Rodriguez spent the summer internship teaching at Mosaic Minds Art Academy (MMAA) in Lilburn, Georgia.

Denver Payne ’20 describes herself as a 30-year-old non-traditional transfer student who finally found the courage to finish the degree she started many years ago. Having grown up in Perry, Georgia, Denver attended Georgia Military College in Warner Robins for two years and graduated with her associate’s degree in pre-nursing in 2007.

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

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.

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.

Biology Professor and Arboretum Director Dr. Ferrari lead a group of volunteers in planting a grove of longleaf pines in the Wesleyan Arboretum. The longleaf is among the most endangered ecosystems in North America and provides habitat and a food source for wildlife and purifies the air. 

This Mary Knox McNeill scholar earned a double major in communication and advertising and marketing communication and a double minor in art and art history. While she was a student at Wesleyan, Alaina enjoyed ministering to college students, and served Wesley United Methodist Church, Macon, as minister to women and associate pastor, a position she still holds today. She is also mother to three young children.

Already an accomplished artist, Susan took classes at Wesleyan while serving as the College's director of communications. Before that, she was an artist in residence for Bibb County public schools. Today Susan is executive director at Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences.

Alaina, a Mary Knox McNeill Scholar, earned majors in advertising and marketing communication and communication, and minors in studio art and art history. Having earned her master’s from Candler School of Theology at Emory, this mother of three serves as associate pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church.