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).

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.

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.

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.  

Some people never find their calling. Mo Guiberteau ’00 discovered hers on the set of an elementary school production about George Washington. Cast as a member of the original Tea Party, Mo also had the task of controlling the lights that simulated a storm. As the lights flickered, the ten-year-old thought, “Pretty cool,” and her path toward a career in technical theater was set

Betty serves as vice president of community alliances and consumer engagement for the global information and measurement company Nielsen. At Wesleyan she earned her degree as the college’s first self-designed major that included international business, political science, and modern languages. Betty earned her EMBA from Emory University.

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.