{"id":3312,"date":"2023-10-20T12:01:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/?page_id=3312"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:36:56","slug":"purposeful-work-supporting-student-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/leadership-giving-old\/purposeful-work-supporting-student-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Purposeful Work: Supporting Student Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Purposeful Work helps students explore their values, interests, and strengths so they can align who they are with what they do. The four-year developmental approach of Purposeful Work delivers guidance and programs across the student experience that are integral to student success in life after graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe internship gave me the chance to explore my own interests while contributing in a meaningful way by helping artists and activists realize their projects. The arts community has had such a positive impact on my life, and it\u2019s really nice to be able to spread the love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eileen Dockery \u201926 had a Purposeful Work internship at the Asian American Arts Alliance in New York City. (Phyllis Graber Jensen\/Bates College)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Post-Graduation Outcomes<\/h2>

97% of the Class of 2023 had at least one high-impact touchpoint with staff at the Center for Purposeful Work, and 91% report feeling settled in their post-graduate life.

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Summer internships are key to a student\u2019s ability to explore and test possible career paths, and make meaningful and professional connections along the way. The Purposeful Work Internship Program is a comprehensive and personalized learning experience. Students have access to paid internships with employer partners, as well as stipends for unpaid or low-paying internships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n