Interning Abroad: Beloit student talks working in health care in Spain
Dulce Saenz ’20, a biochemistry and health and society double major, shares her experiences at a Spanish ophthalmological hospital.
moreBeing a Beloiter
When you’re a Beloiter, you try ideas on for size and see if they fit. You don’t expect cookie-cutter sameness in your friends. And you might even wear shorts and sandals in the bitter Wisconsin winter.
Interesting people wanted
Beloiters organize the annual Folk and Blues Festival and intern at an aviation software firm downtown. They take a $20 bill and turn it into a sustainable, globally inspired fashion business. They’re recruited to play football and end up falling in love with political philosophy.
Our normal is pretty extraordinary
When you’re comparing selective liberal-arts colleges, you’ll hear a lot about small classes, caring faculty, and rich educational experiences. Less common, unless you’re looking at Beloit, are:
- A curriculum that crushes barriers between town and gown through hundreds of hands-on learning opportunities
- The Powerhouse, a student union/athletic facility/recreation center in a decommissioned power plant that’s considered the world’s best future building
- An idea incubator/media studio/student-run art gallery called CELEB (the acronym will make sense once you get here!)
- Student research fellowships to test your theories or start your own business
- A student body made up of 17% percent international students, 29% domestic BIPOC students, 24% first-generation students, and 25% Pell Grant recipients.
- A one-stop internship, community-service, and career-prep shop whose counselors also teach in first-year and capstone classes
- Immersive summer programs like Beloit Blocks and the Center for Language Studies that earn Beloiters credit in the off-season
- Two century-old teaching museums (the Wright Museum of Art and the Logan Museum of Anthropology) run by faculty, staff, and students
- Study-abroad programs that are less about tourism and more about getting your hands dirty
- 23 ancient Indian burial mounds on campus — protected historical sites that inspire some of our most beloved Beloit traditions
See for yourself
Being a Beloiter is amazing. But we’re biased. Come see for yourself — our admissions office can help you schedule a tour, set up transportation and accommodations, and give you the lowdown on the best place to grab a bite near campus.
Stories
Volunteering with a refugee resettlement organization
While studying abroad in France, Emily Kratz ’21 teaches English to refugees.
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Being an Investor While in College, Why Not?
Mashfik Siddique ’20 and Saugat Pandey ’21 found a place for students to become investors while still in college.
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Art in Service of a Greater Cause
Kerry Randazzo’20 combined his love of theatre arts with a major in environmental arts and communications. “I began to think more about my art and how it could best be put to use in service of a greater cause, with more focus on applying my performance art and costume design to get my audiences to engage with environmental issues.”
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