We invite you to connect with students from the APEX Fellowship internship program and the Applied Methods and Research Experience (AMRE) consulting program. Each student has created a poster introducing themselves and sharing highlights from their summer experiences. We encourage you to flip through their pages to see how students are applying their classroom learning to make an impact in both local and global communities.
Video Highlights APEX Fellowships AMRE Consulting Teams Showcase Stories
We extend our sincere gratitude to the generous stakeholders and supporters who make experiential learning at Wooster possible. Special thanks to the Andrew Family for the Edward J. Andrew Fellowships, James and Linda Wilson for the Wilson APEX Fellowship Endowment, and other valued benefactors of the APEX Fellowship program.
Name: Meghan Willis Class: 2026 Major: Anthropology Hometown: Meadville, Pa. Organization: The Park Adoption Community Center Location: Centennial, Colo. While interning at The Park Adoption Community Center in Centennial, Colorado, […]
Name: Sara Wesolek Class: 2026 Majors: Anthropology, Political Science Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. Organization: The Ohio Center for Strategic Immigration Litigation & Outreach (OSCILiO) Location: Cleveland Heights, Ohio At the Ohio […]
Name: Ryann Taylor Class: 2027 Majors: Archaeology, Geology Hometown: Blythewood, S.C. Organization: Archaeological site of Peru-Waka Location: Waká, Paso Caballos, Guatemala In Guatemala, I assisted excavations, conducted soil analyses, […]
Name: Justice Swint Class: 2026 Major: Theatre & Dance Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. Organization: Wayne Center for the Arts Location: Wooster, Ohio I taught dance to students of various ages and […]
Name: Lauren Segura Class: 2026 Major: Geology Pathway: Environmental Communication & Action Hometown: Wooster, Ohio Organization: The Ohio State University, School of Earth Sciences, Summer Field Camp Location: Columbus, Ohio I […]
Name: Sam Scarbrough Class: 2027 Major: Archaeology Hometown: Portland, Ore. Organization: Huari-Ancash Bio-Archaeological Research Project Location: Ancash, Peru I worked as an intern and student at an active archaeological site […]
Name: Britza Ruiz Class: 2027 Majors: Biology, Education Pathway: Environmental Communication & Action Hometown: Chicago, Ill. Organization: Evanston Grows Location: Evanston, Ill. At my internship at Evanston Grows I worked at […]
Name: Jungho Park Class: 2027 Major: Computer Science Pathway: Entrepreneurship Hometown: Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Organization: Lombard Standard Location: Tokyo, Japan At Lombard Standard in Tokyo, Japan, I helped design, […]
Name: Ali Moros Taylor Class: 2026 Major: Anthropology Hometown: Richmond, Va. Organization: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Location: Richmond, Va. At the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, I was able […]
Name: Kelsey Mize Class: 2026 Majors: Political Science, Urban Studies Hometown: Highland Heights, Ohio Organization: Friends of Sara Continenza Location: South Euclid, Ohio As Campaign Manager for Councilwoman Sara […]
Name: Ruhee Mehta Class: 2026 Major: Neuroscience Hometown: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Pathway: Public Health Organization: Viola-Startzman Medical Clinic Location: Wooster, Ohio At the Viola Startzman clinic I helped community […]
Name: Finn McCusker Class: 2027 Major: Archaeology Hometown: Boston, Mass. Organization: Archaeological sit of Peru-Waká Location: Waka, Paso Caballos, Guatemala As a crew member on the Archaeological project of El […]
Name: Alef Leulekal Class: 2027 Major: Neuroscience Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Organization: University of Washington Department of Neurological Surgery Location: Seattle, Wash. At Seattle Children’s Hospital I conducted research on […]
Name: Isaac LaFay Class: 2026 Major: Neuroscience Pathway: Entrepreneurship, Public Health Hometown: Canal Fulton, Ohio Organization: Wooster Community Hospital Location: Wooster, Ohio Within the Community Care Network, I drove to 20-25 […]
Name: Michael Kennedy Class: 2028 Major: Statistical & Data Sciences Hometown: Akron, Ohio Organization: Akron RubberDucks Location: Akron, Ohio I analyzed and projected revenue data for the Akron RubberDucks, […]
