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| Welcome to Wesleyan Weekend |
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 "Lois" Huei-Yu Chen arrived on the Wesleyan campus with a clear career goal – to become a diplomat or work in the foreign ministry. With a double-major in economics and international relations and a French minor, she is well-equipped to achieve her goal. This summa cum laude graduate was accepted into master’s programs in public policy at the world’s most prestigious universities in her field: London School of Economics and Carnegie Mellon. She is now a graduate student at the London School of Economics studying public policy management. From there, she will pursue work in either the public or private sectors in her chosen field.
Ten years ago, Lois and her family moved to Dallas, Texas, from Taipei, Taiwan. She speaks four languages, including her native Chinese, English, French and Japanese. At Plano High School in Dallas, Lois graduated as one of two hundred honor graduates in a class of over one thousand students. When applying for college, she and her family considered only the nation’s finest colleges.
Despite her interest in the University of Texas, Yale, and University of British Columbia, Lois claimed one thing separated Wesleyan College from the rest and that was “the people.” As an international student traveling across the world, Lois had come to expect a high of diversity where ever she chose to live; although, she may not have expected to find such a large international population on such a small campus. By far, she said, the people on campus were the friendliest at Wesleyan. Finding a college was a family endeavor for the Chens and all of them were impressed by Wesleyan’s small campus and big focus on academics and student needs. And so, following close behind, Lois’ sister Sylvia soon enrolled as well.
Lois recognized her experience at Wesleyan to be positive because she was given so many opportunities to increase her intellectual self confidence through class discussion, clubs and organizations, and leadership opportunities. This Chinese honors student graduated with a 3.9 GPA, participated in Model UN, and got her feet wet in the public policy arena when she presented her senior honors thesis on “Is Taiwan Chinese? The Contemporary Educational Reforms in the History Curriculum and the Search for National Identity in Taiwan.” But she credits much of her success to her supportive environment.
In the close-knit Wesleyan community, she was able to develop her academic skills and also her organizational and leadership abilities. Her resume reflects participation in the most elite groups on campus – the Alumnae Office’s Wesleyan Ambassadors, Junior Marshals, Admission Office’s WAVE (Wesleyan Admission Volunteer Experience), and the Student Government Association’s Council of Judicial Affairs. She was recognized by honor societies including Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Sigma Iota, and Omicron Delta Epsilon.
While balancing her many commitments, Lois made extra time to pursue her hobby of studio art. In 2006, she designed the cover for The Visionary, the Wesleyan creative arts magazine, and in 2005 she won second place and honorable mention in the annual student art show. |
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