Nyanda Redwood
Home Town: Kingston, Jamaica
Date of Attending Wesleyan: August 2002 - May 2006
Class and year: Senior/PK
Majors: Mathematics and Spanish
Languages: French and Spanish
Duration of studying language: 7 yrs French, and 11 yrs Spanish
Reason for studying that particular language: I love languages.
Study abroad experience/place hope to visit: I went to El Salvador with Dr. Tommie Sue Montgomery.
Future Goals: Graduate school
Clubs/Organizations: Parliamentarian/member in Alpha Kappa Psi – The Professional Business Fraternity, past Secretary of Spanish Club, International Club, Stunt, WAVE – Wesleyan Administrative Volunteer Experience, class soccer, class basketball
Honors clubs: Phi Sigma Iota – The International Foreign Languages Honor Society, Wesleyan Leadership Institute 2005, and College Honors Society
Wanja Mwangi
Major: Biology
Minor: Spanish
Future Goals: Graduate School in Public Health (don't know where yet). Want to obtain MD/MPH.
Latoya S. Stewart
Home Town/Country: St. Thomas/ Jamaica
Date of Attending Wesleyan: August 2002-May 2006
Class and year: PK-Senior
Major: Psychology
Minor: Spanish
Language: Spanish
Duration of studying language: 7 years
Reason for studying that particular language: To learn another language
Study abroad experience/place hope to visit: I hope to visit various Spanish speaking countries in Central America.
Future Goals: To become a school psychologist
Honor clubs: Psi Chi, Phi Sigma Iota, Ronald E. McNair Scholar
Parrish Smotherman
Home Town/Country: Watkinsville, Georgia, USA
Date of Attending Wesleyan: August 2002-May 2006
Class and year: Senior Purple Knight
Major: Spanish
Minor: Theater
Language: Spanish - 7 years
Reason for studying that particular language: I was inspired by my mother's interest. Also, I wanted a major that had fewer hours so I could take lots of other general education classes to take advantage of the liberal arts education here at Wesleyan.
Study abroad experience/place hope to visit: Spain, summer 2005 - 3 months
Future Goals: Teach Spanish or attend culinary school
Clubs/Organizations: STUNT Executive Chair, CRC, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Psi Omega (theater frat), Washboard Band, active member of the class SPLINTERS
Honor clubs: Phi Kappa Phi, Alpah Psi Omega, Alpah Lamda Delta, Phi Sigma Iota, Honors Program
Melanie Reed
Home Town/Country: Rex, GA
Date of Attending Wesleyan: August 2002-May 2006
Class and year: PK-Senior
Major: English
Minor: Spanish
Language: Spanish
Duration of studying language: 4 years
Reason for studying that particular language: I wanted to be able to communicate with more people, and there is a large Spanish-speaking population in Georgia .
Study abroad experience/place hope to visit: I have never studied abroad, but I would eventually like to go to Spain and South America, particularly Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, and Peru.
Future Goals: I am attending law school to become a juvenile and family court attorney and eventually a judge.
Clubs/Organizations: Circle K, SGA
Honor clubs: Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Sigma Iota, Alpha Lambda Delta
Gaye-Leon Williams
Home Town/Country: Kingston & St. Andrew, Jamaica
Date of Attending Wesleyan: August 2003 – May 2007
Class and year: GH Senior
Majors: Biology and Spanish
Language: Spanish
Duration of studying language: 12 years total since preparatory school in Jamaica
Reason for studying Spanish: before: I loved it, now, I still love it but the Hispanics are the fastest growing minority and in the field of medicine, being bilingual takes out having to use a medical interpreter but still being able to communicate with the patient themselves.
Study abroad experience/place hope to visit: I hope to visit Spain
Future Goals: MD/PhD in Diagnostics and Neurology respectively….later on open up a research and health clinic in a Spanish speaking country
Clubs/Organizations: AXIS, Circle K
Honor clubs: Tri-Beta, College Honors Program, Mortar Board, and Phi Sigma Iota
Lois Chen
Home Town/Country: Plano, Texas, USA
Date of Attending Wesleyan: 2003 Fall
Class and year: Golden Hearts
Majors: International Relations and Economics
Minor: French
Language: French and Chinese
Duration of studying language: 6 years
Reason for studying that particular language: I’m interested in French.
Study abroad experience/place hope to visit: I hope to visit England and Japan .
Future Goals: I want to be a diplomat and work for the government or IGOs such as the UN
Clubs/Organizations: Junior Marshals, WAVE (Wesleyan Admission Volunteer Experience), Model UN, CJA (Council on Judicial Affairs) (2003-04)
Honor clubs: Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Mortar Board, Pi Gamma Mu
Tiffany Hatch
Home Town/Country: McDonough,
Ga,
USA
Date of Attending
Wesleyan:
August 2003
Class and year: GH,
Junior
Major:
Communication (Interpersonal )
Minor:
Spanish
Language:
Spanish
Duration of studying language:
Since freshman year (high school)
Reason for studying that particular language: During
high school, I realized that the world is rapidly becoming smaller, and it
is becoming a vital skill to have the ability to communicate in another
language, not just in leisure activities, but in business
as well. I wished to get a head start learning Spanish so that I could
further my success in corporate America.
Study abroad experience/place hope to visit:
Summer 2000- I spent three weeks in Cadiz, Spain, on a summer exchange
program with my high school. There, I took classes during the
day, and excursions during the afternoon and
evening. We also
took excursions to Madrid, Grenada, Sevilla, and
even Morocco, Africa! I would LOVE to visit Latin America, the
Caribbean,the Mediterranean, as well as revisiting Spain.
Future Goals:
First and foremost, my goal is to graduate from
Wesleyan College!! By
then, I hope to have secured a position preferably
within my field, so that I may work my way up the corporate ladder. I hope
the years that follow will allow me to
visit other countries, and experience new people and places. Since my dream
job is to work in public relations, my long term goal
is to have my own firm, where I will have the ability to work with clients
as I please on my own terms.
Clubs/Organizations:
Unfortunately, due to my class and work schedule, I did not join any
organizations this year, but I
have previously been involved with LINKS and AXIS.
Honor clubs: Phi
Sigma Iota (Spanish), Lambda Pi Eta
(Communication)