifically, many employers now host their own informational webinars, which we
promote, and are increasingly relying on telephone and/or Skype to conduct screening or first-round interviews prior to
inviting students on-site. In addition, the Career Center hosted three (3) virtual employer information sessions via
WebEx.
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Recruiting: Employer Information Sessions
Formal information sessions, whether on-campus or virtual, continue to be recruiters’ primary means of increasing
their organization’s brand presence on campus. In addition to the traditional evening sessions, many organizations
have begun to experiment with the time of day sessions are offered (i.e. lunch, late afternoon receptions, etc.), with
the formality of the sessions (e.g. come as you are, come when you can, etc.), as well as the type of sessions (e.g.
informal networking, office hours, presentations to specific student clubs, etc.)
This past year, employers hosted 65 information sessions, with 772 students in attendance based on formal RSVP
lists. As you can see from the list below, sessions were spread amongst employers—including corporate, social, and
government entities—and industries.
Colby College Information Sessions Appendix B
Colby, Bowdoin & Bates “CBB” Information Sessions Appendix C
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Graduate School
GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
Approximately three quarters of Colby students will go on to earn a graduate degree. In the Career Center students
learn about the various graduate school admission tests (GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, etc.) and the process of applying
to graduate or professional schools. Students are encouraged to make an appointment with a Career Center staff
member as early as possible to talk about graduate school plans. The Career Center strongly encourages students to
work closely with faculty in the discipline in which they want to pursue further study. Advising for programs in the
health professions and law is based in the Career Center.
Pre – Med/Health Professions Advising
Medical School Application and Acceptance Statistics (MD and DO combined)
(updated Fall 2014, includes Fall 2014 matriculants)
Entering
Year
Total #
Applicants*
# and %
applicants who
were alumni**
Average
MCAT***
Average
GPA***
Average
BCPM***
# Accepted
to 1 or more
schools
% of applicants
accepted to
medical school
2014
35
35/100%
30.2
3.58
3.50
28
80%
2013
43
39/91%
31.6
3.38
3.46
35
81%
2012
46
40/87%
31.9
3.60
3.42
31
67%
2011
44
37/84%
29.8
3.49
3.68
35
80%
2010
30
22/73.3%
30.0
3.45
3.38
27
90%
5-Year Average % of applicants accepted to medical school:
79.6%
Nationally, approximately 43% of 47,809 applicants to MD schools matriculated in Fall 2014; approximately 40% of 16,454
applicants to DO schools matriculated in Fall 2013 (last year for available data as of 8/14).
* includes only alums who authorized release of their individual data (scores/GPA, where they applied, where they were accepted and/or matriculated) or selfreported information to Colby.
** "Alumni" applicants include all who took one or more years to engage in other activities between graduating from Colby and starting their medical studies.
*** For applicants accepted to medical school. GPA= cumulative undergraduate GPA. BCPM= GPA including all Biology, Chemistry, Physics, & Math courses.
Medical schools where Colby applicants have matriculated over the past 5 years Appendix D
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Dental School Application and Acceptance Statistics
Entering
Year
Total #
Applicants*
0
# Accepted
to 1 or more
schools
-
% of applicants
accepted to
dental school
-
2014
2013
5
4
80%
2012
4
4
100%
2011
4
3
75%
2010
5
2
40%
* Includes only alums who authorized release of their individual data (scores/gpa, where they applied, where they were accepted and/or matriculated) or selfreported information to Colby.
Dental schools where Colby applicants have matriculated over the past 5 years (as of Fall 2014) Appendix E
Pre-Law Advising
The number of Colby applicants to law school has dropped by 2/3 since 2010, though this is not a surprise given
that national law school applicant numbers for 2015 admission were predicted to be the lowest in 15 years. The
positive outcome of these numbers is pressure on law schools to look for ways to make their programs more
affordable and innovative in training future lawyers. Most Colby applicants to law school are alumni; advising
continues to be available to all applicants.
Law School Application and Matriculation Statistics -- most recent 5 years (updated Spring 2015)
Entering
Year
Total #
Applicants
# and %
alums who
applied
Average
highest
LSAT
Average
GPA
schools
# Accepted
% of applicants
to 1 or more accepted to
at least 1 school
# Matriculated
at a school
2014*
24
19/79%
162.5
3.39
22
91.67
20
2013
33
26/79%
160.4
3.38
28
84.85
26
2012
32
28/87%
161.0
3.37
26
81.25%
23
2011
64
52/81%
161.8
3.38
59
92.2%
50
2010
74
63/85%
159.7
3.31
66
89.2%
61
Nat’l
2014
55,697
68%
153.2
3.26
43,455
78%
36,705
% of applicants accepted to at least 1 school:
5 Year Average
87.83%
10 Year Average
85.1%
* Last year for which data has been released. Data for students entering in 2015 will be available Spring 2016.
Average number of applications per Colby applicant for 2014 matriculation = 8 (9 for Colby senior applicants), nationally it was
just over 6 applications per applicant (7 for college senior applicants).
Law Schools where Colby applicants have matriculated over the past 5 years Appendix F
2014 Graduate and Professional School Fair Attendees/Representatives Appendix G
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Fellowship Advising
The Career Center serves as the gateway to fellowships that require institutional endorsements. These 18
fellowships have faculty advisors who specialize in their respective areas and work with students through the
application process. When appropriate, the fellowships advisor within the Career Center, Career Counselor Sarah
Whitfield, provides advice and feedback on applications and assists with interview and networking preparation.
This year the Career Center and the Dean of Faculty’s office sponsored the fourth annual Evening of Fellowships, an
event that introduced the various fellowship options requiring institutional endorsement and application services
provided by the college. The event was attended by more than 70 students and a number of the faculty advisors
were present. The event was open to all students and targeted invitations were sent to Presidential Scholars, as well
as students identified by professors as potential candidates. We also hosted an informational event for Presidential
Scholars in the fall. Additionally, the fellowships advisor attended numerous information sessions hosted by faculty
and observed the Watson interview process. This summer, the fellowships advisor and the Dean of Faculty’s office
made a concerted effort to produce a comprehensive plan for fellowships outreach and support in the coming
academic year which includes outreach to previous winners, working with faculty to identify students early, and
increased application and interview preparation support.
