Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa
0: Todd French '93, San Clemente, CA
Todd is a cellist for the Los Angeles Opera Company, and he was featured in an IWU Civic Orchestra concert in 2005.
Todd is the founder and president of StringWorks, a maker and retailer of stringed instruments. He also helped launch an electronic billing and payment software company called Inovium, and has two businesses in the wine industry. He was featured in a New York Times article about entrepreneurs.
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1: Bryonha Parham '07, New York City
Bryonha is performing in the Broadway revival of Porgy and Bess, her second stint on Broadway. Porgy and Bess won the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical in June 2012.
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2: Babawande Afolabi '11, London
Babawande, who served as the president of IWU’s Student Senate, now works at Morgan Stanley in the Investment Banking Division.
While at IWU, he served as a news editor for the Park Place Economist, a student research publication.
While at IWU, he served as a news editor for the Park Place Economist, a student research publication.
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3: Joe Binder '04, Jeju Island, South Korea
Joe placed 10 in the world in the 100K race in South Korea. He competed in another 100K in Gibraltar, Italy.
A cross-country captain at IWU, Joe was part of the U.S. "Ultrarunners" team that finished second in the world in 2010.
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4: Omar Sadeque '92, Shanghai
Professors Hoyt and Friedburg with Omar.
Omar is the Director of Animal Protein Greater China region of Cargill Limited, an international supplier of food, agricultural and risk management products and services, with 149,000 employees in 63 countries.
Omar is the Director of Animal Protein Greater China region of Cargill Limited, an international supplier of food, agricultural and risk management products and services, with 149,000 employees in 63 countries.
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5: John Heisel '02, Moscow
John serves as the Vice President of Equity Sales Trading for Renaissance Capital.
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6: Technos International Week, Tokyo
In June 2012, Assistant Professor of Biology Edgar Lehr and four IWU students participated in Technos International Week, an all-expenses-paid study trip hosted by Technos International College in Tokyo. While there, they toured cities and historical sites, took trips to the Alps and the countryside, and visited high schools and colleges.
More information is available on the International Studies website.
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7: Professor William Munro, Rome and Bosnia
Professor of Political Science William Munro participated in an IES-sponsored faculty development seminar, “Conflict Transformation in the 21st Century: Meeting the Other,” held in Rome and Bosnia.
Munro recently published a book which won the Caldwell Prize from the American Political Science Association, awarded to the best book in environmental politics in the last three years. He was also featured in the Summer 2012 edition of IWU's Alumni Magazine.
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8: Professor Meghan Burke, Milan and London
Assistant Professor of Sociology Meghan Burke traveled to Milan and London to take part in an IES-sponsored faculty development seminar titled "The King's Speech: Power and the Transformation of Media in the 21st Century."
Her first book, Racial Ambivalence in Diverse Communities: Whiteness and the Power of Color-Blind Ideologies, was published in 2012 by Lexington Books.
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9: Provost Jonathan Green, Guangzhou
Provost Jonathan Green traveled first to Tokyo participate in the 50th anniversary celebration for Technos University, then on to Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China, to sign international partnership agreements.
Green was featured in the Fall 2011 edition of IWU's Alumni Magazine.
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10: Professor David Bollivar, Copenhagen
David Bollivar, the chair of the Biology department, traveled to Denmark’s Carlsberg Institute for his research.
Read more about Professor Bollivar and his research here.
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11: Professor Scott Ferguson, Czech Republic
Professor of Music and Choir Director Scott Ferguson served as a member of the jury for the International Festival of Academic Choirs in Pardubice, Czech Republic in June 2012.
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12: Ride Against AIDS, California to Boston
IWU students Sydney White '14, Manish Mandava '14, Lauren Awdziejczyk '12 and Sam Patel '12 and Associate Professor of Music Stephen Press (pictured) biked in summer 2012 to raise money for FACE AIDS, an organization devoted to encouraging young people to take action to fight HIV and AIDS. Our students comprised a fifth of the bikers!
Read more about this year’s ride.
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13: Linda Bates '67, Vancouver
Linda recently retired from her position as a columnist/editor for The Vancouver Sun. She is enjoying retirement in North Vancouver and stillwriting—she recently wrote travel stories about Colombia and Peru.
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14: George Kambouroglou '93, Brussels
George is a Project Officer for the European Commission. While at Illinois Wesleyan, he completed multiple research projects in physics.
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15: Colin Fitzgerald '92, Rotterdam
Colin is the Global Head of Key Accounts & Consultants for the Robeco Group. Previously he served as the VP of Derivative Securities at GK Capital Management Inc.
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16: Akito Mizuno '74, Osaka
Akito Mizuno serves as the president of Mizuno Corporation, one of the world's largest sporting goods companies. His son, Shinsuke, also graduated from IWU. Akito assisted with a business May Term travel course, allowing IWU students to study Mizuno's business model.
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17: Teresa Sherman '09, Turkey
Teresa was awarded a Fulbright grant to teach in Turkey. After graduation, Teresa joined the Peace Corps and served in Azerbaijan.
