Career Channels

Connecting your life at Beloit to your life after graduation.

From political science class to published poet
Still early in her career, poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney’12 recently published a poem in The New Yorker and became a visiting creative writing professor at her beloved alma mater. Francesca Abbate’s creative writing capstone read her work and interviewed the rising star poet about her process, how Beloit influenced her career, and an upcoming book project about presidential graves.
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Sasha Debevec-McKenney’12 has launched a career in poetry.

College to career

Every experience—in and out of the classroom—contributes to your future

Your courses, your on-campus job, the clubs you lead, and your summer internship combine to prepare you for meaningful jobs after you graduate.

We don’t leave it to chance

Your work at Beloit will open doors and create opportunities after graduation. We help you shape your interests and passions into a path leading to the future you want. The future you choose.

Finding your Channel

Maybe you already know where you want to land in life. Maybe not, and so you’re excited to explore new interests. Either way, Beloit’s Career Channels program helps you get where you want to be. Choose a Channel that sparks your passion — Arts; Business & Entrepreneurship; Curating & Communicating; Health & Healing; Justice & Rights; Sports, Fitness and Recreation; Sustainability; or Worldbuilding. Or, move among Channels to find your perfect fit.

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Students and alumni collaborate on a piece during a tech rehearsal at the Students and alumni collaborate on a piece during a tech rehearsal at the Elgin Fringe Festival, with mentorship from Professor of Dance Chris Johnson.

Building Your professional network

Alumni Connections

Beloit alumni work in interesting and meaningful jobs around the world. Through Career Channels, we connect students to these alumni to share their experiences, wisdom, and connections.

Students meet alumni mentors in and out of the classroom — from a performance during Arts CONNECT to an annual networking event in Chicago.

learning through practice

Campus Experiences

We believe your work outside the classroom is just as important as your coursework in preparing you for success after graduation.

We help you find a campus job that connects to your professional interests and guide you toward clubs that advance causes important to you.

All these experiences give you the essential skills employers seek.

Using the TV studio at the Center for Entrepreneurship (CELEB), Gatter Tran'22 created his own fa... Using the TV studio at the Center for Entrepreneurship (CELEB), Gatter Tran'22 created his own fashion-based TV talk show.

12 people stand in front of a wall Sadeen Alsabbagh'24 put her in-the-classroom training into practice during a summer internship at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

Working in your field

Jobs & Internships

At Beloit, we mentor you to find jobs or internships that give you experience in the real world.

Your Channel mentors and alumni in your field of interest help you find job opportunities during the summer and school year. These experiences help launch you into a career after Beloit.

expanding YOUR SKILLset

Courses

Whether at Beloit or while studying abroad, you can take courses to explore your interests and build life skills.

Many courses at Beloit incorporate professional skill-building; alongside your major, you learn how to write resumes and cover letters, build and sustain professional networks, and tell your story to future employers.

With professors Pablo Toral and Chris Fink, students traversed the Boundary Waters wilderness are... With professors Pablo Toral and Chris Fink, students traversed the Boundary Waters wilderness area in northern Minnesota and learned – among other things – how to think about equity in their surroundings, understand a mining controversy, and explore the nature of nature itself.

Strong mentoring relationships at Beloit College helped Koont Htar'17 develop the networks and sk... Strong mentoring relationships at Beloit College helped Koont Htar'17 develop the networks and skills to be successful as a Meta product manager.

receiving Support and guidance

Mentors

Beloit professors and staff help you explore the things you are interested in and find opportunities for you to learn and grow. They connect you with alumni who share advice, career path insights, internships, and job opportunities.

Whether you’re ready to jump in right away or still exploring options, we’re here to help: our Career Channel mentors are ready to guide you through a rich, exciting, and forward-looking four years at Beloit and beyond.