{"id":26781,"date":"2026-04-23T15:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=26781"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:24:12","slug":"beyond-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/beyond-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Game Connects Student-Athletes, Alumni for Career Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2210\" height=\"1243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students and athletes network during Beyond the Game\" class=\"wp-image-26783\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-2-1.jpg 2210w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-2-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-2-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-2-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2210px) 100vw, 2210px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rick Gianino &#8217;78 talks with Maddie Hanulcik \u201926 during Beyond the Game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Editors Note:<\/strong> Carson Williams \u201925 wrote this story for College Marketing and Communication.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>At a table in the Hornets Suite, Annslee Ware \u201827 leaned into conversation with alumni, asking questions about careers, choices, and what comes next. Like many Kalamazoo College student-athletes nearing graduation, she\u2019s beginning to look beyond the structure of practices and games to a new question taking shape: Who am I beyond the game?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That question brought junior and senior student-athletes together with alumni in March for the Beyond the Game networking event, hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/career.kzoo.edu\/\">Center for Career and Professional Development<\/a> (CCPD), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/?_gl=1%2A166ls3p%2A_ga%2AMTEyMjc0MDk0OS4xNzYwMTA3MTU0%2A_ga_2XRJV6H0DR%2AczE3NzY5NjkwMTckbzYyNCRnMSR0MTc3Njk3MTI3NCRqNjAkbDAkaDA.\">Office of Alumni Engagement<\/a> (OAE), in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/hornets.kzoo.edu\/\">Kalamazoo College Athletics<\/a>. The gathering connected students with graduates to discuss post-graduation journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe goal of Beyond the Game was to create a meaningful space to explore careers of interest, gain advice on navigating life at and after Kalamazoo College, and continue building professional networks,\u201d CCPD Director Valerie Miller said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About 80 students and 20 alumni attended the event. Many participants said they valued both the opportunity to practice networking and to learn how academic experiences at K translate into careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ware, a women\u2019s lacrosse player double majoring in psychology and business, said the event helped her see new possibilities. She hopes to build a career helping others in the sports realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConnecting with alumni and learning from them are essential to my career journey,\u201d Ware said. \u201cIt was fun learning what majors and minors alums had and how they related to their profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She left the event looking forward to what her future could be like after K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy biggest takeaway was to always be open to any career paths and work hard,\u201d she said. \u201cOpenness to experience and a strong work ethic are key when you\u2019re aiming to be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"448\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-4-600x448.jpg\" alt=\"Director of Athletics Jamie Zorbo speaks to students and alumni during Beyond the Game\" class=\"wp-image-26785\" style=\"width:561px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-4-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-4-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-4-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-4-1536x1146.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-4.jpg 1636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director of Athletics Jamie Zorbo speaks to students and alumni during Beyond the Game.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-7-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Students and an alumnus talk during Beyond the Game\" class=\"wp-image-26786\" style=\"width:561px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-7-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-7-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students and an alumnus talk during Beyond the Game.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jacob Gallimore \u201815 majored in chemistry with a business minor and a biochemistry concentration and was a member of the football team. He is now Vice President of business development at Ansira, a software development company based in St. Louis, Missouri. He returned to campus for the opportunity to help fellow Hornets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know how stressful it was my junior and senior years, beginning to make plans post-graduation,\u201d Gallimore said. \u201cI\u2019m always about networking, and as I progress in my career, I would love to hire some Hornets down the line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He enjoyed talking to student-athletes across all sports and was impressed by the number of students who attended and asked pertinent questions about career paths and the job market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a new challenge current seniors face, entering a rapidly changing job market in the artificial intelligence era, where the number of entry-level roles has decreased in the past few years,\u201d Gallimore said. \u201cHowever, this reinforces the value of the <em>K-Plan <\/em>in preparing students to be adaptable and the necessity of the plethora of tools that K provides, including networking events like this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"527\" height=\"352\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-5.jpg\" alt=\"Three students and an alumna talk during Beyond the Game\" class=\"wp-image-26788\" style=\"width:572px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-5.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/1_Beyond-the-Game-5-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students and alumni connect in the Hornets Suite for the Beyond the Game networking event.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/Beyond-the-Game-6-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"A student-athlete and an alumnus talk\" class=\"wp-image-26789\" style=\"width:569px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/Beyond-the-Game-6-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/Beyond-the-Game-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/Beyond-the-Game-6-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/Beyond-the-Game-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/Beyond-the-Game-6-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/Beyond-the-Game-6-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">About 80 students and 20 alumni attended Beyond the Game.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Miller says feedback from alumni about the event was overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAmong the alumni who completed our survey, 100% said the event was a positive experience and worth their time, and that they felt it was genuinely useful for student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As students like Ware look ahead, events like Beyond the Game offer more than networking. They provide a starting point for imagining a future beyond college and athletics, one conversation at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt Kalamazoo College, we emphasize the \u2018student\u2019 in student-athlete by intentionally creating opportunities like this for career exploration, mentorship and meaningful connection,\u201d Director of Athletics Jamie Zorbo said. \u201cIt also serves as a strong reminder of the reach and impact of the K network. Our alumni are deeply invested in giving back, and that support plays a critical role in helping our student-athletes move forward with confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 80 students and 20 alumni attended the networking event that gave juniors and seniors a chance to discuss what they might do after graduation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":26783,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,3,231],"tags":[36,93,205,250],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-26781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-news","category-students","tag-athletics","tag-career-development","tag-ccpd","tag-student-athlete"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Beyond the Game Connects Student-Athletes, Alumni - 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