Using Internet-linked computers and nationwide databases, students can look for a graduate school or a job around the corner or around the world. A Mount Holyoke education leads to surprising destinations. That's because liberal arts graduates have a broad range of skills and can adapt them to situations far removed from their college majors. Even a quick look at recent grads' activities shows alumnae can go practically anywhere with practically any major. Nearly everyone's career odyssey begins with an information search at the CDC library.
Research is easier and more efficient since the library more than doubled in size over the summer.
Large oak tables welcome students to browse the books, flyers, and binders lining the room. Along one wall are six new computers attached to two laser printers. Last week I went in to 'surf' for computer information about graduate programs in geology and medicine. In the CDC's new workshop room, students are taught everything from electronic interviewing skills to graduate school application tips. The room holds as many as one hundred people, and has movable seating and a computer projector and screen.