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18: Richard Muirhead '66, Arequipa, Peru
Richard served in the Peace Corps in Peru from 1966 to 1969, and is now retired there after serving as Director of International Studies at Mount Mary College.
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19: Ted C. Ridgway, Jr. '82, Bangkok
Ted is the CEO of Prudential TS Life Insurance. While at IWU, Ted lettered in football.
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20: Christina Kingen '01, Sydney
Christina serves in the Protocol and Events division of the US Department of State in Australia. Originally from Spokane, Wash., Christina majored in vocal performance and completed undergraduate research while at IWU.
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21: Bill Damaschke '85, Glendale, CA
As the chief creative officer for DreamWorks Animation, Bill has been involved with hits such as the Academy Award-winning Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon, and he was kind enough to stage the world premiere of Puss in Boots on IWU's campus in October 2011.
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22: Stephen Ondra, MD '80, Chicago
Dr. Ondra serves at the top doctor at Chicago-based health insurance giant Health Care Service Corp.
A neurosurgeon and U.S. Army veteran, he is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He also served as the Senior Advisor for Health for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the first Obama administration.
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23: Demetria Kalodimos '81, Nashville
Demetria co-anchors the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts for WMSV in the country's 30th-largest TV market. WSMV is the winner of three Peabody Awards.
Demetria delivered the Commencement address in 2007.
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24: Ed Rust '72, Bloomington
Ed is the chairman and CEO of State Farm Insurance Companies. In 2011 he was elected vice chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors, which represents more than three million businesses across the nation.
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25: Michael Mason '80, Basking Ridge, NJ
After serving as an Assistant FBI Director, Michael stepped down and became the Chief Security Officer for Verizon.
Watch Michael Mason's 2006 Commencement address.
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26: Ignatzia Romack '14, Morocco
Ignatzia is attending Al Akhawayn University at Ifrane, Morocco, this semester through an exchange program with IWU.
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27: Shannon O'Rourke '07, Senegal
Shannon spent six months in the Republic of Senegal in 2008 on a Rotary Cultural Ambassador Scholarship. She extended her Rotary scholarship by taking an internship with the not-for-profit organization 10,000 Girls, which offers educational opportunities to young women in the Kaolack region of Senegal.
Shannon now works for the Norwegian Refugee Council in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As the project coordinator, she is in charge of all education in emergencies programming in the country, including building temporary schools, training teachers, and providing classes for students who have fled their homes due to war.
Shannon was recently selected to attend the Rotary International Global Peace Forum in Hiroshima in May 2013.
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28: Anthony DeMattee '03, King George Island, Antarctica
Tony (shown here in the much warmer climes of Haiti as part of his recent yearlong work with a nonprofit organization) finished the grueling Antarctica marathon in 2009 as part of his quest to run a marathon on each continent. Originally from Colorado, DeMattee earned his MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management after graduating from IWU.
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In late 2004, Illinois Wesleyan biologistsElizabeth (Susie) Balser and Will Jaeckle were members of a research team thattook a four-week voyage to Antarctica.
(An example of a pterobranch that Illinois Wesleyan biologist Susie Balser collected during the research voyage to Antarctica.)
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29: Bianca Spratt '11, Cape Town
Bianca received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a highly competitive national scholarship, and went in the spring of 2010 to rural South Africa. There, she worked with an eco-friendly business school that is geared toward teaching business skills to underprivileged youth.
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30: Sean Hantak '98, Tunisia
(Sean holding up a Roman arch in the ruins of Oudna, Tunisia.)
Sean worked as a diplomat with the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, after having served in Brazil and Bulgaria with the Foreign Service.
While at IWU, Sean completed an undergraduate research project in economics.
Sean worked as a diplomat with the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, after having served in Brazil and Bulgaria with the Foreign Service.
While at IWU, Sean completed an undergraduate research project in economics.
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31: Megan Thompson '12, Tanzania
In her junior year, Megan studied abroad in Arusha, Tanzania with the Arcadia Center for East African Studies and the Nyerere Center for Peace Research. While abroad, she implemented an HIV/AIDS education project in Arusha secondary schools, and interned with the primary attorney from a Benin-based law firm, Etudes Vihode, researching human rights violations occurring in East African countries and submitting case applications to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights.
Megan also completed undergraduate research, served as the vice president of IWU's chapter of Amnesty International, and spearheaded the University's Scholars at Risk program.
Megan also completed undergraduate research, served as the vice president of IWU's chapter of Amnesty International, and spearheaded the University's Scholars at Risk program.
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32: Global Medical Brigades volunteers, Tegucigalpa
(Devon Boydstrun '11 founded the Illinois Wesleyan chapter of the Brigades when he was a sophomore.)
During the first week of each June, student volunteers from IWU's Global Medical Brigades travel to under-served rural areas around the city of Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, to set up temporary clinics where people can receive medical treatment free of charge. In 2012, 38 students took part.