Colby students and alumni were winners or finalists for the following fellowships:
Fulbright Grant (two winners)
National Science Foundation (two winners)
Davis Projects for Peace (two winners)
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (one winner)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship (one winner)
Rhodes Scholarship (one finalist)
Marshall Scholarship (one finalist)
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Internships
INTERNSHIPS FOR CREDIT
Internship policy allows students to earn one credit per internship, for up to a total of three credits toward the 128
required to graduate. Students can also to apply for transcript notation, but without receiving a credit hour, for
completed internships.
JanPlan Internship Comparisons
Year
Applications
2015
Difference
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Completed,
No Credit
(NC)
Completed,
Credit (CR)
119
-4
123
133
190
167
166
164
Withdrawn
(WD)
Rejected or
Incomplete
109
1
9
0
115
114
165
150
139
128
3
1
6
4
2
1
1
9
9
1
13
24
4
9
10
12
12
11
140
120
100
80
2015
60
2014
40
20
0
Applications
Completed
Not Completed
92% of internships registered were completed, the second year in a row with over 90% of internships completed.
However, the total number Jan Plan internships continued to decline for the third year.
The number of registered Jan Plan international internships dropped by more than half compared to 2015. This year,
14 students participated in an international internship across 12 countries.
Year
International Internships
Countries
2015
14
11
2014
30
18
2013
30
22
2012
2011
55
35
23
23
2010
35
19
15
International Internships
Number of Interns in Each World Region
International
Country
Belgium
China
Internships
Germany
Haiti
India
Nicaragua
Europe
Republic of Korea
Asia
Russia
Slovenia
North America
Suriname
South America
Vietnam
Number of Interns
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Summer Internship Comparisons
Year
Applications
Completed,
Credit (CR)
Completed, No
Credit (NC)
Withdrawn or
Dropped
Rejected or
Incomplete
2014
Difference
2014
2013
76
-2
78
60
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
62
42
1
0
14
3
1
15
2012
2011
2010
2009
57
33
31
28
46
24
24
18
0
1
1
1
8
5
6
2
3
3
0
7
There were 76 summer internship applications in 2015, a drop of only 2 compared to the previous year. At the time of
the report data on completed internships was unavailable.
2014-2015 Internship Sites Appendix H
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Funded Internships
The Career Center manages the application process for student funding available for internships. The office is
responsible for marketing funding opportunities to students, counseling students on the application process, and
chairing a committee that makes award decisions. During the 2014-2015 academic year, the Career Center
administered 10 funds.
Awards
Granted
Year
Term
Apps
2015
Summer
60
39
2015
2014
JanPlan
Summer
38
57
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
30
70
26
58
29
% Applicants
Awarded
Funding
Average Award
Per Student
$ Awarded
$ Collected
65.0
$88,024.00
$77,922.00
$2,257.00
26
34
68.4
59.6
$37,797.00
$87,475.00
$35,197.00
$79,135.00
$1,454.00
$2,573.00
23
44
13
32
14
76.7
62.86
50.00
55.17
48.28
$37,573.00
$63,590.00
$18,950.00
$56,058.00
$27,831.00
$37,073.00
$48,690.00
$18,750.00
$51,558.00
$25,331.00
$1,634.00
$1,445.23
$1,457.69
$1,751.81
$1,987.93
From 2014 to 2015, Jan Plan applications increased, for the second year in a row, from 30 to 38 (26%), while Summer
applications rose from 57 to 60 (5%). For Jan Plan 2015, the Career Center, awarded nearly $37,800, to 26 students.
For Summer 2015, 39 applicants were awarded a record total of $88,000. The average award for summer per student
was $2,257. For JanPlan, awards averaged $1,454 per student.
Yearly Reports – Note: We now review all applications for all possible funds in order to maximize awards, therefore the
number of applications for each award is no longer applicable as of Summer 2014.
Biddle Fund Yearly Report
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
2011
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
16
24
16
18
9
7
6
Awards
Granted
8
4
2
2
3
1
4
4
2
0
$ Disbursed
$12,693
$6,417
$4,480
$4,288
$5,400
$2,500
$8,550
$11,345
$3,130
$0
Average Award
Per Student
$1,586
$1,604
$2,240
$2,144
$1,800
$2,500
$2,138
$2,836
$1,565
$0
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Linda K Cotter Fund Yearly Report
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
2009
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
21
49
21
34
16
22
15
23
10
21
10
Awards
Granted
20
20
17
14
26
10
20
6
13
9
12
8
13
8
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
$43,371
$28,520
$51,290
$23,723
$31,590
$14,250
$33,040
$11,786
$20,750
$9,005
$19,850
$8,345
$18,650
$9,503
$2,168
$1,426
$3,017
$1,695
$1,215
$1,425
$1,652
$1,964
$1,596
$1,001
$1,654
$1,043
$1,435
$1,188
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
$1,000
$500
$1,273
$500
$1,200
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$637
$500
$1,200
$2,000
Descoteaux Fund Yearly Report
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
12
19
2
Awards
Granted
1
1
2
1
1
1
**Jan Plan 2013 – Student did not secure internship, so funds were not disbursed
Hsu Fund Yearly Report
18
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
3
Awards
Granted
2
0
2
1
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
$4,835
0
$2,922
$1,400
$2,417
0
$1,461
$1,400
Malinoski Fund Yearly Report
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
15
27
15
15
8
Awards
Granted
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
$3,000
$0
$0
$600
$0
$2,000
$3,465
$0
$3000
$0
$0
$600
$0
$2,000
$3,465
$0
Medalie Fund Yearly Report
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
2009
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
12
18
6
11
6
7
2
1
1
4
1
Awards
Granted
$ Disbursed
1
1
1
1
3
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
