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Professor Pop-Up: Biochemistry
If you enjoy studying how everything around us is connected and how living things run, you could harness those passions into a career as a chemist. I think the most meaningful connections a student can make during their college career come from watching their...
Professor Pop-Up: Sociology
If you like to people-watch and understand individuals’ stories and roles in society, you could foster those interests into a career as a sociologist. I went to college thinking I’d become a high school math teacher, but an introductory sociology course instantly...
Professor Pop-Up: Athletic Training
If sports are your favorite thing, either as a player in high school or as a fan, you could tunnel that passion into a career as an athletic trainer. I really wanted to work in the healthcare field and be a part of patients’ recovery journeys on a daily basis rather...
Biology Outstanding Graduate: Jared Holm
Major: Biology - Environmental Science Why I chose Biology at WSU I chose biology, more specifically environmental science, because of my fascination with life, nature, and the outdoors. What I gained from my experience in the Biology Department Like many students, I...
LGBT Books to Prisoners
LGBT Books to Prisoners is an organization based in Madison, WI that is run through volunteers and donations. They send free packages of books and educational materials to LGBTQ+ individuals across the United States that are incarcerated. With the mission to...
Karen Sullivan ’19
Name: Karen Sullivan | Class of 2019 | Major: B.S. Early Childhood & Elementary Education/Sociology and MS Professional Leadership | Post Graduation Job: Interim Director of the WSU Children’s Center
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Professor Pop-Up: Biochemistry
If you enjoy studying how everything around us is connected and how living things run, you could harness those passions into a career as a chemist. I think the most meaningful connections a student can make during their college career come from watching their...
Professor Pop-Up: Sociology
If you like to people-watch and understand individuals’ stories and roles in society, you could foster those interests into a career as a sociologist. I went to college thinking I’d become a high school math teacher, but an introductory sociology course instantly...
Professor Pop-Up: Athletic Training
If sports are your favorite thing, either as a player in high school or as a fan, you could tunnel that passion into a career as an athletic trainer. I really wanted to work in the healthcare field and be a part of patients’ recovery journeys on a daily basis rather...
The Ripple Effect: A Faculty Member’s Study Abroad Story
Fall 2016 I sat in the office of the Assistant Vice President for the Center of Global Engagement blubbering. I was literally shedding mascara. Me: I'm such a loser. I'm 41 and don't even have a passport.Her: [grabs tissue box] It's never too late. Me: [whining] All...
Home is Without Borders
My name is Kendra Nusbaum, and I am a junior from St. Cloud, Minnesota. I study nursing and Spanish with a minor in Child Advocacy Studies (CAST). This past spring, I studied abroad in Valparaíso, Chile with Academic Programs International (API) to finish my Spanish...