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33: Professor David Vayo, Paducah, KY
From May 4-15, Professor Vayo--head of IWU's music composition department--served as the Artist in Residence at the AIR Studio, a program sponsored by the Paducah Arts Alliance and Yeiser Arts Center.
Named to an endowed professorship in 2012, Vayo has received awards and commissions from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, ASCAP, the Koussevitzky Music Foundations, the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, the American Music Center, the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors, and the Illinois Council for the Arts.
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34: Evan Kasprzak '10, New York City
Evan is currently performing in Newsies on Broadway, which was nominated for a Tony for Best Musical. While a student at IWU, Evan finished third in FOX's So You Think You Can Dance.
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35: Habitat for Humanity, Mobile, AL
As part of IWU's annual Alternative Spring Break, 35 students and four faculty and staff traveled to Mobile to help build homes in 2012.
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36: Professor Edgar Lehr, Lima
Awarded a grant by the National Geographic Society, Lehr led a research team in Spring 2012, studying amphibian and reptile diversity. Professor Lehr has discovered 79 species of amphibians (70) and reptiles (9) over the course of his career.
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37: Professor Marina Balina, Moscow
In September 2011, five IWU faculty members traveled to Russia for a weeklong conference to discuss global children's issues. The conference was the second organized by Balina, who has written extensively on Soviet-era children's literature and modern Russian life.
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38: Erin Bradley '10, Nicaragua
Erin provided health information and counseling to the women of Nicaragua during a 12-week internship through the University of Chicago's Human Rights Internship Program.
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39: Professor Ram Mohan, India
Professor Mohan was awarded a Fulbright-Nehru award to India, where he will teach a special course on green chemistry. Mohan's green chemistry research has been supported by grants from the NSF, Pfizer and the ACS, among other institutions.
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40: Olivia Lett '12, Ferrol, Spain
After leading IWU's basketball team to a national championship in 2012 and being named the D3hoops.com national Player of the Year, Lett signed a contract to play professionally in Spain. "It's something you always hope for and work for as a little kid," said Lett. "You always have that dream of being a professional athlete."
Photo and quote courtesy of The Pantagraph
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41: Titan men's soccer team, Costa Rica
The men's soccer team played four preseason games during an eight-day trip to Costa Rica in August 2012. They found time for other activities as well, including white water rafting and a rainforest canopy zip line tour.
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42: Titan men's basketball team, Italy
In August 2010, the men's basketball team played three exhibition games during a 10-day trip to Italy. The 14 players, along with Coach Ron Rose, also had the opportunity to take guided tours of Rome, Vatican City, Florence, Como and Milan. Guard Sean Johnson blogged about the trip.
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43: Titan women's soccer team, London
The women's soccer team played exhibition games and saw the sights during their trip to London in June 2011. Forward Molly O'Brien blogged about the trip.
Coach Barrett previously took teams to Italy (2005) and Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic (2008).
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44: Titan football team, Finland
In late May 2013, the Titan football team will begin a 10-day trip to Finland and Sweden. During the trip, they will take on an all-star team from Finland.
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45: Jonathan Moos '13, Nagoya, Japan
Jonathan spent the fall of his junior year soaking up the culture of Nagoya, Japan, while also traveling to several other cities. He made new friends and even practiced daily with the Nanzan University track team (pictured above). Jonathan left with "no regrets!"
Jonathan has also earned four letters in track and three in cross country.
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46: Liz Exo '13, Barcelona
Liz studied abroad with Barcelona SAE in the spring of 2011 and snagged a pretty amazing internship the following summer with the same study abroad agency. Liz took photos of the students and interns during their day trips, weekend excursions and other cultural activities. She also created newsletters and maintained a blog for the company. She notes, "Just because we do something one way at home and they do it another way here, it doesn't mean it's wrong. It's just different. I think it's important to accept the differences, big and small."
Liz was also a four-time letter winner in tennis and the team MVP as a senior.
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47: Alexa Cussick '13, Barcelona
Alexa enjoyed the mixture of Spanish and Catalan culture in Barcelona, which she experienced for the entire spring of 2011 semester with the Illinois Wesleyan Barcelona Program. Improving her language skills, traveling to several other countries and learning how to salsa dance were some of her trip highlights. Her study abroad advice? "Life is short. If you don't take risks, you will never know what is out there."
Alexa has also served as the vice president of the IWU Law Society.
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48: Melissa Seeborg '13, Oxford, UK
Melissa (pictured at left) was one of seven Illinois Wesleyan students who studied in Oxford for the entire academic year with the Pembroke Program. Although much of her time was focused on her courses, she did have a chance to explore the British culture, travel to four other countries and participate in Oxford athletics. One of her favorite things to do was study in the old Bodleian libraries.
Melissa has served on the editorial board of the Park Place Economist and completed an Action Research Center internship researching budget expansion and working with children.