Average Award
Per Student
$1,000
$800
$1,495
$1,162
$4,750
$0
$2,500
$1,000
$0
$0
$1,000
$0
$1,000
$0
$1,000
$800
$1,495
$1,162
$1,583
$0
$1,250
$1,000
$0
$0
$1,000
$0
$1,000
$0
Peterson Fund Yearly Report
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
15
21
15
15
5
Awards
Granted
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
$0
$1,560
$0
$900
$1,000
$0
$1,000
$0
$0
$1,560
$0
$900
$1,000
$0
$1,000
$0
19
Roderick Fund Yearly Report
Awards
Granted
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
Summer
Jan Plan
Summer
Jan Plan
Summer
Jan Plan
n/a
n/a
n/a
6
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
$4,000
$0
$6,132
$1,000
$3,100
$0
$4,000
$0
$3,066
$1,000
$3,100
$0
2012
2011
2010
Summer
Summer
Summer
4
1
9
1
0
1
$3,880
$0
$4,000
$3,880
$0
$4,000
Strage Fund Yearly Report
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
2011
2011
2010
2010
2009
2009
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
20
20
16
21
12
5
8
3
3
6
2
Awards
Granted
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
1
0
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
$1,000
$0
$1,223
$1,200
$1,750
$0
$0
$1,000
$0
$0
$4,200
$2,575
$1,000
$0
$1,000
$0
$1,223
$1,200
$875
$0
$0
$1,000
$0
$0
$1,400
$1,288
$1,000
$0
Tinsley Fund Yearly Report
20
Year
Term
Applications
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2012
2012
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
Summer
JanPlan
n/a
n/a
n/a
22
23
16
17
8
Awards
Granted
0
0
1
1
3
0
2
1
$ Disbursed
Average Award
Per Student
$0
$0
$4,320
$2,300
$3,900
$0
$3,200
$1,700
$0
$0
$4,320
$2,300
$1,300
$0
$1,600
$1,700
Colby Connect
MEMBERSHIP
Colby Connect is a four-year curriculum built upon a pragmatic developmentally appropriate sequence of workshops,
information sessions, and collaborative programming. Colby Connect embraces students and connects them to
internships, job shadowing, Jan Plan and employment opportunities, graduate studies, and fellowships. Colby Connect
also integrates Career Center programming with alumni, parents, faculty, and recruiters.
Each of the four years offers a unique set of three to four primary workshops that students are expected to complete
before advancing through the program. The workshops’ foci (self-assessment, career exploration, and communication
competence) are essential life skills necessary for individual, academic, and professional development.
The Colby Connect four-year curriculum grew and expanded during 2014-15. In fact, the Career Center added 238 new
first-year members to Colby Connect increasing overall membership of current students to 1,072 as of June 30, 2015. A
total of 66 Colby Connect workshops were completed in 2014-2015 with impressive student satisfaction.
Colby Connect Signup by Cohort
350
327
325
300
270
262
238
250
212
200
200
150
111
100
50
0
1
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
*The Colby Connect Program began during Jan Plan 2009 and the class of 2010 was not included
21
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Colby Connect Members
Completion
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
June 30, 2012
As of June, 2011
Colby Connect Members
Completion
Class of 2011
Members 121
39
Series 101
114
Series 201
7
Series 201
43
Series 301
0
Series 301
8
Seniors
0
Seniors
0
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
250
Class of 2013
150
100
50
0
Members 299
Class of 2014
180
Series 101
233
Series 201
50
Series 201
73
Series 301
8
Series 301
9
Seniors
0
Seniors
0
250
As of June 30, 2015
250
200
150
100
50
Class of 2015
200
150
100
50
0
Members 263
Class of 2016
Series 101
215
Series 101
216
Series 201
31
Series 201
21
0
Series 301
2
Series 301
Seniors
Members 311
Colby Connect Members Completion
Colby Connect Members Completion
As of June 30, 2015
200
Series 101
0
Members 193
Colby Connect Members Completion
As of June 30, 2014
As of June 30, 2013
Colby Connect Members Completion
22
Class of 2012
Series 101
Seniors
Members 336
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Class of 2017
Members 235
Colby Connect Members
Completion
As of June 30, 2015
As of June 30,2015
Colby Connect Members
Completion
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Class of 2018
Series 101
108
Series 101
78
Series 201
13
Series 201
1
Series 301
Series 301
Seniors
Seniors
Members 238
Students evaluated workshops after each session. Facilitator evaluations use a Likert Scale (1-strongly disagree to 5strongly agree).
Team Average: 14
Team Average: 18.6
CC 101 and CE 101 out of possible 15
SA 101 out of possible 20
CC 101: Professional Written Communication - Making a Strong First Impression
As a result of this workshop, are you more confident in your ability to:
1. Develop a first draft of a basic professional resume?
2. Create an account in Optimal Resume and utilize this resource in resume development?
3. Draft a professional e-mail correspondence in order to secure a job shadowing experience?
CE 101: Career Exploration - Start Now to Arrive at Your Final Destination
As a result of this workshop, are you more confident in your ability to:
1. Navigate the Career Center systems (CareerLink, LACN and NIC)?
2. Use the career exploration resources linked from the Career Center website?
3. Pursue job shadowing as a component of your career exploration plan?
SA 101: As a result of this workshop, are you more confident in your ability to:
1. Define transferable skills, content skills, and self-management skills and the differences between them?
2. Describe your transferable skills, content skills, and self-management skills?
3. Identify at least 2 ways to determine what skills are required for an occupation that
interests you and what skills you may be lacking (i.e. able to conduct a personal "gap analysis" of your skills)?
4. Describe ways to develop some of your "gap skills" before your senior year?
In addition to the Colby Connect workshops, the Career Center completed 117 programming workshops for all Colby
student participation.
