“I became interested in the Japanese language when I was twelve years old after finding and listening to Japanese music on the Internet. I really loved the music and wanted to learn more about the culture, the language, and the history.”

Kelley spent her summer at the Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy’s Promoting Academic Excellence with Community Engagement and Reach Multicultural Scholars (PAECERS) program.

Fatima graduated in 2017 with majors in international relations and biology. While taking time off before heading to graduate school she has worked with several non-profit organizations in the fields of human rights and community organizing. Fatima also interned for six months with the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 

Professor Ferrari was presented the Earle R. Greene Memorial Award for achievement in ornithology and bird education from the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS). He has served as President of GOS (2011-13) and is the current editor of the Oriole.

Nursing Program Director Fritz and nursing faculty annually take a group of senior nursing students to Jamaica for a week-long medical mission trip. The group visits and assists patients at hospitals and at children’s homes. Students describe the experience as “life changing.”

Imagine transporting a battery-operated microscope, human tissue specimens, and a variety of water samples through several airports, a range of vehicles, and finally into the foothills of the Himalayas.

After graduating from Wesleyan with a degree in political science, Adrianne attended the University of Cambridge in England where she earned her certification to teach English to speakers of other languages.

Wesleyan’s self-designed major allows the flexibility to combine two or more separate disciplines into an integrated, coherent program of study that meets all of Wesleyan’s traditional academic rigor. Amber designed her own second major and graduated magna cum laude as a Spanish and a self-designed international business and marketing communication major. 

Summa cum laude biology major and Munroe Scholar Alex Osuma ’19 completed an internship every summer during her undergraduate career at Wesleyan.