Sydney Berenson ’25: Archaeological Institute of America Scholar on TREK in Guatemala

Sydney put her developing archaeology skills and knowledge into practice on Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr’s archaeology field school TREK this summer, working to excavate the ancient Maya city of El-Perú Waka at Proyecto Arqueólogico Waka’s (PAW) field school in northern Guatemala. …

By Becky Webb
Becky Webb Pathways Program Coordinator, Peace Corps Prep Coordinator, GEO Admin. Coordinator
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Biochemistry & molecular biology major completes bacterial lab work related to lung disease | APEX Fellowship

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Class Year: 2023
Organization: Yale University School of Medicine

Intern at Yale University School of Medicine, where I will work alongside MDs/PhDs in testing a novel phage therapy on bacteria that causes lung disease in …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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History major researches and develops online exhibit for Baseball Heritage Museum during APEX Fellowship

Major: History
Class Year: 2025
Organization: Baseball Heritage Museum
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Description: At the Baseball Heritage Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, I will be a digital curator, creating an online exhibit for the Google Arts and Culture website using the …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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Psychology student promotes sustainable agriculture and supports local farmers | APEX Fellowship

Major: Psychology
Class Year: 2025
Organization: Taste the Local Difference
Location: Traverse City, Michigan
Description: As an intern for Taste the Local Difference, I will help coordinate the social media pages and help write the weekly blog in order to …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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Psychology major brings mental health awareness to summer camp during APEX Fellowship

Major: Global & International Studies
Year: 2025
Organization: Camp Agassiz
Location: Poland, Maine
Description: As a Social emotional learning counselor at Agassiz Village, I helped campers overcome their mental and social struggles that might harm their camp experience.

“I have …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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Business economics major builds artistic skillset at a Vietnamese production house | APEX Fellowship

Vu Dao ’23, a business economics major at The College of Wooster, interned at an agency company in Vietnam. The APEX fellow who is also a studio art minor developed his artistic and media-production skills at Tomochi Production, a production house based in Ho Chi Minh City.  Encouraged by …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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Internship at safe house encourages philosophy and women’s, gender, & sexuality studies major to pursue a future in social work | APEX Fellowship

Major: Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Philosophy
Class Year: 2023
Organization: Catherine Cobb Safe House
Location: Adrian, Michigan
Description: As an intern with Catherine Cobb Safe House of Adrian Michigan, I will be assisting in providing crisis intervention, resources, legal …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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Wooster student explores social media management at local theater during APEX Fellowship

Major: History, Political Science and Museum & Archival Studies Pathway
Class Year: 2024
Organization: Lyric Theater of Wooster
Location: Wooster, Ohio
Description: At the Lyric Theater in Wooster, Ohio, I researched small theater operations, managing social media accounts, and support …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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Art history and studio art double major catalogues and archives for music museum | APEX Fellowship

Major: Art History, Studio Art
Class Year: 2025
Organization: Sigal Music Museum
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
Description: At the Sigal Music Museum in Greenville, South Carolina, I will help with cataloguing, accessions and research, lead docent tours, and learn networking …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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Neuroscience student completes clinical research and shadows surgeries through APEX Fellowship

Major: Neuroscience
Class Year: 2024
Organization: The Chester Summer Scholars Program at MetroHealth, Cleveland

As an intern at MetroHealth Medical Center, I will be working on my own clinical research project while doing clinical rounds and shadowing surgeries at the …

By Carly Eppler Porter
Carly Eppler Porter Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
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