Mackenzie Hannan: Home Away From Home
June 19, 2017 Feature StoriesMackenzie Hannan, a junior Art Therapy major from Stratford, Wis., reflects on multiple opportunities to create “home away from home” on campus.
Mackenzie Hannan, a junior Art Therapy major from Stratford, Wis., reflects on multiple opportunities to create “home away from home” on campus.
Alex Meister, a junior Business major from Muscoda, Wis., says his global learning experience has expanded his perspective on the world.
Senior Sidney Peach, a Psychology major, combined her passions for a unique research project both in and out of the classroom.
With the start of the Spring semester, students in Edgewood College’s ‘Pre-reading and Literature for the Young Child’ practicum are completing part of their requirements on-site at Madison’s One City preschool. One City is a nonprofit preschool located in South Madison.
Zander Rothering, a junior Biology major from Richland Center, Wis., gets visibly excited when he talks about the summer of 2016. He and twelve other students traveled to South America, where they journeyed from Quito, Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands, in the Pacific Ocean hundreds of miles west of the continent.
“The majority of us are still in Dane County, and we’re still working in various aspects of community service: policing, nursing, social work, we’re very involved.”
We caught up with Jourdyn Mootz ‘16, a native of Merrill, Wis. Mootz graduated in December 2015 Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in Biology. Currently, she’s a graduate student at UW-Madison, in the Physician Assistant program. She reflects on her time with the Bonner Leaders, a national service-learning leadership program for undergraduate students.
Although Kate (Schneider) Melendres ’04 received her B.S. in Psychology more than ten years ago, she credits the opportunities she enjoyed here for making it possible to reach great heights (so far!) in her professional life.
The senior Management major from Bangladesh talks about life both in and out of the classroom, and finding his way with a close campus community in Madison.
Faculty scholarship takes many forms at Edgewood College, ultimately enriching the academic experiences of our students. Along with a busy spring season producing concerts and recitals, teaching classes, and preparing for final exams, several music department faculty members had major performances in Madison.
Mark Kennedy '16 graduated Cum Laude in May with a double major in Theatre Arts and in Psychology.
Edgewood College celebrates another year of outstanding undergraduate research when it hosts “Edgewood Engaged” in late April, a yearly research and creative inquiry symposium. This year, the College also celebrates distinctive recognition for a project that was showcased at last year’s event.
“It was a bit of a challenge when I started. But I’m a student now.” When Chuck Monzon was finishing high school, he had “no idea” what he wanted to do next, he just knew it wasn’t going to college. His mother jokingly suggested the military; in a surprise move, he joined the U.S. Air Force.
The Edgewood College Chamber Singers made history in March when they travelled to Quito, Ecuador as the first American collegiate choir to be invited to the Festival Internacional de Música Sacra (International Sacred Music Festival), one of the most prestigious Easter music festivals in South America.
Being the first student to major in a new program is rare at any college campus, but for Kayla Knipfer it’s just another chapter in her unique undergraduate story.
Being creative and artistic has always appealed to senior Graphic Design major Tara Kaplan.
Mid-term exams and the pressures of life as a college student can be a challenge. That’s where ‘Dogs on Call’ comes in.
Sophomore Political Science major Mathias Castillo is an active member of both the Community Scholars program , and of the Great Madison community. In addition to his studies, he’s also currently the President of AL@S , the Association of Latino(a) Students on campus.
Knowing where you are at each step in your college journey is important. The deadline to apply for scholarships from Edgewood College is right around the corner: March 1, 2016.
At the start of the New Year, even before classes resumed, students at Edgewood College (with a little help from Dining Services) donated more than $5,000 in food to two local food banks.