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A winning experience with Bay State Games

Nate Chadbourne spent much of his summer as an operations intern at the Bay State Games, a non-profit organization in Massachusetts that offers a variety of amateur sports competitions in an Olympic-style format. Looking forward to his final year at Mitchell, he feels prepared for whatever comes next.

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Nature journaling class educates and inspires

Students in Mitchell’s “Naturalist Journal” class recently spent time at Alewife Cove with members of the Alewife Conservancy. The class has visited several natural areas in and around New London to connect to the environment through observation by drawing, writing and poetry readings and discussion.

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A truly hands-on internship at the aquarium

Mitchell senior Dev Surprenant, an environmental studies major, interned at the Mystic Aquarium in his top-choice area: the Fish and Invertebrates department. The internship helped him gain an understanding of how to put his hands on something and figure out how it works rather than by looking at a diagram.

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Dance and Cheer: Playing to our strengths

The Dance/Cheer team plays to everybody’s strength, performing at a variety of venues around campus, including athletics events, fall cabaret and dance showcase at the conclusion of each semester.

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Select Chorus: Exercising mind and passion

Performing Arts at Mitchell is unique in that incoming freshmen can potentially participate for 4 years and earn 8 credits towards graduation; no other courses at Mitchell that allow for that level of repetition.

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Taking bold steps in life and work

As a Mitchell College student, Angel Graham ’16 once said, “I want to make a difference and put my footprint on the world.” Today she is doing just that. She credits Mitchell with preparing her to be a critical thinker and develop ways to give back to her community.

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Scholarship recipients work for social change

An early childhood studies major, senior Samantha Oudkerk was one of six Mitchell College students who did their teaching practicum at the Children’s Learning Center (CLC) at Mitchell College in 2021. She plans to become to a preschool teacher or teacher assistant.

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Finding joy through children’s eyes

An early childhood studies major, senior Samantha Oudkerk was one of six Mitchell College students who did their teaching practicum at the Children’s Learning Center (CLC) at Mitchell College in 2021. She plans to become to a preschool teacher or teacher assistant.

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Bringing creativity to the table.

Senior Corrine Wilson has many fond memories of time spent with her grandmother doing things for others. “When I was younger, I remember watching my grandmother make a…

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Motivated to inspire.

Senior Brian Martin began Mitchell College as a communication major with an interest in radio broadcasting. He had a radio show on Radio Mitchell for a year, but as he…

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Capturing life.

If you have been following Mitchell College on social media this semester, you have probably seen photos taken by Mitchell Marketing & Communications intern Alex Brown. Alex says, “My favorite part of…

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The arts, full circle.

When it came time to decide on an academic focus at Mitchell College, senior Kelly Nolan looked back at what she was drawn to as a child. “I have always been interested in…

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