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.

Lane Scholar Sofia ’19 is double majoring in art history and studio art and plans to pursue a career as a museum curator. “Wesleyan helped me recognize myself as a leader and hone my leadership skills.” Sofia serves as a resident advisor, peer mentor, and as a member of SGA.

Findlay Fellows Scholar Rebecca ’17 spent a semester working as an intern in the Children’s Hospital Activity Room at Navicent Health in Macon. She plans to continue her studies to earn her doctoral degree and then work as a child and family psychologist in a children’s hospital.

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.”

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. 

A Margaret A. Pitts Scholar, Megan enjoyed a precepting internship on the neurology step-down unit at Navicent Health her senior year. Just before graduation she accepted a position as an emergency room nurse at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Megan says learning from Wesleyan’s nursing faculty was “life changing.”

Valerie is director of the Division of Behavioral Genetics at Rhode Island Hospital and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University.

Janelle is a marine scientist who, along with her husband, owns Seahorse Coastal Consulting, where they focus on storm surge model development research. SCC also studies tsunami modeling and develops continuing education for engineering professionals. Her clients include federal and state agencies and the Army Corps of Engineers.