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49: Nora Peterson '14, Granada, Spain
Nora stayed with a host family in the south of Spain for a semester through the IES program. She had the chance to truly explore Spain's diversity by traveling and studying in eight major Spanish cities (not to mention her trips to neighboring Portugal and Morocco!). Nora even had the chance to tutor children in the English language.
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50: Katie Stiefel '13, India
Katie learned to navigate through a city and country that was very unlike anything she had every experienced, forcing her to adapt to a place where she didn't know the native language. She lived with a host mom and traveled to Punjab, from which she was able to see Pakistan, which "was incredible." She traveled to Goa and swam in the Indian Ocean, spent some time in the rural, desert areas of Harayana, took a brief trip to Jaipur and went to Agra in Uttar Pradesh to see the Taj Mahal. She still writes letters to her host mom and credits this experience with "truly changing [her] life."
Katie was also one of the winners of the Fall 2012 Study Abroad Photo Contest, sponsored by the International Office:
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51: Emily Wechter '13, Bangkok
The photo speaks for itself! Emily had the amazing opportunity to work at the Veterinary School and Animal Hospital at her local university. She assisted with surgeries and worked directly with most of the animals, including elephants, monkeys, horses, snakes and otters. She traveled all around Thailand, picked up some Thai, learned how to scuba dive and did underwater research with faculty.
Emily's photo won the People's Choice Award in the Fall 2012 Study Abroad Photo Contest:
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52: Celeste Borjas '13, Sharjah, UAE
Celeste learned how to read and write in Arabic, all while gaining invaluable knowledge of Islamic history and philosophy. Not to mention, she explored some of the modern architecture in Dubai, went backpacking along the rocky mountain coasts of Oman in the Musandam sultanate, rented a dhow (traditional fishing boat) and searched for a dolphin grotto in the Straight of Hormuz (she found it!). She even had the chance to learn more about the political environment of the Middle East, joining in on a peaceful demonstration for democracy one afternoon.
Celeste completed an Action Research Center internship in summer 2012, working with State Farm and Mid Central Community Action, assisting in the coordination of NeighborWorks Week, a week dedicated to the revitalization of homes in the community.
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53: Max Polisky '13, Ifrane, Morocco
Max spent a semester studying at Al Akhawayn University. He had the chance to explore one of the largest caves in Africa (and lost his flashlight!), learned from and formed friendships with Moroccan and American students and families, and explored major cities, including Casablanca.
Max shares, "The food in Morocco was very different. I ate a snail for the first time and explored Moroccan couscous and tagines (food cooked in clay pots)." He even made it to Spain and Gibraltar.
"The biggest take away, hands down, is that studying abroad in many cases will open your mind up to so many new outlooks and ways of thinking. Being in a country such as Morocco completely changed how I view my life back in America. Back home, we are so fortunate."
Max has also served as the president of the IWU Film Society and the Student Senate representative of the Residence Hall Association.
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54: Vicki Simmons '12, Copenhagen
Vicki really enjoyed the hands-on aspect of her program. For example, she studied in a Medical Practice and Policy program, which was taught by physicians, and took classes in a local hospital. Vicki had the chance to make her "book learning" come to life: She learned about various diseases, got the chance to talk with patients and write up patient history reports, and traveled to different hospitals in Denmark and around Europe.
She writes, "The coolest part of this was learning some clinical skills, such as putting in an IV, setting an arm in a cast, suturing and (my favorite) performing a lumbar puncture (aka a spinal tap--this we did on a dummy, not actual patients!).
"Studying abroad gave me such a sense of empowerment! I didn't know anyone when I first arrived in Denmark, was living with strangers in a homestay, didn't speak Danish, had never been away from my family for so long (I had never even been outside of North America!) and wasn't even sure why I would do something so crazy as study abroad. But after four months, I left with amazing friendships, a new Danish mother and sister and more confidence in my abilities to handle new and unexpected situations on my own."
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55: Stephanie Pierson '13, Rome
Stephanie took courses in Rome for a semester. As part of one of her anthropology courses, she had the opportunity to join a research group studying the role of the American Catholic community in Rome, focusing on the church Santa Susanna. They observed and participated in Mass and she even interviewed the rector at Santa Susanna.
"It seems simple, but the coolest thing for me was walking the streets of Rome. It's a very walkable city - I tried to find new routes to school and home, which was easy to do. I was always finding new shops and loved listening to people speaking Italian to each other along the way. My favorite route to school was along the Via Guilia, a street built in the early 1500s. It was incredible imagining all the people who had walked there before me."
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56: Hillary Anderson '13, Quito
Hillary traveled to Ecuador to intern as an English-as-a-Foreign-Language assistant. While abroad, she gained teaching and classroom experience, as well as invaluable opportunities to work as a translator.
One trip took Hillary deep into the rainforest, where she was able to see an in-progress museum, which was planned in order to educate people on all the different ethnic groups in the rainforest. "They still need a lot of help in order to complete the project, and I am hoping that I will be able to help them in some way."
"I will always hold on to the love that I have for the Kichwa people. I will also always be thankful that I have had such a blessed life."