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Programming & Partnerships
LINKEDIN: COLBY PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING GROUP
LinkedIn continues to be a key resource for connecting alumni, parents, students, and Colby faculty and staff in
professional exchange. This year, the Career Center and Alumni Relations collaborated on making some strategic
changes to their respective LinkedIn groups.
Firstly, the Career Center’s Colby Alumni & Friends and the Colby College Alumni Association LinkedIn groups were
merged into a rebranded and renamed group called the Colby Professional Networking Group; as of May 2015, the
group had over 6,300+ members. Both departments agreed that the name change better reflects the goal and
mission of the resource. Secondly, the subgroups, or affinity groups, that were associated with the former Colby Alumni
& Friends account were collapsed, with members of each group invited to join the main group if they hadn’t already.
The Career Center and Alumni Relations decided upon this transition in order to facilitate more productive connections
within the community and to provide a stronger channel for the sharing of news, career advice, and job/internship
opportunities. Through consistent messaging, our LinkedIn membership was informed of all updates.
The Career Center and Alumni Relations now also share administrative duties for the new LinkedIn group. Alumni
Relations now approves alumni “requests to join,” while the Career Center continues to focus on student requests. This
spring, the Career Center’s Career Development Advisors (student workers) were trained to review and approve
student “requests to join.” Current students requesting to join the Colby Professional Networking Group must have
profiles that meet the Career Center rubric’s minimum standard for a professional profile.
PreMed Academy
The PreMed Academy has enjoyed 5 successful years of providing premed students with a significant clinical
experience to demonstrate their commitment to and realistic understanding of the challenges of a career in medicine.
In 2015, 15 students spent 80+ hours with MaineGeneral physicians at the new Alfond Center for Health in Augusta
and various practice offices in Waterville and Augusta. In addition to shadowing, each student identifies a project with
their supervising physician and presents a poster at a reception at the end of the month. Students also attend weekly
class meetings to discuss assigned readings and experiences.
76 students have participated in the PreMed Academy thus far. Some post-Colby destination information is available:
Currently attending medical or dental (1) school: 25
Currently applying to attend medical school in 2016: 12
Pursuing PhD: 4 (including one rising senior)
Attending or plan to pursue PA or nursing programs: 11
Pursuing other directions (MHA degree or health-related business): 3
Still deciding or not yet ready to apply*: 21
*PMA participation is generally limited to select juniors and seniors. Since most premed students take 1-2 years to do
research or other work between Colby and medical school, outcomes regarding further education for many participants
will not be clearly identified for several years after the PMA experience.
WebEx Panels
Since January of 2014 the Career Center has been using WebEx webinar software to connect students with alumni
virtually on a variety of topics and in collaboration with several academic departments:
Law Careers (co-sponsored with the Government Dept. and moderated by Trustee Moses Silverman ’69)
Consulting Prep
Pre-Med Gap Year
Science Research Job Search
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Medical School Students
How an Executive Search Firm Can Help You Land a Job
International Alumni
Career Paths in Mathematics (co-sponsored with the Mathematics Dept.)
Careers in Sustainability and Wind Energy (co-sponsored with the Environmental Studies Dept.)
Kassman Leadership Fund
The fund was established to support leadership programming and initiatives in the Career Center and in particular to
enhance two current programs, Colby Connect and the Entrepreneurial Alliance (EA). Funds were used to support the
Colby Connect kick-off for first year students. To date, 238 freshmen signed up to participate in the program. In
addition, support was provided for the fifth annual Spring Business Competition, the highlight of the EA program on
April 25. See below for details on the EA competition. Funds also used to support two career leadership speakers,
Jocelyn Giangrande and David DeLong both Colby Alumni and the Leadershape Program with Campus Life.
CDA Program
Our student workers, known as Career Development Advisors, took on greater responsibilities this year in a transition
year to a new program. Previously, CDAs had largely provided administrative support, conducted resume reviews, and
occasionally assisted with employer information session coverage. This year, CDAs were all over campus fulfilling
multiple roles. Nine students were divided into two specific groups of CDAs, marketing and programming. Marketing
CDAs focused on a reinvention of the weekly newsletter using MailChimp, updated all marketing platforms (Twitter,
Facebook, Pulver bulletin board, Pulver banner, and General Announcements), and provided brainstorming for multiple
marketing outreach. Programming CDAs staffed the majority of employers information sessions, reviewed resumes on
a regular basis (including during Resumanias), taught two different courses in the Colby Connect series, reviewed
LinkedIn profiles, and staffed many events. CDAs were effective ambassadors for the Center and we received
feedback both from CDAs and from other students that the CDAs provided a positive image for the Center being out
and about on campus. All CDAs also heavily participated in the new Career Center Week (hosted once each semester)
which featured Resumanias, LinkedIn photo booths, mocktail parties, alumni speakers, and giveaways in Pulver.
Additionally, programming CDAs staffed a new event called “Rehab Your Resume” which brought resumes reviews to
the Athletic Center, just outside the training room, during the heaviest practice and game times.
For the 2015-16 academic year there will be a number of changes to the program. The most important of these will be
the change in structure to not only programming and marketing specific CDAs but a third category for partnerships. The
primary duty of partnerships CDAs will be to outreach to student clubs and organizations as well as academic
departments to open lines of communication and create ways to partner with the various groups. A new marketing
plan for the Center as a whole will also involve heavy participation from all CDAs. Finally, CDAs will be more
accountable for their work in terms of reporting and will be required to take Lynda.com classes in specific skill areas to
add to their repertoire.
