- <article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><h5 class="story-block-meta">Introducing the <strong>Beloit Action Plan</strong></h5><h4 class="story-block-title">It’s time for an education that works for everyone</h4><div class="story-block-text">We are living through a challenging time: a moment of radical uncertainty in the world.<br/><br/>Beloit was built to face challenges and take bold action. And today we offer our students a new way forward.<br/><br/>We’re proud to announce the <strong>Beloit Action Plan</strong>: a set of new academic, social, and financial programs that put our ideals to work. </div></div><div class="story-block-right"><img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/1000/height/666/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/355_Beloit_9-12-18_0174.rev.1560196908.jpg" alt="It’s time for an education that works for everyone"/></div></article><div class="explore"><h3 class="explore-text" style="margin-top:12px;"><strong>The Plan</strong></h3><span class="explore-arrow"/></div><div class="yline yline-1 skrollable skrollable-between" data-80="height:0px;" data-1000="height:750px;" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/3/1410_Line_1.rev.1564700025.png');"/>
- <article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><h5 class="story-block-meta">Action Plan: <strong>Beloit Mods</strong></h5><h4 class="story-block-title">An academic calendar built for the real world</h4><div class="story-block-text"><p> Starting in fall 2020, we are dividing our semester into <strong>two Mods, each containing two courses</strong>.</p><p> Instead of taking four courses at one time, students will do intensive work in two subjects, with a visible horizon. Courses will be designed to respond to evolving social and environmental factors, allowing students and faculty to pursue opportunities in a range of settings—in person, in the field, and on digital platforms.<br/><br/> With more flexibility in their days, students will be able to engage in other life-changing experiences, from internships to trips, service learning to group projects.</p></div><br/></div><div class="story-block-right"><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/570/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4146_Beloit_10-24-19_1524.rev.1586384109.jpg" alt="An academic calendar built for the real world" class="hidden-xs"/></div></article><div class="easter-egg easter-egg-1 left skrollable skrollable-between" data-0="transform:translateX(-125%)" data-500="transform:translateX(-25%)"><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/300/1325_Pennant.rev.1567016537.png" alt="Founded in 1846, Beloit is Wisconsin’s oldest college."/><span class="easter-egg-caption" style="-webkit-transform: translateX(55%);transform: translateX(55%);top: calc(100% - 70px);">Founded in 1846, Beloit is Wisconsin’s oldest college.</span></div><div class="yline yline-2 skrollable skrollable-between" data-0="height:0px;" data-1000="height:0px;" data-2000="height:750px;" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/3/1411_Line_2.rev.1564620572.png');"/>
- <article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/600/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/500_Beloit_4-20-17_0636_2.rev.1560550271.jpg" alt="Professor of Anthropology Jennifer Esperanza meets with a student in her office." class="lw_image" width="600"/><div class="story-block-caption">Professor of Anthropology <a href="https://www.beloit.edu/live/profiles/234-jennifer-esperanza">Jennifer Esperanza</a> meets with a student in her office.</div></div><div class="story-block-right"><h5 class="story-block-meta"> Action Plan: <strong>Beloit AMP</strong></h5><h4 class="story-block-title">Amplified mentoring and support for first- and second-year students</h4><div class="story-block-text"><p> We’re introducing a comprehensive support system for students during their crucial first two years at Beloit.</p><p> Our Advanced Mentoring Program, AMP, starts as soon as students have accepted Beloit’s offer of admission. Within 72 hours of making a deposit, they’ll connect with a faculty advisor—a caring, connected mentor who will welcome them into the community, share helpful resources, and walk them through the process of registering for their first classes.</p></div></div></article><div class="easter-egg easter-egg-2 placeholder right skrollable skrollable-between" data-1200="transform:translateX(125%)" data-1700="transform:translateX(25%)"><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/300/1324_turtle-PNVVN25.rev.1564445064.png" alt="The turtle is Beloit’s unofficial mascot"/><span class="easter-egg-caption" style="top: 100% ;bottom: 0;">The turtle is Beloit’s unofficial mascot</span></div><div class="yline yline-3 skrollable skrollable-between" data-0="height:0px;" data-1500="height:0px;" data-2500="height:750px;" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/3/1412_Line_3.rev.1564610381.png');"/>
- <article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><h5 class="story-block-meta">Action Plan: <strong>Career Channels</strong></h5><h4 class="story-block-title">A college experience that connects campus and career</h4><div class="story-block-text"><p> We’re also introducing <strong>Channels</strong>, a program that welcomes students into a professional community, broadens their vision of the future, and makes tangible connections between campus and career.</p><p> Inspired by our longstanding commitment to pragmatic education, Channels is a kind of voluntary apprenticeship in a 21st century field, from health and healing to business and entrepreneurship.<br/><br/> Students gain access to resources that expand and deepen their interests—internships and field experiences, alumni mentors and faculty advisors, on-campus events and off-campus opportunities.</p></div><a class="story-block-link" href="/channels/">More</a><br/></div><div class="story-block-right"><img src="/live/image/gid/12/width/570/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3000,2000/581_beloitecon-81.rev.1560968576.jpg" alt="A college experience that connects campus and career" class="hidden-xs"/></div></article><div class="easter-egg easter-egg-3 left placeholder skrollable skrollable-between" data-2200="transform:translateX(-125%)" data-2700="transform:translateX(-25%)"><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/300/1323_Coat_Of_Arms.rev.1564445064.png" alt="Lost for more than 80 years, Beloit’s original, handmade Coat of Arms was rediscovered in 2012"/><span class="easter-egg-caption" style="-webkit-transform: translateX(55%);transform: translateX(55%);top: auto;bottom: calc(100% + 30px);">Lost for more than 80 years, Beloit’s original, handmade Coat of Arms was rediscovered in 2012</span></div><div class="yline yline-2 skrollable skrollable-between" data-0="height:0px;" data-2800="height:0px;" data-3200="height:750px;" style="background-image:url('/live/image/gid/3/1411_Line_2.rev.1564620572.png');"/>
- <article class="inner"><div class="story-block-left"><img src="/live/image/gid/113/width/600/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/4147_Beloit_10-23-19_1599.rev.1586384443.jpg" alt="Beloit students working closely with their professor in a lab in the Sanger Center for the Sciences." class="lw_image" width="600"/><div class="story-block-caption">Beloit students working closely with their professor in a lab in the Sanger Center for the Sciences.</div></div><div class="story-block-right"><h5 class="story-block-meta"> Action Plan: <strong>Financial guarantees</strong></h5><h4 class="story-block-title">You can afford the small college education you deserve</h4><div class="story-block-text">A great education is an investment that keeps gaining value, keeps delivering on its promise, at every stage of your life. The Beloit Action Plan includes financial support systems designed to help more students take advantage of Beloit’s unique small college experience.<br/><br/>The <strong>Midwest Flagship Match</strong> guarantees that we’ll match in-state tuition at the top public universities in six Midwestern states. And the <strong>Beloit Promise</strong> ensures that our current students stay on an uninterrupted path through college in a time of economic uncertainty.</div></div></article>