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May and June see a new flood of optimistic, college-educated blood wash out into the world every year. And we think those graduates deserve a little something to help them on their journey into the machine. Here are some gift ideas, organized by major. Some are serious. Some are not.
Business
Keep the future mogul motivated with caffeine and the silvery gleam (cha-ching!) of this coffee maker, part of a new line from Krups.
Krups Silver Art 10-Cup Coffee Maker, $169
Hope the economy rises like the phoenix on this tray, which is perfect for delivering large glasses of Scotch to clients on.
Mother of Pearl Phoenix Tray, $200
English
To start the day off with some writing and a cup of tea.
Design House Stockholm Poem Cup Saucer by Katarina Häll, $50
Give these plates to your grad while he or she can still quote the poets. Twenty years from now these guys'll just be unfamiliar faces.
Poetry Dessert Plates, $185 for a set of four
Chemistry
Discover the world outside of a standard spice rack with this set of less conventional spices from Le Sanctuaire.
Explore Gift Set, $62
Everything they'll need to spherify things that aren't round and make noodles of things that aren't noodle-shaped.
Molecular Cuisine Starter Kit, $79.99
Nursing
Biking and wine—they're both good for you. But not at the same time, or you'll end up on the wrong side of the ER.
Leather Bicycle Wine Rack, about $32
Good for a little balcony barbecuing, this stainless steel grill is hidden in a terra cotta pot where you can grow some fresh herbs to throw onto heart-healthy grilled vegetables.
Hot-Pot BBQ, $124
Visual and Performing Arts
Your budding designer will be looking at Photoshop all day. Make sure he or she looks at it all night, too.
Photoshop Magnet Set, $25 for 13 magnets
Tattoo artist Paul Timman's latest design for the avant-garde dishware company Ink Dish is based on his iconic sleeve tats, which are a lot better than the cheap ink your art-student kid is sporting.
Ink Dish Tattoo Lotus Service for One, $70
Education
Teachers deserve a glass of wine after dinner. Or two, which is how much this decanter holds. Comes with one glass. Perfect.
Giarimi Monks Belt Half Decanter, $80
This lunch container won't leak thanks to the watertight seals. Plus, the spork is a lot heavier-duty than what newbie teachers will find in the cafeteria.
Lunch Pot, $22
Engineering
This gadget will keep neophyte engineers' coffee hot while they work.
Desktop Mug / Coffee Cup Warmer, $25
Your little techie needs something to keep the iPad propped up in the kitchen, for recipe browsing or coding while cooking.
Joule Chroma iPad Stand, $149.99
Journalism
It's the sad truth, ain't it?
Wasted and Broke Ramen Noodle Soup, $2.99
My mom bought me something a little different. I didn't go to college until i was a newly wed. Well, I'm a biology major and really worried about the environment, and my husband was more worried about how dark it was around our little rented house. So, when I graduated with my associates, my mom got us solar powered house numbers, how crazy and great is that? I love them!
Perfect! I am looking for a gift for my mechanical engineering friend, and I had NO idea what to get him. This gives me a great jumping off point. I was thinking about getting him an mp3 alarm clock, or something equally cool, but I also really like the coffee cup warmer. Maybe I'll just get him both!
Even though I was an exercise science major, I think the lunch pails are a great idea! My husband is going into elementary education, so I'm sure he'd love to bring some of those to his student-teaching classes. Probably one of the gifts that I always wanted in college was some tailgate bbq grills. It's a great way to party and have fun right before a game.
I love the poet plates! They are so creative and hilarious. I was an English major in college, so of course those are my favorite thing you have listed here. One of the best gifts I got while going to college was an mp3 alarm clock, it helped me get up for my 8 AM classes with a spring in my step. I would definitely recommend that to any student.
Aww-I was surely looking forward to gifts for psych majors :-(
Well, DS is moving into his computer ( something or other specialty ) Masters . . . really. What oh what can I possibly get him that I even understand or can afford.
What about Bio Majors?? :D
I actually bought my engineer father a little coffee cup hotplate years and years ago and he used it every day while poring over schematics.
Amen, HJSoulma. I'm a 40-year-old with 3 lit degrees, all specializing in poetry. And I'm broke-ASS. Also, I don't care much for tea.
$2.99 for a pack of ramen?! No way!
I like the assumption that journalism majors are screwed when English majors aren't. XD
However, I take (joking) offense to the idea that an English major won't recognize poets in a couple of years-- not all English majors only did it because they had already fulfilled most of the requirements with other classes. Some of them want to teach, which means they'll remember the poets but need to...+READ
I like the assumption that journalism majors are screwed when English majors aren't. XD
However, I take (joking) offense to the idea that an English major won't recognize poets in a couple of years-- not all English majors only did it because they had already fulfilled most of the requirements with other classes. Some of them want to teach, which means they'll remember the poets but need to live on the ramen. ; )-COLLAPSE