Photos by Maria Stenzel and Jesse Gwilliam
Text by Emily Griffen, executive director of the Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning
The first-of-its-kind Sophomore Summit at Amherst was jam-packed with essential career education topics, unique bonding opportunities for the sophomore class, and creative exercises in preparation for the exciting futures that await the class of 2026.
Also critical to the summit experience? A mammoth dose of alumni networking. The Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning team facilitated 300 alumni-student Zoom conversations (in one afternoon!) as well as nine career exploration panels with alumni from education policy, publishing, video production, business, sustainability, health care strategy, consulting, technology, social justice and other fields.
For a summary of the Summit’s impact, read on…