Women at Work Mealtime Seminar Series
This spring, with a $1500 grant from the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, we conducted a
mealtime seminar series entitled “Women at Work: Fostering Confidence and Preparing for Success.” The goal of the
seminar series was examine the anxieties and pressures of the modern working woman and how to build confidence
as young women entering the workforce. The series included the following events: a discussion of the definitions of
feminism, a discussion of the Confidence Gap, a discussion of workplace stereotypes, a workshop on negotiation,
attendance at the Mitchell Lecture and dinner featuring Senator Susan Collins, a screening of the documentary Miss
Representation, a mocktail party to practice networking skills, and a golf lesson at the Waterville Country Club. A total
of 26 women, representing all class years participated in at least one of the discussions or events. Due to unexpected
events, an alumni panel had to be cancelled but the women were connected with the alums via email. Feedback from
the series was overwhelmingly positive and the partnership continues to be expanded with the Goldfarb Center to
provide a full slate of events and workshops under the title of the Women at Work Leadership Series.
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The Entrepreneurial Alliance (EA)
The Career Center created the Entrepreneurial Alliance, which celebrated its fifth anniversary this year, because
student entrepreneurs were coming to the Center looking for resources and help with their entrepreneurial endeavors.
The Career Center believes that an effective entrepreneurship program should benefit all Colby students, regardless of
major, class year, or career path, and that the liberal arts and entrepreneurship are often perfect complements.
Key Program Details
During Jan Plan 2015, Colby offered a new course titled Introduction to Entrepreneurship, JP297B. In it, students
learned the process of developing new venture opportunities from idea through market launch and subsequent
growth. This course replaced previous workshops offered through the Career Center. The Career Center continues to
sponsor the annual EA Spring Business Competition.
New this year, the Career Center launched a mentorship program for students participating in the annual business
competition. Student entrepreneurs were matched with mentors in early March in order to have two months of
professional feedback and preparation for the event.
Program Advisory Committee
The Entrepreneurial Alliance is guided and supported by an Advisory Committee currently consisting of three alumni,
two parents, and a faculty member. This year, the Advisory Committee offered their feedback on new program
components, provided guidance to student entrepreneurs through the review of initial executive summaries submitted,
and helped to organize the annual business competition, while several members played special parts in honor of the
program’s fifth anniversary.
Spring 2015 Business Competition Overview
Colby students wanting to participate in the annual spring business competition must attend an informational meeting
in the fall and/or participate in the Jan Plan course, as well as submit an Executive Summary in early February prior to
the event.
The EA Spring Business Competition awards $15,000 in startup capital to the most promising enterprise or
enterprises—for profit or nonprofit. This year, student entrepreneurs were evaluated on their pitch, Q&A responses, and
overall readiness to launch their business.
The competition spanned two hours, including introductions, a keynote address by an alumnus co-founder, as well as
updates from two past winners on the evolution of their enterprises.
Spring 2015 Business Competition Winners
Six (6) entrepreneurs pitched their ventures at the fifth annual competition in front of a panel of five judges, consisting
of Colby alumni and parents, and a crowded auditorium.
The winner of the Spring 2015 Business Competition was Sprowt, which took home the entire $15,000 prize:
Sprowt
Christopher Abbott ’15
Major: Anthropology; Minors: Environmental Studies and Education
Sprowt designs and builds home malting systems for the home brewer. Our automated equipment enables home
brewers to craft fresh, superior malt at home, dramatically improving the main ingredient of beer. We strive to help
home brewers make better beer and to unlock the potential of craft malt for the larger craft beer industry.
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Career Center
STUDENT RESOURCES
GoinGlobal: An on-line tool for domestic students looking into international internships and employment opportunities
and for international students looking into internships and employment opportunities in the
U.S. and Canada.
Optimal Resume: An on-line resource to help students create, present, manage, and share their professional
credentials. They can use this website to create high-impact, cover letters and resumes based on their career goals.
Interview Stream: Is an excellent on-line interview practice tool, with over 1,500 interview questions. With Interview
Stream students can rehearse, review their answers, and e-mail their interviews to Career Center counselors, faculty,
staff, or friends for their feedback.
LinkedIn: Allows you to create a professional on-line presence, identify Colby alumni to network, identify groups that are
discussing topics of interest, research companies, and find employment.
Colby CareerLink System: An online database used by the Career Center that lists employers as well as job and
internship opportunities and coordinates recruitment activities. Students can use this database to search for positions
and to upload their resumes and cover letters for positions in which they are interested. In addition, the staff of the
Career Center uses Colby CareerLink System to track student appointments and record their notes on student
interactions. Colby CareerLink System is also used to track RSVPs to workshops, information sessions, and all on- and
off-campus recruiting events.
Vault: A comprehensive career exploration and information tool. Vault can help; Research a Company, Find a Job or
Internship, Get Career Advice, or Find a Graduate School.
Career Resource Library: Our in-house library has updated books and editorials on specific career fields, directories,
books on resume writing and interviewing skills, and graduate school information.
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Appendices
2014-2015 Employers List Appendix A
Acquia, Inc. (2)
Alliance and Bernstein
American Institutes for Research
Americorps (2)
Amnesty International
Artistic Freedom Initiative
Audax Group
Barclays Capital (3)
Baystate Financial
Benoit Mizner Simon & Co. Real Estate
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bloomberg L.P.
BMO Capital Markets
Boston
Bully Pulpit Interactive
Butler Hospital
Cape Cod Child Development
Children's Aide Society
Citigroup Corp (5)
CivicSolar
Colby College (2)
Commodore Builders
Council on Foreign Relations
CYO Camp and Retreat Center
Department of Homeland Security
Deutsche Bank (2)
EMMC
Ernst & Young (2)
Eze Software Group
FatDuck
FilmBuff
Force 5 Watersports
Galatea Associates
Grape Arbor Management
Harvard University
Houlihan Lokey (NY and DC)
HSBC Securities
iModerate Research Technologies
Iora Health
Jewish Baseball Player.com
JPMorgan Chase
Late Night w/ Seth Meyers
Local Eatery and Pub
Lutheran Volunteer Corp
Maine International Trade Center
Maine Medical Center
Mars
Match Education (3)
McMaster-Carr
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
MHT MidSpan L.P.
