{"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":"2026-06-01T09:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:48:44","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<div style=\"height:49px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:351px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4623\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2024\/10\/DSC03204.webp\" style=\"object-position:50% 24%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 24%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:98px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-dark-color has-text-color is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white-900x179.webp\" alt=\"Purposeful Work logo\" class=\"wp-image-3384\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5.027932960893855;width:520px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white-900x179.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white-400x79.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white-768x152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white-1200x238.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white-1536x305.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2023\/10\/PW-primary-logo-white.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-c00f5982\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-container-content-b0223bd5\"><em><strong>Gift Opportunities for Purposeful Work Programming<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-container-content-9e2f13cb\">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<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1279\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0104-edited.webp\" alt=\"Caitlin Chan \u201924, interned with The Palladium Group in\nWashington, D.C.\" class=\"wp-image-6633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0104-edited.webp 1279w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0104-edited-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0104-edited-900x900.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0104-edited-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0104-edited-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0104-edited-628x628.jpg 628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1279px) 100vw, 1279px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>\u201cWhen they say that the world is your oyster, Purposeful Work truly puts that into practice and perspective. As I continue to navigate the postgraduation process and life, I can move forward with confidence and poise as a result of the preparation that Purposeful Work has provided me. I look forward to this next chapter filled with purpose, work, and joy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Caitlin Chan \u201924, interned with The Palladium Group in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bates-framework-feature-fact feature-fact is-style-textbox-right\"><div class=\"image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2026\/05\/240524_Purposeful_Work_0511.webp)\"><\/div><div class=\"feature-fact-textbox\" style=\"width:30%\"><h2>Post-Graduation Outcomes<\/h2><p>Of the 433 members of the Class of 2024, 89% report feeling settled in their post-graduate life.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/class-of-2024-post-graduation-outcomes\/\">View the full report.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-garnet-bright-color has-text-color\">Gift Opportunities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-text-color\">Summer Internships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 internship: $5,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual program: $450,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endowment support of 1 internship: $100,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program endowment: $9,000,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/purposeful-work-internships-2\/\">Internship Program Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-text-color\">Practitioner-Taught Courses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Purposeful Work hires Practitioners-in-Residence during Short Term in May to teach applied knowledge in their fields of expertise. These immersive opportunities allow students to build skills and gain hands-on work experience in a field of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 course: $17,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual program: $85,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endowment support of 1 course: $340,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program endowment: $1,700,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/practitioner-taught-courses\/\">Course Program Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-text-color\">Student Travel Sponsorship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\">The Purposeful Work Job Shadow Program and Roadshows allow students to explore industries, step into places of work, and make professional connections in organizations and roles that interest them. To ensure that all students can access these opportunities regardless of their financial circumstances, Purposeful Work is committed to covering travel costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Annual Roadshow program: $30,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roadshow endowment: $400,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual Job Shadow program: $20,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Job Shadow endowment $400,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/job-shadow\/\">Job Shadow  Program Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/roadshows\/\">Road-Show Program Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-text-color\">Mini Grants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can apply for financial support for professional attire, graduate school test prep, and application fees, and transportation costs to interviews and conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Annual program: $15,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Program endowment: $300,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/purposeful-work\/purposeful-work-internships-2\/\">Mini Grant Program Details<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-garnet-color has-text-color\">The Daigler &amp; Abrahamsen Medical School Preparation Fund<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">This new fund supports students from low-income and\/or underrepresented backgrounds in gaining admission to medical school by covering costs for MCAT test prep courses, medical school application fees, and other related expenses.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-garnet-bg has-dark-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color\">If you are interested in supporting other elements of the Purposeful Work suite of programs, please get in touch. We are happy to work with you on a gift that is meaningful to you and impactful for our students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Contact Seth Williams<\/strong>, Director of Leadership Giving, for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-white-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:swilliams2@bates.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Get in Touch<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen they say that the world is your oyster, Purposeful Work truly&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1045,"featured_media":6628,"parent":3586,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-3312","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1045"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3312"}],"version-history":[{"count":141,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6642,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3312\/revisions\/6642"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}