Now this is BIG: a $9M+ gift to Denison to help alumni beyond graduation, tied directly to Denison Connecting!

Denison  is spot on that our network is a key element with this special gift (https://denison.edu/news-events/press/66452#.Vw-AslyjdqQ.facebook  )  

As part of the Denison@Work model, Denison will be among the first colleges in the nation to formally support students post-graduation as they make the transition into the professions. Online resources will be made available, and students will have access to Denison Connecting, a new program that brings together Denison alumni in cities across the country and the globe for evening networking receptions. As part of this, they can join career communities of Denison alumni in particular professions who provide support to each other as students seek jobs and entrance into graduate programs. 

“The goal for college students should not be just to find a job, but to build a life. We need to help them explore the kinds of lives people lead and the ways they develop careers to support those lives."

My daughter is only 11, and as a budding actress/singer, she'll see a new $15 million Arts Center on her college tour. Not only can she explore the arts, she might also choose the new Global Commerce major and in any event come out a worldly liberal arts grad fostered by caring professors, connected to a network that is poised to help her.  That's the Denison experience that awaits her...if she can keep her grades up.