Andrew Beck ’17 (A history major and biology minor from Atlanta, Georgia) looked into the College of Wooster’s resources for people with learning disabilities even before he came here and was impressed with what APEX at Wooster would offer to help him with dyslexia. A goalie for Wooster’s soccer team, Andrew believes that the skills […]
KC Sullivan, Yisheng U.S. Biopharma, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD
A biochemistry and molecular biology major, KC Sullivan claimed that her I.S. served as an excellent self-marketing tool when she interviewed for jobs after graduation because it showcased her ability to design and troubleshoot experiments, analyze data, and communicate results clearly and concisely. Within a few weeks of graduating, she had landed a research […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]