APEX Student Stories

A Passion for Justice

July 16, 2013 by Karen Parthemore

Eric Petry ’14 is an Economic major / Political Science minor from Worthington, OH.  He has moved from examining Experiential Learning at Wooster to participating in it.  Last summer, as a member of an AMRE team that defined guidelines for the College’s EL programs, Eric conducted interviews with and analyzed surveys from program directors.  This […]

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Ye gets hands-on experiences

July 16, 2013 by Karen Parthemore

Ye Xiaomeng ’15 is a sophomore computer science and mathematics student from China.  In the summer of 2012, he took an internship with a local internet application and program designer through the Center for Entrepreneurship.  He stopped into APEX in the fall of 2012 to learn if/how he could return to the same company to work on new programming projects.  We helped him […]

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Christina brings TEDx to Wooster

July 14, 2013 by Karen Parthemore

Christina Haupt ’15 attended a TEDx event in Zurich which generated her interest in the concept of sharing new ideas.  In the fall semester, she applied to TED for a license to hold a local TEDx event at The College of Wooster.  She began to plan the event, including selecting the theme and inviting some […]

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Well Prepared for the Work

July 12, 2013 by Karen Parthemore

Kristen Weischedel ’12 finds work with the French Ministry of Education. Wooster’s education has prepared me for life after Wooster by giving me important skills. While my coworkers are consistently worried about meeting tight deadlines and communicating consistently in French, I am at ease. Due to IS and the study abroad requirement for foreign language majors, […]

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Finding Success in a Difficult Field

July 9, 2013 by Karen Parthemore

H. Kris Fronzak ’12 and English major works for ABIS in Chicago, IL. Journalism is one of the worst fields to be in right now, but the liberal arts education gave me the flexibility to deal with the changing medium as well as providing me with a few backup plans! My I.S. was probably the most helpful […]

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