Morgan Stanley (3)
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Acting Manitou
Amazon (2)
American Museum of Natural History
Amica Mutual
App-Shark
athenahealth
Bain & Company
Barrels Market
Belk
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Blaise Pastcal University
Blueprint Schools Network
BNP Paribas Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Business Talent Group LLC
Cambridge Associates (2)
Cater Communications
ChoiceStream
Citizens Energy Corps
Classical Charter Schools
Columbia Publishing Course (3)
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Crossroad Farm
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (3)
Detroit
Elite Medical Scribes
Epic (3)
EverQuote
Facebook
Fidelity Investments
Fleishman Hillard Inc.
Fullbright
Goldman Sachs
Hall Capital Partners LLC.
HelloSign
HSBC London
IBM
Industrial Economics, Inc.
JetBlue Airways
Joslin Diabetes Center
Koru
Levo League
LogMeIn, Inc.
Maine International Film Festival
Maine Lakes Resource Center
Manna Project International
Massachusetts General Hospital (4)
McGladrey, LLP (2)
MdeAS Architects
Metropolitan Hospitality Group
Migrant Peacebuilding Project
NASA
Natal Energy Inc.
National Gallery of Art
National Robotics Engineering
New England Development
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (2)
OmniClaim, Inc (2)
Orrs Bailey Yacht Club
Ozark Park
Paradise Country Club
Partners In Health
Pika Energy
Prudential
Racepoint Global
RegentAtlantic Capital (2)
San Fransisco Baking Institute
Sard Verbinnen
Smithsonian Institution
Spark Microgrants
Success Academy Charter Schools (3)
Teach For America (10)
The Advisory Board Company
The Bowdoin Group
The Historic Deerfield Museum
The One Acre Fund
The Telling Room
Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
UBS
University of Vermont
Utah State University
VOX Global
Wall Street Journal
Washington Business Journal
White & Case LLP
Wireless Analytics LLC
Wyss Institute
Zimmer Children's Museum
National Cancer Institute
National Outdoor Leadership School
National Sales Center of Major League Soccer
New Hampton School
Office of Senator Risch
Oracle
Overland (2)
Pacific Quest Program Guide
Park City Mountain Resort Ski Patrol
Peace Corps (2)
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Public Affairs Council
Readak Educational Services, Inc
RW Baird Co. Inc.
Sansori
seaglass events
SouthlandGold Group
St. John Preparatory School
Tabor Academy Summer Program
TechTarget
The Beacon Group
The Catered Affair
The Jetties
The Partnership for Inner-City Education
Tree Street Youth
U. S. Senator for Maine Angus King
University of Utah
Unum (2)
VMTurbo
W.B. Mason Company, Inc.
Warner Brothers Television
Wellist (formerly Givewell Getwell) (2)
WINGS Guatemala
WorldTeach (3)
Yelp
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Colby College (Unique) Information Sessions Appendix B
American Youth Understanding Diabetes Abroad, Inc. (AYUDA)
Apogee Adventures
Bottomline Technologies, Inc.
Central Intelligence Agency CIA
Christie's Education
Citigroup Corp
EF Education First
Exploration Summer Programs
Fund for the Public Interest
Grassroots Soccer
Innovate for Maine - Fellows Program
Liquid Wireless / Publishers Clearing House
New England Center for Children, The
Overland
Peace Corps
Prudential
Saha Global (formerly Community Water Solutions)
ThinkB1G
U.S. Department of State
Unum
Washington and Lee University School of Law
Barclays Capital
Bloomberg L.P.
Cornerstone Research
Dalhousie University Dental School
Epic
Koru
KPMG LLP
Microsoft
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Tuck Business Bridge Program - Dartmouth College
Wellist (formerly Givewell Getwell)
Wilderness Ventures
WorldTeach
Andover Companies
Alarm.com
Cambridge Associates
Columbia Publishing Course
McGladrey, LLP
RegentAtlantic Capital
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants (Roland Berger LLC)
Carney, Sandoe & Associates
Change Corps
Council on International Educational Exchange CIEE
FoodCorps
Green Corps
New York University
Pine Cobble School
Readak Educational Services, Inc.
The Advisory Board Company
Venture for America
Wayfair
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Cambridge Associates
Analysis Group
Canaccord Genuity
Compass Lexecon
Prudential (Corporate)
NERA Economic Consulting
Chatham Partners
Forester Capital, LLC
Bain & Company
MEDITECH
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Appendix D
Medical schools where Colby applicants have matriculated over the past 5 years
Albany Medical School (6)
A.T. Still University – Kirksville COM
Boston University School of Medicine (3)
Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School (2)
Columbia Univ. College of Physicians and Surgeons (2)
Commonwealth Medical College
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (2)
Creighton University (2)
Dartmouth Medical School (3)
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine
Duke NUS in Singapore
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine (4)
The George Washington University (2)
Howard University College of Medicine
Indiana University
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson Univ. (4)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine- Bradenton
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Morehouse School of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of NYIT
New York Medical College (2)
Northwestern Univ. Feinberg School of Medicine
Oregon Health and Science Univ. School of Medicine (2)
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences COM (2)
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2)
Rocky Vista Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine
Ross University
Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush University (2)
Saba University School of Medicine
Sackler Faculty of Medicine in Tel Aviv (2)
St. George’s University (4)
St. Louis University School of Medicine
SUNY at Buffalo Medical School
SUNY Downstate Medical Center (Brooklyn) (2)
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Tel Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine (3)
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York
Tufts University School of Medicine (22)
Tulane University School of Medicine (5)
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson (2)
University of Alabama School of Medicine
University of California – Irvine
University of Chicago-Pritzker
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine (2)
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine (2)
University of Massachusetts Medical School (9)
University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School (2)
University of Minnesota Medical School (2)
Univ. of New England Coll. of Osteopathic Medicine (18)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Rochester Sch. of Medicine and Dentistry (2)
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
Univ. of South Carolina School of Medicine - Greenville
Univ. of Tennessee Health Science Ctr. Coll. of Medicine
University of Toledo College of Medicine (2)
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine (3)
University of Washington School of Medicine (Seattle) (2)
