Few people can say that they have been asked, in all seriousness, for advice on how to overthrow a government. Or that their research was debated in British Parliament. Or that NATO has invited them to give a lecture on the promotion of religious tolerance. Fewer still can say that they accomplished all of this before their thirtieth birthday.
Although it’s been two weeks since Valentine’s Day, members of the University community still found an occasion to send flowers to a loved one—and all for a good cause.
Rather than go straight to college from high school, Jorge Delgado '10 took a gap year, half of which he spent in Peru, and the other half of which he worked and interned in places as far-ranging as Baskin Robbins and ESPN.
While most senior thesis writers spend their days hunched over a sea of books in a claustrophobic library carrel, Max Horwich '08 spends his in a recording studio. Actually, the music major is working on a senior project that is part recital, part recording and part academic paper.
Eric Yuhas ’88, former president of the University’s chapter of Alpha Delta Phi (Alpha Delt), did not graduate from or attend Wesleyan. A student at the University of Connecticut, Yuhas’s Wesleyan girlfriend was a member of Alpha Delt, allowing him to join the University’s chapter and later become its president.
Former Governor of Virginia Gerald Baliles '63 recently led a study on the state of the presidency in American higher education, resulting in the publication of a 50-page report titled "The Leadership Imperative." The study provides guidelines for university presidents and educational boards, addressing issues that range from dealing with fundraising, criticism from faculty, and stressful schedules.