IMPACT OF GIVING TO THE ALUMNI ANNUAL FUND

Every day, gifts from alumni support current students who learn how to think broadly, appreciate different cultures, and truly understand and analyze complex challenges. Programs on and off campus, and an all encompassing innovative curriculum are fueled by the tradition of alumni giving to Carleton. This resource captures highlights of the impact on students, campus, and far beyond campus. These stories and program offerings may be used when making classmate to classmate solicitations.

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CONTENTS

Alumni Gifts at Work for Current Students .………………………………………………………....2Your Gifts on Campus ……………………………………………………………………………….4Fast Facts about Alumni Gifts at Work ……………………………………………………………...6

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ALUMNI GIFTS AT WORK FOR CURRENT STUDENTS

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In March of 2018, three Carleton students presented their research at the Scholars at the Minnesota Private College “Scholars at the Capitol” event. Carleton student Andy Hoyt ’18 focused his research on biology and environmental studies. While asked about the highlights of his experience, he listed, “meeting several state legislators, eating lunch with the president of Hamline University, and speaking to so many people who were genuinely interested in my research

Quinn Johnson ’19 spent six weeks of his the summer after his sophomore year shadowing doctors in Spain through the Atlantis Project. He most enjoyed working within the cardiothoracic surgery department. There, he sat in on two double bypass surgeries, and was able to check in with the patients after. He says that this program helped him solidify his plan to practice medicine.

While studying with Gao Hong, Director of the Chinese Music Ensemble and Senior Lecturer in Chinese Musical Instruments and two additional students in China, Gus Holley ’20 participated in the Liao Yuan Cup International Pipa Competition. The group was originally there to study musicians from Quanzhou who continue to play Nanyin, a style of classical music, when Holley decided to enter the competition. He later became the first foreigner to ever win

Last spring, Carleton announced eight Fulbright grant winners. The Fulbright exchange program allows upcoming graduates and recent alumni to participate in advanced research, international graduate study, and teaching at primary and secondary school in more than 140 countries worldwide. Preethiya Sekar ’18 is focusing her Fulbright project on the divergence of survival outcomes between high income and low to middle income countries. Sekar seeks to understand the role of fear, fatalism and social

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This summer, Hibo Abdi ’20 worked as an intern for the City of Minneapolis in the Division of Race and Equity in the City Coordinator's Office. She completed many tasks including assisting with ReCAST (Resilience in Communities After Stress and Trauma) program, engaging with members of the community, and compiling an annual report on program’s work in the last year through collecting qualitative and quantitative data. This internship has helped Abdi discover the work she

Anesu Masakura, ’20 attended the Clinton Global Initiative University conference hosted by Former President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton at the University of Chicago. The conference served as an opportunity for attendees to grow as social entrepreneurs and forge new connections with like-minded individuals. Masakura began ThinkBIG Initiative Africa, a nonprofit organization to assist underprivileged students in Zimbabwe to stay in school. The experience opened his eyes to new possibilities and ways of solving some of the pressing

YOUR GIFTS ON CAMPUS

OFFICE OF INTERCULTURAL AND INTERNATIONAL LIFE

Each fall, the Office of Intercultural & International Life (OIIL) organizes International Student Orientation, which takes place over five days before New Student Week activities begin. Last year, 48 international students went through this important transitional period and gained exposure to life at Carleton before New Student Week began. ISO offered community building activities and workshops facilitated by various campus offices, such as the Registrar, Residential Life, Dean of the College Office, Gender and Sexuality Center and the Writing Center.

CRITICAL CONVERSATION PROGRAM

The Critical Conversation Program encourages honest discussion and self-reflection about diversity and community issues at Carleton. Conversations are led by trained student facilitators, supported by faculty/staff coaches, and informed by a curriculum of readings and writing assignments.

POSSE PROGRAM

Posse Class of ‘19

GREEN DOT

Green Dot is a nationally recognized bystander intervention program that focuses on building the skills individuals need to act when they see instances of power-based personal violence (stalking, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault). “Green Dots” are small choices that each of us makes with our words or actions that help prevent harm from occurring in our

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In partnership with the national Posse Foundation since 2001, Carleton identified public high school students who have extraordinary academic and leadership potential, and who may have been overlooked by the traditional college selection process. Carleton works with the Posse Foundation to invite these students to pursue personal

community. The Green Dot motto is, “No one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something.”

In the second year of the campus wide rollout of the Green Dot bystander intervention program to prevent power-based personal violence, 87 students completed a 6-hour training, bringing the number of students trained since 2015 to 312.

DACIE MOSES

We continue with other initiatives to bring the Dacie community – past and present – together for celebration and gratitude. These include The Dacie Moses Birthday Brunch, the End-of-the-year Picnic, Saturday Morning Graduation Brunch, Reunion Homemade Ice Cream in the Backyard, and Reunion Brunch. Endless cookies are available for visitors and friends. It can be lonely on campus during breaks. Dacie’s provides a place where students can bake or participate in winter bonfires, pizza events, homemade ice cream events, the annual pie-baking contest and more. “My heart is full of all the stories that reside in these walls and in the Dacie gardens.” – Julia Ulberg, House Coordinator

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION

GARRETT LEE SMITH SUICIDE PREVENTION GRANT

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OHP staff facilitated several sessions for athletic teams that examined beliefs and attitudes about alcohol, and launched a program called “BASICS” for students wanting to examine their own alcohol use.

To address sleep concerns on campus, the office launched a yearlong sleep study from which the office continues to gather and analyze data.

OHP’s efforts to help students manage stress included

Carleton was one of the 17 institutions awarded the prestigious Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grant to address students’ mental health needs. The Office of Health Promotion collaborated with Student Health and Counseling and other offices and departments to apply for this valuable support through the federal Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.

RESIDENTIAL LIFE

RA’s at Carleton

FAST FACTS ABOUT ALUMNI GIFTS AT WORK

ACADEMIC SUPPORT

2,376 recorded sessions at the Math Skills Center during 2017-2018 2,173 recorded sessions at the Writing Center during 2017-2018 The Second Language Writing Program dedicated 650 peer consulting

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CAREER CENTER

215 students spend one to three weeks at sites across the country through externship programs

$424,538 awarded to support 115 student internships in the summer of 2017

7,572 total contacts with students and alumni by Career Center staff 2017-2018

FINANCIAL AID

Carleton is committed to putting a Carleton education within reach- meeting 100% of demonstrated need for every student.

Nearly 4/5 students work a campus job, learning skills that will serve them long after they graduate.

54% of the class of 2022 received 11.5 million in grant aid in 2018-2019. Average need-based financial aid package for 2019 is $48,677 and

includes grants, scholarships, work-study and loans.6

Residential life at Carleton is the heart of campus life. We strive to provide a safe and supportive residential environment which complements and extends the educational experience of students.

91.9% of students indicated living on campus

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