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Washington University- St. Louis
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
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Appendix E
Dental schools where Colby applicants have matriculated over the past 5 years (as of Fall 2014)
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (4)
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (2)
University of Maryland School of Dentistry (2)
University of New England
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
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Appendix F
Law Schools where Colby applicants have matriculated over the past 5 years
American University (3)
Seattle University (2)
Benjamin Cardozo Sch. of Law
South Texas College of Law
Boston College (16)
Stanford University
Boston University (5)
Suffolk University (10)
Brooklyn Law School (9)
Texas Wesleyan University
California Western Sch. of Law
University of Calif. – Berkeley
Catholic University of America
University of California – Davis (2)
CUNY School of Law
Univ. of California – Hastings (2)
Columbia University (4)
Univ. of Calif. - Los Angeles (3)
Cornell University (3)
University of Colorado (2)
Earle Mack – Drexel University
University of Connecticut (4)
Emory University (2)
University of Denver (3)
Fordham University (4)
University of Kentucky
George Washington University (4)
University of Maine (19)
Georgetown University (7)
University of Maryland
Golden Gate University
Univ. of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Harvard Law School
University of Michigan (2)
Hofstra University (2)
University of Minnesota
Lewis & Clark
University of New Hampshire (3)
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
University Pennsylvania (2)
Loyola Univ. New Orleans
University of Pittsburgh (2)
New England Law - Boston (4)
University of Richmond
New York University
University of Texas
Northeastern University (8)
University of Virginia (4)
Northwestern University
Vanderbilt University (2)
Pace University
Vermont Law School (8)
Roger Williams School of Law
Washington and Lee
Rutgers University (Camden)
Washington University
Rutgers University (Newark) (2)
West Virginia University
Santa Clara University (3)
William and Mary (2)
St. Louis Univ. School of Law
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Appendix G
2014 Graduate and Professional School Fair Attendees/Representatives
American University Washington College of Law
Across the Pond
American University
AUA College of Medicine
Babson College
Bank Street College of Education
Bard College - Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability
Bard College - Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability
Bard Graduate Center
Berwick Academy / Lesley University
Boston College
Boston College Law School
Boston University
Boston University School of Law
Brandeis International Business School
Brookwood School / Lesley University
Brown University
Brown University School of Public Health
Bryant University
Champlain College
Chatham University
Clark University
College of William & Mary
Columbia University
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University, Teachers College
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Dartmouth College - The Dartmouth Institute
Duke University
Duquesne University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Harvard School of Public Health
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School
Johns Hopkins University
Logan University
Maine Law
Marlboro College
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Merrimack College
MGH Institute of Health Professions
MIT Sloan School of Management
Monterey Insitute of International Studies
Mount Holyoke College
New England School of Acupuncture
New York University
Northeastern University - Graduate School of Business
Northeastern University - Bouve College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University - School of Law
Northeastern University College of Professional Studies
Notre Dame Law School
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
NYU Stern
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate
University
Pace Law School
Penn State's Dickinson Law School
Rhode Island School of Design
Roger Williams University School of Law
Seton Hall University
Simmons College
Smith College
Suffolk University
Syracuse University
The New School
The Pike School/Lesley University
Tufts University - School of Medicine- Public Health and
Professional Degrees
Tufts University
Tufts University - Friedman School of Nutrition Science and
Policy
UConn School of Law
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University of Maine - Maine Business School
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Michigan Law School (Ann Arbor)
University of New England - College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of New England
University of New Hampshire
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania - School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Vermont
Vermont Law School
Villanova University
Washington University in St. Louis- Brown School
Western New England University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Yale School of Public Health
Yale University
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Appendix H
2014-2015 Internship Sites
350 Maine, 350.org
Brooklyn Bridge Conservancy
Foreside Financial
ACC Accounting/ MV Sharks Baseball
Organization
Brooklyn Friends School
Fox Publicity
Advanced Studies Program Internship at
St. Paul's School
Bully Pulpit Interactive
Frank N. Magid Associates
Aflac Global Investments
Allagash Brewing Co.
Alliance Susan and Eric Schmidt Tech HS
Cambridge Associates LLC
Camino Seguro
Cantor Fitzgerald
FREEDM Systems Center at NC State
Freestone Capital Management
Friends of the Earth Germany
American Chemical Society/Department
of Energy
Cape Eleuthera Island School
Friends of the VINP
Capital One
Central Maine Orthopedics
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Foundation
China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd.
Chincoteague Bay Field Station
Chinese Heritage Foundation
Christie's
CIEE
Full Frame Initiative
Galerie Deletaille
American Councils
American Enterprise Institute
American Museum of Natural History
American Red Cross
Amigos de las Americas
Angelo, Gordon & Co.
Apogee Adventures
Appalachian Mountain Club
Gateways Community Services
GiddyUp Productions
Girls Who Code
Global Growers
Gold Frontiers
Green Building Worldwide
Arabica Coffee Roaster
Citizens Campaign for the Environment/
ADK Council
Green Dot Public Schools
Arlington Free Clinic
Coastal Research in Environmental
Science and Technology
Green Heritage Fund Suriname
Artisan Partners
Communion Music Group
Green Vault Partners
Aspen Network of Development
Entrepreneu
Computershare
Greenburger Associates
Associates of Cape Code INC
Concordia College
GrubStreet
Association for Mexican American
Advancement
Congressman Seth Moulton
GSD&M
Astounding Surroundings Staging
Contour Global
Guangzhou Yuanto Plastic Co.,Ltd.
Audubon Society of Portland, OR
Cook Political Report
Guatemalan Permanent Mission to
the OAS
Augusta Crime Lab
Aviator Nation
Baidu
Baldwin Brothers Inc.
