During the fall 2012 semester Marylou Lalonde, Assistant Director of Career Services, met with Leslie, a sophomore who was already thinking about life after Wooster. She was considering the 3/2 program at Mandel School of Social Sciences at Case. They discussed a career in social work and what Leslie knew about it. They also talked about the 3/2 program and whether Leslie was certain she wanted to get a graduate degree in this field. Marylou encouraged her to talk with Alison Schmidt, the Director of Academic Advising, to learn more about what this 3/2 program involved.
Ultimately, Leslie wanted to set up some kind of internship at Every Women’s House in Wooster so she could gain experience with a social service agency. She hoped to turn the internship into a college credit and Marylou introduced her to Cathy McConnell (Associate Director of Experiential Learning) to find out whether applying for an APEX fellowship was an option. Ryan Ozar could also be consulted for information on establishing credit for her internship.