My child (sophomore) at Vassar participated in a special career connections program in January just for Sophomores, where they came back to campus early and had a few days of meetings with lots of alums from so many different fields; the students were given a book with all of the contact info, and lots of opportunities to build connections and learn. There was a huge contingent of folks (alums) from NYC, but others from all over.
The summer after my son’s freshman year, Vassar gave him a grant to go to Peru and work on his Spanish all summer through a program that they recommended for him (he is not a Spanish major, but wanted to improve his fluency). This coming summer, Vassar is giving him a grant to work with a non-profit as an intern (the non-profit couldn’t afford to pay him, so Vassar is paying him instead). He has found Vassar to be very helpful in so many ways - but he did have to proactively go and ask.