- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Merck Partners with INROADS to Launch College Links https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/255156?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/255156?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/255156?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Merck Partners with INROADS to Launch College Links&body=ESG News from Merck & Co., Inc. https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/255156?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Education](/CSR-News/education) # Merck Partners with INROADS to Launch College Links Jul 16, 2019 1:10 PM ET Campaign: [Merck: Ethics & Values](/news/campaign/merck-ethics-values) ![Students](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/merck_inroads1.jpg) Merck hosted the next generation of talent recently when a group of high school students toured the company’s Kenilworth site as part of the INROADS College Links program. Merck partnered with INROADS, an international nonprofit organization that prepares talented, diverse youth for corporate and community leadership, to launch College Links in Newark, New Jersey earlier this year. The scholars learned about careers at Merck during a panel discussion and Q&A session, received personalized advice during one-on-one mentoring sessions and wrapped up the day with a 3D printing demonstration and a presentation by four STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) scientists. Zy-Asiah Gray-Smalls, 16, an incoming junior at Newark Collegiate Academy, said her favorite part of the day was the panel called “Careers at Merck: From Campus to Corporate.” “The panel was very diverse,” she explained. “That was something new for me because usually when we go to corporate events, women aren’t usually brought on panels. I liked that they were of color and women – it shows I can do something similar to this and I can be accepted.” INROADS College Links launched at KIPP Newark Collegiate Academy in January and provides high-potential, but under-resourced high school students in 9th, 10th and 11th grade with meaningful opportunities for growth and development in business and STEM fields. INROADS College Links prepares its scholars for successful college and career paths by offering year-round programs that include development seminars, mentorship, hands-on career exploration, job shadowing and more. [Read more about the program here](http://www.merck.com/about/featured-stories/inroads-college-links.html) [![Merck & Co., Inc. logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/02852_Merck_Logo_W-Anthem_Horizontal_TealGrey_RGB.png)](/profiles/merck-co-inc) ### More from Merck & Co., Inc. ###### [Merck Earns Top Spot on Newsweek’s List of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2025](/news/merck-earns-top-spot-newsweeks-list-americas-most-responsible-companies-2025) Dec 5, 2024 9:20 AM ET ###### [Merck Foundation Announces $17 Million U.S. Initiative To Expand Access to High-Quality Cardiac Care](/news/merck-foundation-announces-17-million-us-initiative-expand-access-high-quality-cardiac-care) Nov 20, 2024 2:40 PM ET ###### [Career on Purpose (Episode 1): Merck’s Skills-First Program](/news/career-purpose-episode-1-mercks-skills-first-program) Oct 4, 2024 9:10 AM ET ###### [Here for Good: Merck’s Steadfast Commitment to Health Equity](/news/here-good-mercks-steadfast-commitment-health-equity) Jul 16, 2024 4:45 PM ET ###### [Merck Is Partnering With America’s Largest HBCU To Launch a Collaborative Biotechnology Learning Center](/news/merck-partnering-americas-largest-hbcu-launch-collaborative-biotechnology-learning-center) Jun 20, 2024 10:00 AM ET ###### [Women in Science? At Merck, Absolutely](/news/women-science-merck-absolutely) Jun 12, 2024 12:30 PM ET ###### [How Merck Scientists Are Driving Next-Generation Cancer Research](/news/how-merck-scientists-are-driving-next-generation-cancer-research) Jun 6, 2024 11:25 AM ET ###### [Merck Expands Access to High-Quality Maternal Care for More Than 30 Million Women Worldwide Through Merck for Mothers](/news/merck-expands-access-high-quality-maternal-care-more-30-million-women-worldwide-through-merck) May 8, 2024 9:00 AM ET