Wesleyan Advancing Visionary Exploration in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics
Jocelyn Velasquez Baez entered Wesleyan a math major on the pre-med track. But when multivariable calculus didn’t pique her interest, she started to wonder if she had chosen the wrong path. It wasn’t until she landed in a science in society (SISP) course, that she started enjoying what she was learning. Her courses centered on…
For most people, microbes are something to be observed under a microscope, but for Dr. Raquel Bryant, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, they provide insight into the way that the world around us works. “Collective action is actually possible,” Bryant said, “this is something I learned from microbes.” Strength in numbers is something…
For National Health Education Week this year, we are highlighting Dr. Mildred Rodríguez, the Health Professions Advisor and Program Coordinator for Wesleyan’s Gordon Career Center. Dr. Rodríguez had no idea she would become an academic advisor for health professions. She was in the first generation of her family to go to college and, unlike students at Wesleyan,…
It was a warm day in early September and a cacophony of students’ voices could be heard streaming across Andrus field. But it wasn’t the sounds of students cheering at a football game, it was the fall club fair. The massive white tent outside of Usdan was packed with tables behind which eager club leaders…