APEX Student Stories

Michael Andes ’16 practices dentistry in Nepal

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Passionate about dentistry, junior biochemistry and molecular biology major Michael Andes, from Cleveland, Ohio, was set on landing an internship that would give him greater knowledge about dentistry.

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Eric Hubbard ’16 joins excavation team in Israel

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

In order to spend his summer in Israel, Eric Hubbard, a junior archeology major from Defiance, Ohio, received an APEX (Advising Planning and Experiential Learning) Fellowship from the College of Wooster to work in Jaffa, Israel.

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James May ’16 performs with Cleveland Orchestra Summer Chorus

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

A music composition and English double major, junior James May from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was an intern in the Chorus Office for the Cleveland Orchestra over summer courtesy of APEX (Academic Planning and Experiential learning).

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Paroma Palchoudhuri ’16 researches at prestigious Fermi Lab

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Physics enthusiast from Calcutta India, Paroma Palchoudhuri worked in the Particle Physics Department of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory- a premier particle physics laboratory- in Illinois during the summer before her junior year.

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Abigail Helvering ’15 has unexpected turn of events at White House

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

At the beginning of her summer, Abigail Helvering, a junior political science major from Anderson, Indiana, was excited to begin her internship at the White House under Congresswoman Susan Brooks, an opportunity provided through an APEX.

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Dana Stamos ’15 participates in Shepherd Program

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Dana Stamos, a junior sociology major from Evanston, Illinois, spent her summer as an intern at Anna’s Arts Camp for Kids in New Orleans, courtesy of an APEX (Academic Advising and Experiential Learning) Fellowship from The College of Wooster.

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Christina Solazzo ’16 markets Italian winery

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

What better place to spend a portion of your summer than at a winery in Verona, Italy? That’s where Christina Solazzo, a sophomore sociology major from Clearwater, Florida wound up, courtesy of an APEX Fellowship from The College of Wooster.

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Sanjana Kumbhani ’17 fourth APEX Fellow at Grameen Bank

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Sanjana Kumbhani, a sophomore business economics and mathematics double major from Mumbai, India, spent her summer working at Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, through an APEX (Academic Planning and Experiential Learning) Fellowship at The College of Wooster.

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Rachel Dietz ’15 shadows psychiatrist in Spain

August 1, 2014 by Kanika Issar

Spanish and psychology, the two things that senior Rachel Dietz is passionate about, were combined with the help of APEX (Academic Planning and Experiential Learning) at The College of Wooster. Rachel studied abroad in Spain last semester and couldn’t wait to go back.

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Aidan Conley ’16 applies Entrepreneurship skills to a summer internship

April 4, 2014 by Madeleine O'Neill

(Aidan Conley, right, helped organize Launch’s student entrepreneurship competition) Aidan Conley ’16 (a business economics major from Fairway, Kansas) ​first got involved in entrepreneurship when he heard APEX’s Director for Entrepreneurship Peter Abramo give a presentation at a meeting of the investment club. Since then, Aidan has gone on to become the treasurer of Launch, Wooster’s student […]

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Daniel Cohen ’14 works toward campaign finance reform

March 28, 2014 by Madeleine O'Neill

Daniel Cohen ’14 (a political science and communications major from Beavercreek, Ohio) knew before last summer that he wanted to work to reform campaign finance laws. When he found an internship with an organization called Public Citizen, which is working toward a constitutional amendment to limit corporate campaign donations, he jumped at the opportunity to […]

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Jonathan Allotey ’15 creates a marketplace for Wooster students

March 3, 2014 by Madeleine O'Neill

  Jonathan Allotey ’15 (a biochemistry and molecular biology major from Accra, Ghana) recently decided to start exploring entrepreneurship. He started with an idea: he wanted to build a marketplace for College of Wooster students to buy and sell items, such as books and furniture, from each other. Jonathan hoped that this idea would help […]

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