Name: Michael Jissa Class: 2028 Major: Physics, Computer Science Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Organization: Atnaf Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Worked remotely on geophysical data analysis and radiation surveys for […]
Name: Miette Jankowski Class: 2028 Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Hometown: Fairview Park, Ohio Organization: Wooster Community Hospital Location: Wooster, Ohio As a Health Coach in the Community Care Network, […]
Name: Oscar Hovenweep Class: 2028 Major: Economics Hometown: Austin, Texas Organization: Goodstead Location: Washington, Conn. As an intern at Goodstead I combined research and strategic analysis of the stock market […]
Name: Reeve Helvoigt Class: 2027 Majors: Economics, French & Francophone Studies Hometown: Eugene, Ore. Organization: University of Idaho Location: Moscow, Idaho As an intern at the University of Idaho, […]
Name: Gabe Guthrie Class: 2026 Major: Religious Studies Hometown: Dublin, Ohio Organization: The Woolf Institute Location: Cambridge, UK At the Woolf Institute in Cambridge, Uk, I helped educate and […]
Name: Jake George Class: 2026 Major: Global Media & Digital Studies Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. Organization: Hub City Spartanburgers Location: Spartanburg, S.C. As part of the first intern class for the […]
Name: DT Franklin Class: 2026 Majors: Communication Studies, Urban Studies Pathway: Environmental Communication & Action Hometown: Memphis, Tenn. Organization: Kent Parks and Recreation Location: Kent, Ohio As an Environmental Maintenance […]
Name: Marissa Forster Class: 2027 Major: Global & International Studies Hometown: Liberty Township, Ohio Organization: The Ohio Center for Strategic Immigration Litigation and Outreach Location: Cleveland Heights, Ohio With OCSILiO […]
Name: Louise Fenny Class: 2027 Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Pathway: Public Health Hometown: East Legon, Accra, Ghana Organization: Operation Smile Ghana Location: Accra, Ghana At Operation Smile Ghana, I helped […]
Name: Grace Dunlay Class: 2026 Major: Sociology Hometown: Medina, Ohio Organization: Community Action Wayne/Medina Location: Wooster, Ohio As a Housing and Community Development Intern I analyzed Fair Housing […]
Name: Sylvia Direnzo Class: 2026 Major: Economics Hometown: Austintown, Ohio Organization: Heartfelt Tidbits Location: Cincinnati, Ohio At Heartfelt Tidbits in Cincinnati, Ohio, I taught immigrant and refugee children English […]
Name: Zora Danz Class: 2028 Major: Undecided Hometown: Fayetteville, W.Va. Organization: Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke Location: Roanoke, Va. At the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, I learned to care […]
Name: Peyton Crook Class: 2026 Major: Psychology Hometown: Hudson, Ohio Organization: Alternative Therapeutics Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio At Alternative Therapeutics, I conducted neurofeedback research, facilitated a fundraiser, attended […]
Name: Micah Bish Class: 2028 Major: Archaeology Hometown: Butler, Pa. Organization: Mesa Verde National Park Location: Mesa Verde National Park, Colo. At Mesa Verde National Park, I preserved […]
Name: Chrissa Baldy Class: 2026 Major: Neuroscience Hometown: Murrysville, Pa. Organization: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Location: Baltimore, Md. As a research assistant at Johns Hopkins neurology department, I studied […]
Name: Mishi Anderson Class: 2026 Hometown: Ebensburg, Pa. Major: Studio Art Organization: Wayne Center for the Arts Location: Wooster, Ohio At Wayne Center for the Arts, I taught […]
Name: Sammy Amier Class: 2026 Hometown: Wooster, Ohio Majors: Biology, Chinese Studies Pathway: Public Health Organization: Veterinary Associates Hospital Location: Xenia, Ohio At Veterinary Associates, I observed osteopathy, acupuncture, and […]
AMRE Consulting provides services to corporate, public sector, and nonprofit organizations. Consulting teams, comprised of two to four skilled students and an experienced faculty or staff advisor, provide full-time consulting services for seven weeks during the summer. The fields of expertise include mathematical/data analysis, assessment, research, marketing, feasibility studies, surveys and business consulting.
The 2025 AMRE program would not be possible without generous support from the Harbage Endowed Fund, the Ralph R. and Grace B. Jones Foundation, the Donald and Alice Noble Foundation, the Wayne County Community Foundation, the Laura B. Frick Charitable Trust, the GLCA Open Doors Grant, and The College of Wooster.
