by Sarah Wilkinson, Class of ’17 When you first come to college, one of the furthest things from your mind is graduation and what you’ll do after your time at Champlain is done. You have four years, right? In your first year, you don’t have to know exactly what you want to do post-graduation or […]
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by Sarah Wilkinson, Class of ’17 Dear Intern-Acers, So, you landed the internship (yay!). Now what? Well, there’s a lot you can do over the course of the next few weeks and throughout your whole internship. Ultimately, you’ll get out of your internship what you put into it. (Hint: your whole life is like that.) […]
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by Sarah Wilkinson, Class of ’17 You’re moving out of your parent’s house and into your new life as a college student. It’s an exciting time, and I know we are excited to have you. Of course, it’s not as easy as just moving in and having unlimited fun all the time (though it would […]
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by Sarah Wilkinson, Class of ’17 Dear Smart Interns, Last summer, I had an internship with a startup magazine an hour away from where I live in Virginia. Luckily, I wasn’t required to travel all the way there every day; instead, I reported and worked virtually. This allowed me to lay in bed in my […]
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by Sarah Wilkinson, Class of ’17 Dear Future Professionals, A lot of good C-words describe traits for success–communication, connection, can-do attitude. But here we’re focusing on four less obvious traits: charisma, comedy, confidence, and creativity. Charisma: We’ve listened to speakers who have grabbed our attention with their voice, the way they spoke, their involved body […]
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by Sarah Wilkinson, Class of ’17 The beautiful, and possibly terrifying thing about graduation is that you have choices. A lot of choices. Never before have you had such freedom (no one told you freedom would feel so…overwhelming). If you’re a little lost, drifting in all possibilities, here are ten things you can do right […]
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by Sarah Wilkinson, Class of ’17 Dear Music Lovers, I have loved Fleet Foxes since my brother gave me one of their CDs in high school. I even used one of their songs as the basis of my graduation speech. But they’re good for more than just a journey through sound (and trust me, it […]
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