Sara Gott ’21 is studying classical music, emphasis on voice, with Associate Professor of Music Ellen Futral Hanson ’83. Having never acted before, in the two years she has been at Wesleyan, Sara has performed in four community musicals, two as an ensemble member and two in the lead role.

The multi-talented Rawlanda Hercules ’20 has been performing all her life. Growing up, she listened to and sang the music her mother, a child of the 1970s, loved. Performing religious skits at church and later full-fledged productions in elementary school was the foundation of Rawlanda’s love for acting.

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).

Wesleyan biology professors Dr. Holly Boettger-Tong and Dr. Jim Ferrari led a study abroad trip to Belize where the group visited Mayan ruins, spotted birds, and spent three days at Tobacco Caye exploring reef ecosystems at Glover’s Reef and Mangrove ecology at Southwater Caye Marine Reserve.

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.”

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. 

As a biology major with a full-tuition scholarship, Zahna investigated the expression of cell surface signaling molecules in cervical cancer cell lines in the laboratory of Dr. Wanda Schroeder. This Wesleyan experience prepared Zahna for a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) with the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. During this all-expense-paid stipend-based internship funded by the National Institutes of Health, Zahna learned the importance of holistically caring for patients.

Carissa graduated with a double major in studio art and advertising and marketing communication, then earned her MFA in media design from Full Sail University. Today she works as a creative marketing director at Davis Development overseeing the management and execution of marketing strategies and programs.

Tara Reigel ’19 says she was able to keep up with the demands of her triple major because she is driven by her love of knowledge and possesses great time management skills. “I love accounting because I love organizing information and working with numbers. It’s like solving a puzzle and my brain works in a way that makes the process really enjoyable.”