This fall, five North Central students were working behind the scenes in Washington, D.C. for organizations such as The Salvation Army, the Coalition for Smarter Growth, Vital Voices, the Northeast-Midwest Institute and D.C. Law Students in Court.

If Veronica Ramming ’19 passes her fifth actuarial exam while still in college, she will be the first student in North Central College’s history to accomplish such a feat, though she admits she doesn’t think she will be the last.

The motivation to run a marathon may be to improve physical health, to check an item off a “bucket list,” or to establish a personal best. The most challenging reason of all, however, may be a selfless one. That is just the kind of motivation Connor McGury ‘18 embraces.

Students from North Central College put their classroom knowledge into practice this summer with internships at NASA, Scripps Research Institute and the Kansas City Royals—to name a few. As a result, these students will be returning to campus Sept.