Hillary has served as the president of the Spanish and Latino Student Association.
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57: Dane Brinkmeier '12, Tokyo
In addition to taking courses, Daniel kept very busy during his stay in Japan. He taught English to Japanese adults and children, took piano lessons with an Illinois Wesleyan professor who was also in Japan, visited historic landmarks and participated in Japanese choir, cooking and film-making clubs.
Some of his most memorable experiences include seeing Mt. Fuji, going to Hiroshima to learn about the atomic bomb and the effects it had on the city and citizens and taking a separate trip to Seoul, South Korea.
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58: Richard Sheng '13, Beijing
Richard had the amazing experience of volunteering at the Panda Research Base in Sichuan Province. He was able to see how pandas are taken care of and what their needs are as an endangered species. Richard also spent time as a translator at the research base and was featured along with other volunteers on China's national television.
One of the coolest things Richard was able to do "was to camp at an altitude of 5190 meters (17027 feet) in Tibet next to Namtso Lake. While in Tibet, I conducted my own research project on Tibet's education system and how the Chinese Communist Party controls what is taught to the children in the autonomous region."
Richard has also served as the president of the Pre-Vet Club, vice president of Phi Mu Alpha and the vice president of the Asian Pacific Student Association.
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59: Jaclynn Sullivan, '12 Auckland, New Zealand
Jaclynn survived an earthquake, bungee jumping, traveling through glaciers and rainforests and learning about the economy and environment of this breathtaking country.
"I learned that I have the power and the passion to turn every single one of my dreams into a reality. Nothing in life is too lofty. I'm more connected to my earth and more aware of the global climate. I learned a lot about myself--who I am, what I'm worth and what's out there for me to explore."
At IWU, Jaclynn completed an honors research project, titled "Implicit Encoding Explored Through the Flankers Task."
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60: Devin Long '12, Nantes, France
Devin took classes, had conversations and meals with people from all over the world and even had some time for extra traveling. One trip took her to Edinburgh and London. "I wanted to visit the UK mostly for the Harry Potter landmarks, kilts, and accents."I think the most important thing I learned was that I'm capable of so much more than I had thought. I was so afraid before I left that I wouldn't be able to handle the homesickness, that my French wasn't good enough to get around and that I wouldn't be able to adjust to the culture. I grew to love the country and the people and, when I came home, I felt::text like I could accomplish anything."
Devin was published in the Park Place Economist with her project, titled "Electricity: A Cursed Resource?"
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61: Janna Strain '13, Delhi
Janna studied and researched in Delhi. Her focus was to learn about shrines found in Hindu households, interview people about their faith and worship and the shrines' significance, and to speak to merchants who sold materials for rituals and artists who made their living designing deities.
"The entire project gave me a more nuanced perspective of faith and worship in India, allowing me to appreciate the similarities and differences between Hindu worship traditions and other religions I have studied."
Janna has also served as the president of the Capoeira Club.
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62: Courtney Balk '13, Copenhagen
Courtney took courses through a study abroad agency and the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Her favorite part was being immersed in Danish culture. She became involved in a church in Copenhagen and ate dinner with--and learned about Danish traditions from--a local family. Courtney even traveled all over the country and Europe during her stay, meeting people from every corner of the globe.
"I will always hold on to the incredible things you can learn through exploring different places and cultures, but I will also hold on to the intrinsic similarities that encompass people from all over the world, making it possible to connect and form relationships."
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63: Abigail Carter '13, Dublin
While studying abroad in Ireland, Abigail interned at Fianna Fail, engaging members of a political party and reorganizing the structure of the party. "It was the best thing I have ever done!" she said.
Abigail has also served as the president of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society.
Abigail has also served as the president of the Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society.
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64: Bosh Liu '14, Ithaca, NY
Bosh spent the summer before his junior year interning at Cornell University as an undergraduate research assistant.
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65: Matt Hohmann '14, Los Angeles
In the summer before his junior year, Matt landed an internship with the Production Resource Group. A Theatre Design & Tech major, Matt spent the summer repairing gear, installing lighting effects and more. He helped install many of the lighting effects for ESPN's ESPY Awards.
Matt also helped with the recent upgrades to the Hansen Student Center.
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66: Genesis Brown '13, Shanghai
Genesis spent much of spring semester 2012 as a marketing intern at South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchange. Among other assignments, she created and designed an online corporate magazine and translated newsletters into English.
An international business major from Detroit, Genesis was one of five IWU students to receive a Benjamin A. Gilman study abroad scholarship.
The coolest thing she did while abroad? Walking the Great Wall.
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67: Maddie Cross '13, Minneapolis
Maddie interned as a research assistant at the University of Minnesota Stem Cell Institute last summer. She propagated mouse embryonic fibroblasts and several lines of human cells as she worked to cure Type 1 Diabetes. Maddie also studied abroad in Denmark in Fall 2011.
Maddie lettered in cross country four years and in track and field three years. She was All-Conference in 2011 and 2012.
