Summer research and community-based learning

This summer was transformative for Olivia Alvarado’25 (she/they). The McNair Scholar learned a great deal about herself in two weeks at the University of Michigan’s Humanities Emerging Research Scholars Program.  

There, Olivia presented quantitative research about the unhoused in the Beloit area, contemplated grad school, connected with new mentors, made …

Gaining a wider perspective

Aiden Cortinas’25 always knew he wanted to help people and give back to his community, but wasn’t sure how. As Aiden reflects on his time in Beloit, he realizes how his professors and small classes helped him to narrow down career options and grow into the person he wanted to be.  

How do I want to Help? Navigating Healthcare Career Options

Doctor, nurse, physical therapist. While often top of mind for college applicants interested in health and medicine, there are in fact many more career options. A new Beloit course helps students both explore and prepare for them.  

An eye opening experience in a public health clinic

Maddie Moser’23 prepared for a healthcare career through a summer internship at a free and charitable clinic.  

Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Beloit faculty and students are contributing to much needed research aimed at fighting antibiotic resistance.

Learning from the frontlines of healthcare

Students in the Senior Seminar for Health Professions and the Health & Healing Career Channel met with local professionals engaged in healthcare careers.  

Traveling the world and our own backyard

They conducted archaeological research on Neanderthal stone tools in North Macedonia and swam with sea lions in the Galapagos, trained as an EMT with the South Beloit Fire Department and studied environmental policy in Finland.