After spending the summer of 2020 interning at Mosaic Minds Art Academy (MMAA) Rodriguez now feels like her dream of owning an art school is achievable. She was inspired by the joy and pride that teaching brings her mentor Summer King.

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.

This biology major and theatre minor, earned a math and science scholarship. “I chose Wesleyan because the school as a whole is committed to enhancing my skills and making me as well-rounded as possible. I like being part of a family. People here are truly dedicated to the students.”

In her recently published book, Grave Attending: A Political Theology for the Unredeemed, Wesleyan College Assistant Professor and Chair of Religious Studies and Philosophy Karen Bray brings critical questions of embodiment, history, and power to the fields of political theology, radical theology, secular theology, and the continual philosophy of religion.

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.”

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. Featured on the national broadcast of the Pipedreams, airing on about 145 NPR stations across the country.  

Magna cum laude communications major M. Elizabeth lives in Hollywood and has earned a reputation as a leading producer in the film and television industry. Her films have premiered and won awards at the Sundance Film Festival, amassing a remarkable film repertoire in a very short time.

A summa cum laude graduate, Lauren teaches grades nine through twelve at the Georgia Academy for the Blind in Macon. In 2013, she was chosen by the Georgia Department of Education as Georgia Teacher of the Year. Lauren’s students often go on to college or enter the workforce.

A political science major, Jessica serves as digital director for U.S. Senator John Cornyn, Texas. Her primary duties involve online communication, analytics, and compiling the broad information for the senator. “When I was a student this job didn’t exist. Who knows what exciting careers tomorrow will bring?”