{"id":12116,"date":"2022-02-20T10:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T15:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/?p=12116&preview=true&preview_id=12116"},"modified":"2022-08-22T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T19:33:28","slug":"earlham-college-expands-epic-journey-a-comprehensive-educational-framework-focused-on-academic-and-career-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/news-events\/earlham-college-expands-epic-journey-a-comprehensive-educational-framework-focused-on-academic-and-career-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlham College expands Epic Journey \u2013 a comprehensive educational framework focused on academic and career development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Research-based excursions like this one to Iceland are available to all students through the Epic Journey.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Earlham College is expanding its signature program in fall 2022 that draws on Earlham\u2019s historical strengths in the liberal arts, having secured new funding for internships and academic research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Epic Journey<\/a> provides a personalized four-year education combining its best-in-class classroom experience<\/a> with faculty mentorship and career-focused opportunities<\/a> that inspire students to be catalysts for good in a changing world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Epic Journey is something that could only happen at Earlham,\u201d says Earlham President Anne Houtman. \u201cIt pairs our nationally ranked strength in classroom teaching and a 175-year tradition of excellence in the liberal arts with intentional professional development opportunities and leadership experiences. We give students the tools and support they need to chart a journey of their own design.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That Journey begins the moment students arrive on campus for New Student Orientation. All first-year students are paired with an academic advisor as well as a career guide, whose goals are to welcome students into the Earlham community and usher them through the transition to college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The academic journey is supported with First-Year Seminars that pair student interests with writing-intensive courses that promote discussion, analysis, and research, sharpening critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the first day on campus, students will work with their academic advisors and career guides. \u201cWe guide them all along their four years at Earlham, implementing and adapting their initial plan to help them reach their post-graduation goals,\u201d said Mike Deibel, associate vice president of academic affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key feature of Epic Journey is the Epic Advantage<\/a>, Earlham\u2019s offer of up to $5,000 for every student to participate in an internship, research experience or community-based project. Earlham is one of the few institutions in the country with guaranteed funding for every student to participate in at least one of these high-impact experiences in locations virtually anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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