Career Planning

In June, Crain’s Cleveland Business, a business news source for Northeast Ohio, named Nathan Sundheimer ’17 to their “20 in their Twenties” list, an […]

After graduating from The College of Wooster, Rasmia Kirmani-Frye ’95 immediately knew she wanted to move to New York City and begin a career […]

Wooster’s health coach program provided introduction to palliative care

Clare Mitchell ’06 touts opportunity to explore various interests at Wooster

After a year’s worth of writing to complete her Independent Study titled “Sinister Cinema: Depictions of Evil in the WWII and Postwar Thrillers of […]

Grace Bouker ’21, a neuroscience major at The College of Wooster, was awarded an Occupational Therapy Fellowship from the University of Puget Sound in […]

Andy Nicol ’07 heard about the benefits of completing Independent Study at The College of Wooster, but he never knew the experience with research […]

Independent Study at Wooster help prepare Ainslee Alem Robson ’15 to take on a creative film project

Lecture, endowment honor legacy of Helen Murray Free at Wooster

Sydney (Maureen) Hanes ’21 will teach English in Kyrgyzstan during the next academic year.

The research opportunities at Wooster prepared Sarah McGrath ’17 for her graduate studies

Mentored learning leads Christabel Dadzie ’04 to aspired trajectory

Wayne Cornelius ’67 volunteers time during pandemic

Joe Vardon ’02 broke the news about the Milwaukee Bucks not playing from inside the NBA Bubble

As a geologist for the United States Geological Survey, Kelli Baxstrom ’16 put much of the expertise learned from her time at The College […]

Christina Bowerman ’13 supports future City Year members including Keira Wright ’21

Vedica Jha ’18 credits Wooster’s support system for preparing her to create talent-finding platform, ProMytheUs

James Cooper ’08 emphasizes importance of mentorship at Wooster

Robert Kugler ’95 credits Wooster’s emphasis on writing for his success as educator and writer

Pedro Oliboni ’20 continues to explore ideas from his Independent Study projects

Building close working relationships helped Desi Wiese ’05 find success at several companies, including Netflix and 23andMe

Kevin Reiswig ’10 credits his summer as a research assistant and Wooster’s focus on writing for his post-graduate success

Accomplished Ohio journalist Bob Dyer ’74 retires from distinguished career at the Akron Beacon Journal

Karl Ruter ’10 relied on problem solving he learned at Wooster to help restaurants adapt to Covid-19 precautions

Jisou “Armel” Lee ’19 designated a space where people of all backgrounds could share their stories and experiences.

Jason Parkhill ’97 directs academic technology staff at Colby College

Will Sherry ’05 draws on Wooster-developed mindset as director of the Spectrum Center

Participating in Wooster’s moot court program prepared Steve Schott ’07 for his career in law

Mesky Brhane ’89 supports vulnerable populations through her role at World Bank

Chelsea Barnes ’07 strikes the balance between working with her community to promote solar energy and creating environmental policy

Hideko Tamura Snider ’56 survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima before attending Wooster

Physics majors reflect on their time at the College and how their I.S. and liberal arts education prepared them for their motorsport careers.

Megan Cooper ’95 leads a research laboratory that is part of the international COVID Human Genetic Effort

Research by Elyse Zavar ’07 studies long-term community recovery from natural disasters

Sly Slaughter ’98 extends Wooster-learned lessons to his students

Diane Gorgas ’86 draws on Wooster experience in all facets of her career

Shawn Sweeney ’06 impacted by strong female mentors

Wendy Graham Settle ’00 covers both breaking news and human-interest stories for the Local News Network

Biochemistry and molecular biology research opportunities at Wooster prepared Zach Rotter ’14 for medical school

Will Santino ’11 reflects on Wooster’s creative community

Sara Artes ’03 oversees the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling cultural and historical exhibitions

Maddi O’Neill ’16 looks forward to applying watchdog mentality as the statehouse reporter for the USA Today Network in Maryland

Dierre Taylor ’09 acts as advocate for Black students in NYC schools

Patrick Mohorcic '18 works to help Lake County pivot strategically during pandemic

Michael Wilson ’05 makes an impact on his community as director of marketing and communications

History professor Mary Elizabeth Walters ’12 incorporates Wooster instruction methods into her own teaching

Jonathan Huisel ’14 takes pride in Wooster background

CEO of California’s Milk Advisory Board, John Talbot ’81, supports dairy farmers through challenges of pandemic

Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration prepares Jean Phuong Pham ’17 for master’s program

Wooster education prepares Paige Cotcamp ’82 to contribute to the ‘worldwide community’

Brian Watkins ’00’s minor in education prepared him for a long career in Ohio schools

Maggie Popadiak ’05 educates people through the arts

Kimberly McDonough ’17 brings people together through music

Max Lesko ’06 leads National Children’s Defense Fund

Josette Beran ’95 charts the health system’s strategy during the coronavirus pandemic

Kaitlyn (Evans) Jue ’10 finds her ‘Dream Job’ combining her interests

Mike Riffee ’80 connects with two incoming Wooster students

Community-oriented foundation leads Sarah Jones ’04 to a job she loves

Math and philosophy alumna develops models to aid in decision making

Wayne Cornelius ’67 recognized by Latin American Studies Association for lifetime achievement

Heather (Clyde) Closen ’08 combines psychology and education interests as behavioral analyst

Biochemistry and molecular biology drew the attention of Zena Lapp ’14 because it was the perfect combination of her interests in chemical and molecular […]

Recent graduate’s Independent Study on Lithuanian-Americans receives recognition

A field research opportunity in Mexico the summer after his freshman year turned out to be the dawning of a rewarding journey into biochemistry […]

Poet and bookstore owner Danny Caine ’08 also advocates for small businesses

Dekila Chungyalpa ’98 incorporates interests and skills she developed at Wooster into a lifelong commitment to environmentalism.

Mae Manupipatpong ’14 notes Wooster community surrounded her with the right people and opportunities

Wooster alumnus has been Chiefs' Statistical Analysis Coordinator for seven seasons

Remington Jackson ’12 found an option that allowed him to play sports and be involved while building the skills needed for law school

Administrator and professor credits Wooster with first teaching experience

Mathematics and computer science major credits multiple professors for helping him find his path

Relationships with Wooster professors continue to impact mathematics alumna

Alumna Mary Beidler Gearen ’79 found I.S. nourished her career as a producer

Aaron Levy ’16 tailored his degree to find the intersection of environmental studies and political science

As advocate for social change, Rita Frost ’14 combined her majors and involvement to engage her passion

History major develops social conscience to advocate for underserved populations

As estate planning attorney, Sarah Corney ’06 finds her Wooster experience shaped her ability to understand and build relationships with her clients

Returning to the passions and skills developed at Wooster

Joe Besl ’09, Erin Tupman ’19 are Fulbright research grantees headed to Canada and Russia, respectively

Like many Wooster students today, Sohil Parekh ’99 approached Independent Study with two majors and found a way to connect them in one project […]

“People are scared of failure, but to me failure is my best friend. It’s one of the things I enjoy most because it allows […]

"There is no limit to the opportunities you have."

For Rachel Stephenson ’96, there have been multiple times in her life where she’s realized she needed to look at the whole picture, to […]

As a first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy candidate at Cleveland State University, Ksenia Klue ’18 is already reaching out to her professors, asking them […]

Free performance by Teatro Travieso theatre group at The College of Wooster

Divya Thadani says she gets goosebumps when asked to sum up the impact her Wooster education has had on her. She cites the critical […]

A neuroscience major, a comedian, and an activist walk into a bar. What's the punchline? They're all one guy.

In the final year of his doctoral program in mathematics at The Ohio State University, Andy Nicol began sending out applications for teaching positions […]

Wooster research experience and mentoring open path to top Ph.D. program

As a child, Amy Johnson was good at putting together 3-D puzzles and by the time she was in high school knew that she […]

Breaking news and digging deep: “I’ve got the best of both worlds”

From Green Day fan to an orchestral composer and a prestigious Mitchell Scholarship

Deval Mehta is pretty sure why he landed a Presidential Management Fellowship and subsequent placement as an information technology manager with the U.S. Department […]

A grad with a passion for conservation biology

From Wooster to Fenway: A Public Historian’s Journey

Major: Religious Studies Job Title: Teacher, The Breck School When Rob Johnson graduated from the Breck School in Minneapolis and headed off to college, […]

Danielle Shepherd was just seven years old when she attended her first IndyCar race with her family.

Wooster CSD professor honored for his service to those impacted by hearing loss

A talent for creating imaginary worlds, and asking big questions

“Burial 80” found at site where professor Olivia Navarro-Farr leads a U.S.-Guatemalan archaeological project

Steven Frankland publishes study about how the brain distinguishes between different sentence structures