The Gustavus Career Collective: Experience the Unique

Gustavus Mentoring Program

Develop meaning and impactful relationships with Gustavus Alumni. Mentoring pairs work together to: 

  • Assist in preparing students for the transition to professional life upon graduation
  • Realization that many career paths are non-linear and encourage students to keep an open mind and explore varied possibilities
  • Accept coaching to enhance and develop interpersonal, professional, and leadership skills
  • Assist in building a professional network

 

Innovation Scholars Program

The Innovation Scholars Program is an innovative experiential learning opportunity for students at participating private colleges and universities in Minnesota. Students are provided with first-hand research and marketability analysis experience with leading Mayo and Medical Alley inventors and researchers. Students work in teams of four, with at least one science major and one business major on each team, to complete research projects that ultimately assist inventors in the assessment of ideas for new products submitted by researchers.


Gustavus Pre-Health January Interim Career Exploration

This learning opportunity is designed specifically for Gustavus students to follow and observe the patient/provider relationship and subsequent interactions, diagnostics and treatment. During an observation experience, the student will not touch, diagnose, treat, or otherwise participate in patient care. The experience is observation only. This Pre-Health Career Exploration is a unique opportunity to spend 30+ hours per week in a health care setting for the January Interim Term. 


Gustavus Health Professions Signature Shadowing and Volunteer Programs

These learning opportunites are designed specifically for Gustavus students to follow and observe the patient/provider relationship or serve as a volunteer.


Gilyard/Peterson Scholarship for the Mayo Clinic SURF Program

Scholarship opportunity for Gustavus students to participate in the Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program. 


The Career Gallery

The Career Gallery is a new initiative that was created to bring visibility to exceptional art work made by Gustavus students. The works for this gallery will be showcased in the Center for Career Development for one year in either the front lobby area, the conference room, or hallway. While on exhibition the work would be seen by a diverse set of individuals from the Gustavus community and off-campus partners. In addition to receiving recognition, there would be a cash award for up to $1000 split between 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and honorable mentions.


Updated 7/26/23 JV