Gretchen Heideloff ’15 maximizes APEX’s resources over four years

  Psychology major and Spanish minor, Gretchen Heideloff ’15 has used a range of APEX’s resources over her four years at Wooster. Like for many other first years, Heideloff transition into college was not as smooth as she had hoped. Even though APEX wasn’t yet established as an integrated organization, Heideloff’s Resident Assistant recommended that […]

Nicole McFarlane, Wil Research U.S., Ashland, OH

As a biology major at Wooster, Nicole McFarlane feels that Wooster equipped her with the tools necessary to utilize the education that she received. Independent and critical thinking along with initiative and the ability to meet deadlines are skills that she acquired and fine-tuned while at the College. Besides these practical skills, transitioning to the […]

Kyla McEntire, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

As a current Master’s student at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Kyla McEntire is pursing an MA in Philanthropic Studies as well as a certificate in Nonprofit Management. The skills she used in her coursework as a political science major at Wooster are the same skills she uses in graduate school every […]

David Mallet, Teach for America, Colorado Springs, CO

Whether it was communicating game strategy on the soccer field with his teammates or presenting on a potential investment opportunity to the Jenny Investment Club, David Mallet says that collaborating effectively was always a crucial aspect of being successful at Wooster. An Economics major, he believes that the communication and critical thinking skill set Wooster […]

Katherine Laubacher, AmeriCorps VISTA for Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Akron, OH

In her sophomore year, Psychology major, Katherine Laubacher and her friends started a volunteer program house called Poverty Outreach House through which they helped a church in downtown Wooster with their breakfast program. This experience gave her practical knowledge and contributed greatly to her future plans. She believes her time in classrooms at Wooster provided […]

Peter Hause, Associate at Lafayette Group in Vienna, VA

As an international relations major at Wooster, Peter Hause took advantage of the many diverse course options and the multidisciplinary nature of his major. This enabled him to make new and interesting connections between subjects he had not previously thought of as interrelated which is helping him in his current job. Additionally, all courses and […]