This biology major and theatre minor, earned a math and science scholarship. “I chose Wesleyan because the school as a whole is committed to enhancing my skills and making me as well-rounded as possible. I like being part of a family. People here are truly dedicated to the students.”

During high school, Cornelia Seybold (Class of 2020) earned an associate’s degree in pre-nursing as a dual enrollment student at Georgia Military College (GMC). She was accepted to Wesleyan through the Guaranteed Admission Program (GAP).

Following suggestions from Wesleyan faculty, Melissa Rey ’20 worked with the Center for Career Development to research and apply for REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) opportunities in her field of chemistry for the summer of 2018.

Assistant Professor of Economics Dr. Zhen was a guest speaker at Georgia Immigration Conference, as an expert on how English-language proficiency affects foreign-born immigrants' labor market performance and earnings in the U.S., especially female immigrants.

Associate Professor of Music Michael McGhee produced a CD of solo organ music, Tapestry, recorded in Wesleyan’s Porter Auditorium on the College’s historic Aeolian organ. Recently it was featured on the national broadcast of the Pipedreams, airing on about 145 NPR stations across the country.  

Dr. Bailey, professor of art at Wesleyan, was honored as a recipient of the fourth annual Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to Georgia’s civic and cultural vitality through excellence and service to the arts and humanities.

As a freshman, Pilar founded the West African dance club called Harambee African Tribal Sounds Unlimited. Today Pilar serves as the executive director of the group now named Hayiya Dance Theatre, Macon’s oldest dance company specializing in West African dance. She has taught hundreds of students to dance and to appreciate dance.

Yuliya Ivanova, Ph.D. ’07, works as a quantitative associate for the Washington, D.C., office of Promontory Financial Group, an IBM Company and leading financial services consulting firm with eighteen offices across the U.S., Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.

Chelsea Robbins ’19 credits faculty for the confidence and guidance to apply to Ph.D. programs. At Wesleyan Robbins conducted research during six of her eight semesters at Wesleyan. In her sophomore year, she worked on a field project observing the feeding preferences in wild mice.