Grace Sweeney ’27 Miles Fike ’27 The team analyzed AI documentation from various companies to gain an understanding of the current field of Responsible […]
Ngoc (Nancy) Nguyen ’26 Suraj Acharya ’27 Claire Allison McGuire ’27 Advisors: Dan Palmer, Rick Storck The team partnered with OHuddle and the Mental […]
Chris Vann ’26 Pem Gurung ’26 Hiruy Worku ’27 Obed Babington ’25 (Ashesi University student) Our project aimed to create an agentic energy management […]
James Harbur ’27 Amrin Sazia ’27 Salma Sarunah ’26 (Ashesi University student) Advisor: Robert Kelvey The Caring Closet, a nonprofit organization based in Wooster, Ohio […]
Andrew Fischer ’26 Ethan Juhasz ’27 Nicole Sibanda ’26 (Ashesi University student) Advisors: Hamed Goharipour, Megan Wrobel West View Healthy Living, a senior living facility, […]
Aditi Jha ’26 Yongchan (Ian) Lee ’25 Chive Paradowski ’27 Francine Arthur ’25 (Ashesi University student) Advisors: Colby Long, Drew Pasteur This project aimed […]
Samuel Tadele ’28 Noelynn Faith Batalingaya ’26 Advisors: Elora Agsten, Jordan Biro Walters The team worked with the Wayne County Public Library to redesign its […]
Ben Roel ’28 Saidamir Osimov ’27 Faiaz Azmain ’25 Advisors: Hamed Goharipour, Ryan Ozar The AMRE team collaborated with the Wayne County Convention and Visitors […]
Discover more about the experiential learning opportunities Wooster students engaged in through their APEX Fellowships last summer.
Jessica Gapfizi ’26, a statistical and data sciences major with a minor in education at The College of Wooster, spent the summer before her […]
Louise Fenny ’27, a biochemistry and molecular biology major pursuing a public health pathway at The College of Wooster, served as a program support […]
Chrissa Baldy ’26, a neuroscience major at The College of Wooster, spent the summer in Baltimore, Maryland, as a summer research assistant at Johns […]
The summer before her senior year, Nurain Amier ’26, a biology and Chinese studies major with minors in environmental studies and music at The […]
During the summer before her junior year, Allie Toombs ’27 completed an internship at The Field House Museum in St. Louis, Missouri. As a […]
Through an APEX Micro Fellowship at The College of Wooster, Marine Kang ’26 completed an internship at the Broehl Law Office in Wooster, Ohio. Studying economics and English at the […]
Jensen Kugler ’27, an English and studio art student pursuing a digital and visual storytelling pathway at The College of Wooster, completed an internship […]
Gabriele Sam ’27, a political science and urban studies major at The College of Wooster, managed two internships with the help of an APEX […]
Adeline Williams ’26, a global media & digital studies and theatre & dance student at The College of Wooster, knew she was interested in […]
Kelsey Mize ’26, a political science and urban studies major at The College of Wooster, devoted the summer before her senior year to managing […]
During the summer before her senior year at The College of Wooster, Lauren Segura ’26 attended a Summer Field Camp with the School of […]
Atomu Maruyama ’26, a computer science and studio art major at The College of Wooster, blended his creative and technical skills throughout the summer, interning as an animator […]
Zora Danz ’28, a biology student at The College of Wooster, spent the summer in their home city of Roanoke, Virginia, as an intern for the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of […]
Atabek Rysbekov ’28, a business economics and statistical & data sciences major at The College of Wooster, spent the summer before his sophomore year […]
Zhansaya Azhdarova ’25, a global media & digital studies major and statistical and data sciences minor at The College of Wooster, interned at Atameken, Kazakhstan’s national chamber of entrepreneurs, aiming to be the bridge between the government and a range of businesses. Through […]
Kaleb Sanchez ’26, a studio art major at The College of Wooster, used a Micro Fellowship to intern locally in Wooster, Ohio, at an art […]
Delani Patterson ’25, a student-designed public health major and Africana studies minor at The College of Wooster, served as a health assistant at Blue […]
Pennsylvanian Meghan Willis ’26, an anthropology major at The College of Wooster, spent the summer in Denver, Colorado, interning at The Park Adoption Community Center. Throughout […]
Ryann Taylor ’26, an archaeology and geology major and religious studies minor at The College of Wooster, spent the summer at the archaeological site of […]
Michael Jissa ‘28 spent the summer remotely interning for Atnaf, a coal mining company located in his hometown of Ethiopia. Throughout the APEX Fellowship, […]
Jungho Park ’26, a computer science major and entrepreneurship pathway student at The College of Wooster, spent the summer as an intern for Lombard […]