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68: Elissa Ledvort '13, Charleston, SC
In the summer of 2011, Elissa served as an Arts Management Intern for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. "It was a dream summer," she said. "Every day was an adventure. ... That summer was one of the most important in my life because it shaped what direction my future would take."
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69: Maxwell Lustick '12, St. Louis
In the summer of 2011, Maxwell interned in Washington University's Psychology Department, aiding in the processing of behavioral and intelligence tests. A psychology major himself, Maxwell said the experience helped him to better understand the day-to-day activities of a neuroscience researcher.
Back on campus, Maxwell was named the MVP for the 2011 IWU men's track team.
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70: Zahra Lalani '13, Chicago
In spring of her junior year, Zahra (left) interned as an Assurance Intern at McGladrey and Pullen, LLC. Actually, many of IWU's accounting students complete similar internships. These are built in to our four-year accounting program, and our students are desirable due in part to the fact that IWU has had the highest pass rate on the CPA exam in the state.
Lalani also completed a summer internship at the Community Cancer Center through IWU's Summer Enrichment Program.
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71: Erick Henderson '12, Lamu, Kenya
A biology major, Erick interned at the Lamu Center for Preventative Health, performing eye exams and distributing eye glasses to those with optical needs. He also developed an educational program to teach people in Lamu about the importance of eye health. "Spending time in Lamu taught me information that no one can ever learn in a classroom," he said. "I realized ... people's desires, hopes and needs are the same even halfway across the world."
On campus, Erick served as the vice president of Student Senate and the president of the Optometry Club.
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72: Will Lawrence '13, DC
In the summer before he spent the year studying abroad at Oxford University, Will interned at The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. His responsibilities included locating and interviewing witnesses, discussing case updates with jailed clients and attending murder trials.
Learn more about Will here.
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73: Molly King '03, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
In June 2010 Molly traveled to northern Iraq as part of a team of pediatric cardiac specialists through the not-for-profit organizations For Heart and Souls and Samaritan’s Purse.
In Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, she spent 10 weeks helping to train nurses specializing in post-operative nursing management of congenital heart disease repairs at the Sulaymaniyah Center for Heart Diseases.
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74: Tom Rogan '85, Denver
Tom is the CEO of BTE Technologies, a leading provider of advanced solutions for testing and rehabilitation. BTE's equipment and technology can be found in 26 countries around the globe.
While at IWU, Tom was a four-year letterman in football.
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75: Jacqui Bliss '99, Dallas
Jacqui is the owner and head trainer at Anytime Fitness. Her passion for athletics was evident at IWU where she earned four letters in track, three in volleyball and two more in basketball. She was an All-American in 1997, finishing fourth in the javelin at the NCAA Division III outdoor track and field championships.
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76: Coyner Smith '54, Omaha
During his third year at IWU, the military called, and Coyner served his country in the U.S. Navy. He and his wife Donna later founded Better Business Equipment, which has been in business for more than four decades. The company was a 2007 Finalist for the Better Business Bureau Integrity Award.
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77: Howard Fricke '60, Topeka
Named the most powerful person in Topeka by the Topeka Capital-Journal in 2000, Howard is the former chairman of the board for the financial services company Security Benefit Group. His innovative leadership helped grow the company's assets from $2 billion to more than $36 billion.
Howard also served as the secretary of the Kansas Department of Administration and the Secretary of Commerce in both Kansas and Illinois.
After graduating from IWU in 1960 with a major in insurance, Howard went on to graduate from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.
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78: Joe Herzog '98, Phoenix
Through his studio's work, Joe has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for designing the 2008 Home of the Year, and also received the AIA 2007 Sustainable Award, as well as the 2007 Valley Forward Award for Environmental Excellence. He was nominated for the AIA Young Architect of the Year Award and named to the Hot List of 100 Architects in the Southwest from Desert Living Magazine.
When he was named the 2008 Outstanding Young Alumnus, he and his father Tobey became the first father-son pair to win the award. (Tobey earned the same honor in 1981.)
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79: Courtney Luensman '12, Brecksville, OH
Courtney works in Cuyahoga Valley National Park as a Field Instructor for the Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center.
While at IWU, Courtney spent a semester with the School for International Training in Tanzania studying wildlife conservation and political ecology. She had an internship as an environmental educator at Sugar Grove Nature Center and spent summers working as a camp counselor in Oregon, IL and as a naturalist in Ferryville, WI. She was also a member of the Sierra Student Coalition and served as co-president.
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80: Tim Brown '78, Indianapolis
In November 2012, Brown--a state representative--was named the next Chairman of Indiana's Ways and Means Committee. "We have such a deep pool of exemplary leaders in our Caucus, but Rep. Brown will bring a unique perspective and set of experiences to the tough job," said Speaker Brian Bosma, who named Brown to the post.
Photo and quote courtesy of wlfi.com.
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81: Margaret Kane '09, Burlington, VT
Margaret is working as a farm intern after earning her Certificate in Sustainable Farming from the University of Vermont.
