Corporate Engagement
Macalester’s Unique Talent
At Macalester, we combine a close-knit, welcoming community with the benefits of being in the Twin Cities. Macalester students come from every state and 103 countries for an academic program that’s among the top in the nation. It’s a place where ideas and intellectual curiosity matter. Our philosophy of global citizenship and collaborative learning prepares students to make an impact on the world.
We’re a top producer of Fulbright Students
The US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Macalester College a Top Producing Institution of Fulbright US Students in 2023-2024. This recognition is given to United States colleges and universities that received the highest number of Fulbright awardees.
We’re one of America’s Best Colleges
Money Magazine included Macalester in their rankings for colleges that combine quality and affordability in 2023.
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Majors offered at Macalester
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Student-faculty ratio
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Number of students
Let’s get together
Macalester’s values and rigorous education, combined with the energy and opportunities of your organization or business, is the perfect combination to amplify our shared values.
Here’s how.
Develop Talent
Those who have already worked with Macalester students know that it’s not a one time deal. Our students make an impression and partner with them over and over. Globally-minded, lifelong learners, they’ve been studying and teaming up with people from all over the world and from all walks of life, an essential skill in today’s marketplace. We know that once you work with one of our students, the partnership will continue.
Internships are an integral part of most students’ experience at Macalester. There are over 200 internship sites within eight miles of campus and a center to help students navigate the internship process. What’s most important though is that students learn more about their career aspirations and make valuable connections with people in fields they hope to pursue after graduation.
Read about the internship experience of Ethan Hyslop ’23, sociology major and data science minor
Ways to engage
- Host a booth at Macalester’s Career Fair
- Post a job or internship, or research position
- Hire Mac students
Complete our Engagement Form and we’ll reach out today about linking your team to our talent.
Mac alums hold C-Suite positions at 18 Fortune 500 companies
In the past 8 years, over 1800 Mac students have interned at over 1000 companies worldwide
Students go on to work at hundreds of of corporations
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Percentage of recent graduates who reported doing an internship or research during their at Macalester
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Percentage of students who participated in community-based learning or applied research in 2023
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Percentage of students who work at a for profit business after graduation
Community-Based Partnership
Let’s join forces to create a customized partnership with a community-based organization.
A unique community partnership aims to uplift families in St. Paul’s historic Rondo neighborhood.
Behind every eviction notice, there’s a story. In St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood, Mack Williams ’26 has been working with families facing poverty through a unique community partnership.
Last September, Macalester joined forces with Thomson Reuters and the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center to launch the Poverty Elimination Project, a one-year initiative aimed at helping families transition out of poverty toward sustainable lives.
Complete our Engagement Form and we’ll reach out today about supporting your community engagement goals.
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Corporate Volunteerism
Things are different here: our students and faculty are regular change agents. Let’s join forces and bring our teams together to help you increase your community impact goals. And, being a curious group, we always welcome new ideas. It’s easy to begin the process with our online forms.
When corporate partners join in initiatives such as Macalester’s International Roundtable, transformative ideas take shape. Connect with our change-making students and faculty to amplify your community impact—start exploring partnerships through our simple online process.
Ways to engage
- Featured speaker at our round table or town hall
- Guest presenter in a classroom
Complete our Engagement Form and we’ll reach out today about volunteer opportunities.
Increase Visibility
It’s a noisy world: make sure our students and the community knows about your company’s legacy, mission and vision by aligning your brand with ours.
Ways to increase your company’s visibility:
- Turn key event sponsorship
- Sponsor a team (athletic or academic)
- Sponsor a sporting event
- Company logo on scoreboards, field/court surfaces, walls, banners and apparel
Complete our Engagement Form and we’ll reach out today about increasing your company’s visibility.
Innovate Together
Apathy isn’t part of your or our ethos, and neither is the status quo. Together we can create novel approaches to both long-held questions as well as new. Let’s uncover the answers together by allowing our teams of researchers to support you in yours.
Biology Professor Robin Shields-Cutler, microbiologist who is particularly interested in the biochemical interface between diverse bacteria and their hosts (humans, most often), partners with students in the lab.
A sampling of projects
Complete our Engagement Form and we’ll reach out today about connecting our teams to yours.
Partnership News
Partnerships make us all stronger and learn more about the world around us. Here is some exciting news from partnerships we have built within the community and beyond.
Let’s see what we can do
Email corporateopportunities@macalester.edu to begin creating a plan