Brittany Cook ’15 spent the summer of 2013 working with high-achieving, low-income high school students at Higher Achievement Summer School in Alabama. HASS, founded in 2011 by Wooster alumni Justin Younker ‘10, helps its students become first generation college students through preparatory classes. Brittany taught an SAT/ACT vocabulary class and a novel study class to a […]
Fahim Aziz ’15 gets a jumpstart from Entrepreneurship
(Photo from Fahim’s internship with Grameen Bank, which was funded by the Center for Entrepreneurship) Fahim Aziz ’15 (an economics and mathematics major from Dhaka, Bangladesh) first started working with APEX before it was even called APEX. In 2011, Fahim worked with the Center for Entrepreneurship to get help with an internship with Grameen […]
Exploring Passions leads to Career Path
Sureni Beckford ’12 Turpentine Wildlife Refuge Eureka Springs, AR Major at Wooster: Biochemistry Molecular Biology To say that my Wooster education has prepared me for my future career would be a great understatement. My time at the College of Wooster gave me the opportunity to develop in many ways, particularly as an independent thinker. […]
A new program brings exciting opportunities
Rebecca N. Lang ’12 a neuroscience major currently enrolled in a graduate program at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. To me, a liberal arts education is about being passionate. When I started college, I had no idea what I wanted to study, but I knew that I was passionate about chemistry, biology, and psychology. Luckily […]
Collaboration brings a new perspective to Career Planning
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 […]
Successfully Pursuing his Passions
Sam Connor ’12 majored in Cultural Area Studies with a focus on Latin America. He is now teaching in Virginia. The most important skill I acquired at Wooster is the ability to be a thoughtful, and self-starting thinker. As a teacher, I work in a very fluid environment, with a great deal of freedom. The […]
Inspired to Succeed
Lauren Close ’12 majored in both History & Art History. There are many things that set Wooster apart from other undergraduate institutions, including small class sizes, student research opportunities and emphasis on independent thought. However, I believe that Wooster’s greatest educational asset is the faculty and the supportive intellectual culture they generate. At the beginning […]
Succeeding in the classroom and out
Sam is a senior economics major from western Michigan. Sam has been a regular in the Learning Center since his first year, benefiting greatly from the academic support provided as he engaged in a pace which demanded much from his courses and himself. Sam is a strong student with a high G.P.A., but there were areas of interest which he did not […]
Well Prepared for the Work
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, […]
Finding Success in a Difficult Field
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 […]