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Talking to alumni in sustainability can help you make informed choices and potentially open doors.  Join Swatties Helping Swatties and conduct informational interviews to enhance your career journey. Make an appointment to chat with an advisor about this field.

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Learn & Apply

Browse the industry guides to learn more about types of roles, organizations and skills valued by employers. Look for internships and jobs on Handshake, where you can also browse employers and industry-specific events.

A Great Winter Break = SwatWorks Micro-Internships

Winter Break – It’s the perfect time to develop your career experience. Take some time for your career exploration, professional skill building and making connections.

SwatWorks Micro-Internships are short-term, PAID, professional assignments taking place remotely during the Winter Break so …

By Kristie Beucler
Kristie Beucler Associate Director, Career Education
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An Unforgettable Summer in Ecuador

The highlight of my second “Swarthmore summer” was the research trip to Ecuador that I took with a few fellow members of the Swarthmore Conservation Biology lab. We started our trip doing field work at Tiputini Biodiversity Station, located deep …

By Laura Wentzel
Laura Wentzel
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Practice Area Insights: How to Break Into an Environmental Law Practice

Environmental law can differ greatly depending on an attorney’s client base; one can work for a public interest group or firm to fight to preserve the environment or can represent companies to navigate environmental regulations. On either side, the practice …

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Environmental Justice @ Swat

I began organizing in my freshman year of college. I was fresh out of high school, and out of quarantine from a global pandemic, and I enrolled in a course called Environmental Justice: Theory & Action at Swarthmore College. Swarthmore, …

By Kayla Miller
Kayla Miller
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Swarthmore Contingent Shares Takeaways of U.N. Climate Change Conference in Dubai

A group of Swarthmore students, staff, and faculty attended the United Nations Foundation Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai in December, witnessing and contributing to international unity against the existential threat of climate change.

Three Swarthmore students — Oviya Kumaran ’24, …

By Ryan Dougherty
Ryan Dougherty
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Employer & Interview Insights

Vault Guide to Alternative Energy Jobs, Third Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Clean Tech and Renewable Energy Law, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Clean Tech/Renewable Energy Law is an in-depth, candid guide on the …

Vault Career Guide to Energy, Third Edition

In the midst of an energy boom that has positioned the United States as one of the world’s top oil-producing …

Vault Guide to Park and Public Land Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Agriculture Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Earth Science Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Swarthmore & External Resources

American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists is an organization serving the Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science professions by …

The International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP)

ISSP is the world’s leading professional association of sustainability practitioners. A member-driven organization, we move the sustainability profession forward by …

Columbia Climate School – The Earth Institute

Today, the Earth Institute has become a world leader in the basic and applied knowledge required to achieve sustainability. The …

The Student Conservation Association

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is America’s conservation corps. Our members protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks …

CERES

Ceres is a nonprofit organization transforming the economy to build a just and sustainable future for people and the planet. We …

Alumni Connections

  • Senior Attorney The Nature Conservancy
Meet Daniel S.
  • CEO and Founder PixelEdge
Meet Ali
  • DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Hugo Neu
Meet Dan
  • Attorney JONES DAY®
Meet Kristina
  • Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Maelstrom Water Technologies
Meet Tané
  • Thomas J. Watson Fellow Thomas J. Watson Foundation
Meet Slate
  • Bookseller Word After Word Books
Meet Mika
Meet Brooke

Contact & Location

Phone
(610) 328–8352
Address

500 College Ave.
Parrish Hall 135
Swarthmore, PA 19081

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Office closed daily from 12–1pm for lunch.