Ronnie Deng ‘17 is majoring in communication and AMC and minoring in business and Spanish. Recently she interned as a production and director assistant for a TV station in China. Ronnie’s dream is to be a film or TV producer in the U.S. and focus on the media’s representation of minorities.

After graduation, Aminata ’17 plans to attend graduate school to become a licensed nurse practitioner and eventually open a free clinic in Dakar, Senegal. Ami hopes to educate people there about diabetes and hypertension. As a student at Wesleyan she participates in many events that promote good health in the community.

From Henan, China, YunFan Zhou ‘18 is an applied mathematical science and pre-engineering double major. The recipient of a Trustee Scholarship, YunFan is the first person in her family to earn a college degree. She credits the professors at Wesleyan for preparing her to reach her goal of becoming a computer engineer.

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. 

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.”

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.

Alexa majored in English and minored in music and held several editorial internships while at Wesleyan. Today she serves as editorial assistant for the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists in Miami, a company dedicated to worldwide counter-terrorist financing, where she edits and fact checks articles.

Noelle majored in music and elementary education. After graduation she began working as a choir teacher in Augusta before transitioning to her current position as a music teacher in Perry, Georgia. She describes her experiences at Wesleyan fondly saying, “It helped mold and shape me into the person I am today.”

Shortly after graduation Josy founded her own theatre initiative, The Chameleon Village Theatre Company, whose goal is to use site-specific theatre to highlight underutilized spaces around Macon, to provide local artists and writers a venue for their craft, and to give local artists and businesses the opportunity to work together in innovative ways.