Jesse Grossman’s business is renewable energy. But on a recent visit to Northfield, the class of 2001 alumnus helped develop a very different renewable resource: Carls.

In the quest for internships, Carleton students reach out to a powerful untapped network: each other.

In today’s job market, internship experience can be the extra edge that lands a coveted job interview or position. But where can students look for internships, and how do they learn successful tactics to compete for them? With the help of peer Career Advisors, Carleton students are answering those questions for each other.

Some students get bored during Carleton’s six-week winter break. Others get to work. Meet three students who discovered that time flies when you’re immersing yourself in a prospective career (with the help of savvy alumni mentors).

Take 26 students on two career tracks with at least one point of intersection. Add 60 volunteers at more than 25 locations. Now bring them all together in just four days. Is this some kind of brain-bending logic problem? No, it's the itinerary for our winter break Scholars trip—the first to explore two different fields in the same city.

Academic departments often team up with the Career Center and alumni to help students explore career possibilities. In the first of a new series on these partnerships, English professor Tim Raylor talks about his department’s efforts to connect students with alumni from diverse fields.