Margaret's interest in sustainability was evident during her time at IWU. She was a Sustainability Educator, helping students living in the residence halls learn about ways to reduce their environmental impact, and also interned at Sugar Grove Nature Center, teaching kids about the prairie. Since graduation, her agricultural interests have taken her to Cape Cod, Ohio and Colorado.
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82: May Term courses 2012, Hawaii
Two different May Term courses traveled to Hawaii in 2012: Transcultural Healthcare (Health/Nursing) and Introduction to Food Biochemistry (Chemistry).
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83: May Term 2013, Bulgaria
In May 2013, Professor Nina Gordon will lead a music May Term course in Bulgaria called "Perform, Create, Explore." This is one of 10 May Term travel courses offered this year.
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84: Derrick Rohl '12, Chile
In early 2011, Derrick traveled to Chile for the second time to research at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. His research--which was funded by the NSF--was conducted in the Andes Mountains at an altitude of 2,200 meters. Cerro Tololo is considered an ideal spot for astronomy because of its dry climate and low humidity.
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85: May Term class 2003, Cuba
History Professor Mike Weis had to jump through many bureaucratic hoops to organize a May Term course to Cuba. The 24 students in the class had three weeks to explore Havana and the surrounding island, learning about the government and its impact on the people's daily lives.
"I think if anything, this trip has matured people," said Krista Vogel '03. "That's the primary purpose of these trips--to open hearts and minds."
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86: Colin Schofield '12, Cuba
In January 2013, Colin presented a research paper at the XIII Simposio Internacional de Comunicacion Social in Cuba. His paper, “Etnologia del exito academico: los tres lados” (Ethnology of academic success: three sides), was created from his research while studying abroad in Chile.
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87: Ted Delicath '13, Uganda
After spending his junior year at Oxford, Ted spent summer 2012 working for a micro-finance firm in Uganda. Ted has also traveled to Jamaica and Belize with a student group and to Italy for a May Term course.
Ted completed an Action Research Center project, plays for the football team and is currently assisting with Political Science Professor Tari Renner's mayoral campaign.
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88: Ben Killey, MD '99, Seattle
Dr. Killey is a man of many talents: a double major in biology and music, he has practiced emergency medicine for the last eight years, and he also sings with the Seattle Men's Chorus.
In December 2010, he was featured on TLC's Untold Stories of the ER.
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89: Professor Mike Weis, Brazil
History Professor Mike Weis is the author of Cold Warriors and Coups d'Etat: Brazilian American Relations, 1945-1964, and more than a dozen articles on U.S.-Latin American relations. He has been recognized with both the Student Senate's "Teacher of the Year" award and IWU's DuPont Teaching Award.
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90: Professor Kathleen O'Gorman, Argentina
English Professor Kathleen O'Gorman is currently writing a play, and her research has taken her to Argentina to meet with the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo, among other important figures, and to visit an exhibit of artists' responses to "The Disappeared."
Professor O'Gorman has won many awards, including IWU's DuPont Award for Teaching Excellence.
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91: Aislinn Lowry '10, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt
As a junior, Aislinn participated in the Excavations at Amheida program through New York University. She was one of only 10 undergraduate students chosen from across the nation, and was the first Illinois Wesleyan student admitted into the program. The Excavations at Amheida program combines classroom seminars, field trips and work on a functioning archaeological dig site. Nestled in the Dakhleh Oasis in western Egypt, the site draws professionals from around the world.
She noted, before heading for Egypt: "When we are working on the site, we will be there from sun-up to sun-down, and staying at the field house at night with some of the top archaeologists in the world."
Aislinn is now a Donor Relations and Special Events Coordinator at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Her work includes co-leading the aquarium's iguana research in the Bahamas (2012-13) that focuses on the endangered rock iguanas inhabiting the Exuma Islands and the island of Andros.
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92: Janelle Santos '10, Micronesia
Janelle is a Peace Corps Volunteer in Micronesia, working as an ESL Teacher and Community Developer. She started her service in November 2010 and has extended her contract for an additional six months to finish in May 2013.
She advises, "Joining the Peace Corps after IWU is a wonderful way to apply what you have already learned through studying abroad and to continue to challenge yourself in helping a deserving community in a developing country."
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93: Kirk Schroeder '84, Ann Arbor
Kirk is the president and co-founder of Essen BioScience, which has developed and manufactured nearly $1 billion of high-tech research instruments since 1999.
"The liberal arts education certainly helped with the communication and writing skills I use every day," Schroeder said.
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94: Iyin Ajayi '14, Nigeria
Iyin spent summer 2012 working for Deloitte Nigeria as a Communication Business Transport and Telecommunications Audit Intern.
Iyin is a member of the women's track and field team.
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95: Patricia M. Armstrong '70, San Francisco
Patricia is senior vice president in the Family Wealth Group of Wells Fargo & Company. In 2011, IWU announced a Promise Scholarship in her name.
