Minor in History

Brigid Parker is a senior and an Impact Beloit Community Fellow at the Beloit Historical Society.

Beloit Historical Society intern Brigid Parker ’25

As the Nonprofit Office Coordinator at the Beloit Historical Society, Brigid Parker ’25 assists with administrative tasks, event planning, and marketing material creation.

Lyndon Defoe, Jasmine Nears’09, and Alex Kalb in Madison at a voter drive sponsored by America Votes.

Pathways to Public Service

While the notion of public service may seem quaint in this time of deep partisan divisions, the careers of these four alumni prove that there are many ways to work for the collective public good, and that the liberal arts and a Beloit education have always been invaluable preparation for that work.

Farah Tolu-Honary’s view of a beautiful blue street in Tunesia.

“The world is never that far away”

Meet twins Farah and Ariana Tolu-Honary ’24 and their younger sister, Mina ’26. Though they run in different circles on campus and studied abroad in three different places to improve their language skills in three different languages, the sisters all share the goal of becoming teachers or professors.

Jared Saathoff’24 inspects a rare book at the Newberry Library in Chicago.

Exploring museum careers and rare books

In late November, Beloit faculty and students took advantage of the college’s partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to participate in a panel about careers in the museum industry, followed by an exploration of the Newberry Library’s rare book collection.

Stacie Rosenzweig’97, Nadir Carlson’16, Farooq Pasha’03, Tom Owenby’01, and Brienne Adams’08.

How they landed their first five jobs (and what they learned along the way)

In January, students got advice from an alumni panel about navigating careers, facing personal and professional adversity, and applying their Beloit experiences toward a fulfilling life. One key idea from Farooq Pasha ’03: “You need to have the ability to adapt and to change quickly. And you need a realization of the skills that you have.”

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