Barclays
Barclays Center
Baruch College
Bay Area Economic Institute
Baystate Medical Center
Beepi
Belgrade Lakes Water Quality Intern
Credit Suisse
Cultural Survival
Cultural Vistas Fellowship
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
DDB Worldwide China
Deloitte
Demandware
DHK Financial Advisors
Direct Relief International
District of Columbia Public Schools
Dream-A-Dream
Gundersen Lutheran Hospital
Hardy Girls Healthy Women
Hillcrest Edcuational Centers
HomeBase
Horizons Greater Washington
Human Performance Laboratory
Hurricane Island Foundation
Hyde School
IBM
IDEXX
IFR - Institute for Field Research
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Bellevue Literary Review
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bigelow Laboratory
Blackstone
Bond Brothers
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Common Magazine
Boston Public Schools
Eagle Rock Vet Hospital
Eastern Point Capital Management
EC English
EMC
Environment Maine
EPSCoR
Explo!
Feminist Majority Foundation
Boston Urban Teaching Initiative.
Fidelio Films
Breakthrough Collaborative
Field School Pozzeveri
Kid Power, Inc.
Memory and Cognition Lab at University of
Granada
Popular Mechanics
Kingsley Pines Camp
Kittery Animal Hospital
Memory and Language Research Group
Middle East Institute
Portland Public School System
Potomac Advocates
Koru Business Program
Migrant Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Project
Prime minister office of Canada
Lanzatech
Lawyers Without Borders
LEAP Organics
Legal Resource Center
Library of Congress
LifeFlight
Lincoln Medical Center
Linden Centre
Ministry of Finance
Morgan Stanley
Moscow State University
Museum of Contemporary Art in Wroclaw
Nancy Marshall Communications
Nathan Kline Institute
National Ability Center
National Endowment for the Humanities
Prudential
Purdy's Farmer and the fish
QPID Health
Research assistant at colby
RESULTS
REU Ethiopia
Rigaku Raman Technologies, Inc.
Riverside Police Department
Liquid Wireless
National Institute of Health and the
University of Alabama Birmingham
Riverview Eye Care
LLIC
National Institute of Health: National
Cancer Institute (Laboratory of Pathology)
Rocky Mountain Prep
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Maine Coast Veterinary Hospital
Maine Discovery Museum
National Organization on Mental Illnesse
Natural Resources Council of Maine
Naval History and Heritage Command
SAF Fermion Ltd.
Saha Global
San Francisco State University
Maine Employers Mutual Insurance
Company
Neurology lab at Beth Israel Hospital
Sandler O'Neill + partners
Maine General Dartmouth family
residency program
New Balance China
Sasaki Associates, Inc.
Maine International Trade Center
Maine Medical Center Research Insitute
Maine Natural Areas Program
Maine Quality Counts
Maine Street Solutions
Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine
MaineGeneral Medical Center
Mamaroneck Veterinary Hospital
ManattJones Global Strategies
MARENA
Maribor Guest Room
Nexamp
Nonviolent Peaceforce
Northeast Rafting
Northwestern Mutual
Northwoods Wildlife Center
Novità Communications
Oakland Police Department
Oberlin Kinderunivesität
Ocean Mammal Institute
Oceana
Office of Senator Elizabeth Warren
Seeds of Peace
SEI
Senator Angus King
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Senator Robert P. Casey's Office
Sewa International
Shanghai Himalayas Art Museum
Shrewsbury Youth and Family Servies
Silver Lake Wealth Management
Sloss Real Estate
Smithsonian Institution
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iHeartMedia
Initiative
Inland Hospital
Innovate for Maine
Institute of Biotechnology
Jackson Laboratory
John Hopkins for Talented Youth
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Jungnang Senior Health Center of
Seoul
Kennebec Veterinary Services, Inc.
Mark West Community Preschool
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Martha's Vineyard
Mashable
Office of Senator John Barrasso
Office of Senator Kirstin Gillibrand
Office of Senator Menendez
Office of the Public Defender
SocialSphere, Inc.
Sonderschule Mariaberg
Sotheby's
South Georgia Medical Center
Massachusetts Audubon Habitat Day
Camp
Omega Funds
Southern Jamaica Plain Health
Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
MassPay
MasterCard
Maxine Schnitzer Photography
Mazlum Der
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Overland Summers
Pacific Operators Offshore LLC
Pantheon
PBS NewsHour
Penobscot County District Attorney's w
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Plan International
TOCmedia Digital Media Marketing
Managem
Town of Belgrade
Volition Capital
Tremendous! Entertainment
VOX Global
Waban Projects
Wabun
Waterville Creates!
Waterville District Court
Tenacre Country Day School
Teton Gravity Research
The Bar Association of San Francisco
The Blue Lab at The Liberty Square
Group
Turnstyle Cycle
U.S. Department of Education
UBS
United Stated Marine Corps
United States Department of
Transportation
United States District Court Eastern
District
Untied Hearts with Haiti
Unum
UNUM Group
US Department of Transportation
(STIPDG)
The Jackson Laboratory
US House of Representatives
The Martha's Vineyard Playhouse
The Nature Conservancy
The New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden
VA Medical Center - togus
Verizon
Vermont State Government
Virtus Investment Partners
The Oregon Natural Desert Association
Vital Communities
Yali school in Changsha, Hunan
province, china
The Theatre Arts Center
ViviendasLeón
York Hospital
Stiftung Louisenlund
STRIVE Trips
Summer Medical and Dental Education
Program
Sustainable Works
Sweet Briar Nature Center
Sweetser
TAC Casa Comunitaria
Taproot Theatre
Taylor Statten Camps
Spaulding Rehab Hospital
Speak About It
St. Mary's Gymnastics
Stanford University News Service
StartX
State Street Bank and Trust
State Street Global Advisors
Volaris
Waterville Opera House
Wayfair LLC.
Weber Shandwick
Wellist
Wellist, LLC
Wilderness Ventures
Window to the World
Communications Inc
Winners Law Firm
Winnipesaukee Playhouse
World Wildlife Fund
Yale University
Tigerlily Women's Health and Homebirth
M
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