Fall 2017
In this Issue
![Crenellations atop ARH in morning light](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/ARHmorninglight.jpg?itok=yRMm4nsK)
![3-story steel structure in place on east side of Carnegie Hall](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/southpavilionHSSCweb_0.jpg?itok=R7XY3Kom)
![Lucy Chechik, wearing safety glasses, examines a test tube](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/Lucylabweb.jpg?itok=Jw_S1o8R)
Lucy Chechik ’18, a chemistry major from Minneapolis, wanted to study abroad and chose DIS (Danish Institute for Study Abroad) Copenhagen because of its focus on medicine.
During fall 2016, Chechik enjoyed getting a chance...
![Eric Ragan sets a volleyball on the left side of the net to two women on the other side](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/EricRaganweb.jpg?itok=OiAZWkat)
Eric Ragan ’12 first came to Grinnell in 2008 knowing little more than that he wanted to keep playing sports in college, and he wanted to do it in a “high academic” environment.
![8 students show off items found during the Grinnell Science Project scavenger hung](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/GSPscavengerhuntweb.jpg?itok=Sr0qds1y)
Developing a comprehensive diversity plan is an iterative process that requires considerable time, attention, and care, especially when gathering and evaluating confidential feedback. Because of this, it has not been a quick process.
![Daniel Davis](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/DanDavisbgWeb.jpg?itok=tf6AdtAy)
After graduating college, I spent a long time searching for the perfect job. Most important in my search was finding a job where I felt like part of a team that was pushing me to be the best I could be.
![Amy Goldmacher](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/AmyGoldmacherweb.jpg?itok=QTZMYzUI)
With academic jobs at a premium and corporate America more appreciative of the social sciences, modern-day anthropologists are increasingly working with companies like Intel, IBM, and Google — all of which have in-house anthropologists.
![Bryan Boyce](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/BryanBoyceweb.jpg?itok=ciDszb3D)
“Books like Of Mice and Men and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time might be well-meaning, but ultimately speak for people with disabilities in a way that doesn’t show their true dynamism, capabilities, and unique voices,” says Bryan Boyce '08.
![Terian Koscik](http://magazine.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/300x200/public/TerianKoscikweb.jpg?itok=aSkRd497)
Picture a techie — it’s likely you’re imagining a slightly out of shape young man hunched over a computer somewhere in California, rather than someone like Terian Koscik ’12.