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96: David Wilkins '74, Midland
David serves as assistant general counsel for Dow Chemical, the second-largest chemical manufacturer in the world. He has also worked as the company's Director of Global Diversity and has served as the vice president for diversity for the American Red Cross.
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97: Joseph Sramek '90, Casper
Joseph is a neurosurgeon with 19 years of experience.
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98: Karl Pierburg '98, Atlanta
Karl is the director of Football Systems/Special Projects for the Atlanta Falcons. He is in his eighth year with the team after working as the Chicago Bears' IT Manager of Football Systems for three years.
At IWU, Karl was a four-year letterman in football and was named to the Academic All-Conference first team.
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99: Eric Snowden '00, New York
Eric is Senior Product Lead at Behance. Previously he served as the vice president of direct-to-fan creative and technology at Atlantic Records, whose artists include Lupe Fiasco, Death Cab for Cutie, and Missy Elliott. Eric also teaches workshops and classes in photography, digital imaging, and web design.
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100: Ron Ford, MD '78, Grand Rapids
Dr. Ford is a highly respected reconstructive hand surgeon with the Hand & Plastic Surgery Center. He was named Most Distinguished Alum by the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
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101: Richard Jenkins '69, Cumberland, RI
Richard was nominated for Best Actor in 2009 for his role in The Visitor. He has been in over 40 films and was featured in the HBO show Six Feet Under.
"[IWU] was a great place for me," Jenkins said. "It was a good way for me to put my foot in the water before I was thrown out into the big, bad world."
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102: Jack Sikma '77, Minneapolis
Jack was drafted eighth overall in 1977 by the Seattle SuperSonics. He was a seven-time All-Star, played in over 1,000 NBA games, and won a championship in 1979. He holds Seattle's team records for total rebounds and free throws made.
Jack is currently an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
"Wesleyan was just a great environment to learn," Sikma told Joel Brigham of the IWU Magazine. "It was the right spot for me, and I'm really glad that I ended up there."
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103: Dave Kindred '63, Atlanta, IL
Dave is a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, and was chosen as the National Sportswriter of the Year in 1997 by the same organization. He is also in the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, and was the 2012 winner of the Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism.
By his count, Dave has covered 39 Super Bowls, 44 World Series, 75 major golf championships, 43 Kentucky Derbys, three NBA finals, and eight Olympic Games.
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104: Ayumi Kunihiro '05, Nepal
Ayumi is a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in the Lalitpur district just outside of Kathmandu. She also volunteers with the English Access Microscholarship Program to develop the English language skills of Nepali adolescents.
While at IWU, Ayumi studied abroad in Tokyo.
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105: Marcus Mitchell '09, Cleveland
Originally from Maryland, Marcus is in his second year of a Ph.D English program at Case Western Reserve University, and he plans to head back to London (where he studied abroad while at IWU) to undertake research for his dissertation.
"Whenever someone refers to my resume during an interview, my experience in London usually becomes the focal point of the conversation. ... I remain grateful, therefore, that I had the chance to go abroad during my time at IWU," Marcus said.
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106: Nola Richardson '08, Baltimore
Nola is a professional musician in Baltimore, where she sings with the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, the Washington National Cathedral, Chantry, and numerous opera companies and performance organizations on the East coast.
While at IWU, Nola studied abroad in Austria.
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107: Qinfang Cha Cha Jiang '12, Houston
Qinfang completed a seven-week German language program through the Middlebury Language program and is working on a master's degree at Rice University.
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108: Stephanie Ross '10, Tanzania
Stephanie is a Peace Corps volunteer in the Manyara region of Tanzania, where she teaches science.
While at IWU, Stephanie studied abroad in Copenhagen and completed an honors research project in biology.
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109: Emily Coles '11, Nairobi
After a year in Bulgaria on a Fulbright grant, Emily moved to Nairobi, where she works for the Danish Refugee Council as a research assistant.
While at IWU, Emily studied abroad in Copenhagen and was awarded the Technos International Prize for her commitment to improving and promoting international relations around the world.
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110: Joseph Frederick '05, Afghanistan
Army Capt. Joseph Frederick commands the 584th Mobility Augmentation Company, whose mission is to hunt down and neutralize IEDs in and around Kandahar City.
Frederick, who attended IWU on an ROTC scholarship, said of his Wesleyan experience: “It exposed me to a number of viewpoints, which helped prepare me for both the criticism and support I receive. My time there helped frame my service in a broader framework, incorporating not only my own values, but the values of others.”
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111: Charlie Sell '10, DR Congo
Charlie is the special assistant to the Country Director for the International Organization for Migration.
In 2010, he became the second consecutive IWU graduate to hold the prestigious Dunn Fellowship in Washington, D.C. He recently completed postgraduate studies in Geneva, Switzerland after winning a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.
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112: Matt LaLonde '14, Paris
Matt, an accounting major, was one of two American students selected to intern through KPMG's Global Internship Program. He is one of approximately 20 IWU accounting majors taking part in the accounting internship program, which is in its seventh year.
Of the students who participated in the program last spring, 100 percent received job offers.
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