Wooster writing consultants now train on using AI for feedback on writing and further using it as a tool when assignments allow it.

Faculty apply new AI-conscious tactics in the classroom

Wooster’s Information Technology team organized a Professional Learning Community in fall 2024 to explore sample lessons and classroom activities using generative AI access to […]

AI taskforce hopes to ready graduates in AI skills, while continuing to develop their writing and research skills.

AI Task Force lays important foundation for College policies

Conversations from across higher education and the need for consistent policies on campus propelled Lisa Perfetti, College provost, to create an AI task force. […]

Jeff Keefer with President McCall

Economics alumnus develops photography to fund medical research

While Jeff Keefer ’74 studied economics at 69Ö±²¥ and went on to work at the biotechnological and chemical manufacturing company DuPont […]

Reggie Minton and President McCall

Class of 1963 physical education major scores rewarding coaching career

Going into Wooster with the hope of coaching professionally, Reggie Minton ’63 dove into the physical education program and took away life experiences that […]

The trainings helped RAs articulate their experience as decision makers, communicators, teammates, project managers, and more.

Students learn to articulate their career-readiness skills to employers

Members of the Curriculum to Career Faculty & Staff Learning Community at Wooster led several successful projects this year to help students communicate their […]

Blake Southerland ’20, business economics major, (left) and Bijeta Lamichhane ’22, communication studies and mathematics major, present membership program research and plan recommendations to the Lyric Theater’s board in 2019.

Social Entrepreneurship program celebrates 20 years of student research for community impact

Students don’t come to Wooster expecting a front-row seat to how businesses solve real-world problems, but through the Social Entrepreneurship (SE) program, they learn […]

Don Allman '74

History alumnus takes teamwork to new level as outdoor advertising executive

As a baseball player his first year at 69Ö±²¥, Don Allman ’74 learned how to work as part of a team, […]

Donald Dennis '86

English and economics alumnus applies leadership skills throughout eclectic career in financial services

Donald Dennis ’86 sees change as an opportunity for growth. In his almost 40 years as a leader in the financial services industry, Dennis […]

Sarah Wilds '97

Communication sciences and disorders alumna takes an unexpected journey from intern to CEO

When Sarah Wilds ’97 called the Prentke Romich Company (PRC) in the summer of 1995 to inquire about internship opportunities, she set in motion […]

Samrat Upadhyay '87

English alumnus underlines authoritarianism in new novel Darkmotherland

Upon graduating from 69Ö±²¥ with an English degree, Samrat Upadhyay ’87 wrote a few realist fiction books, most of which center […]

Photo courtesy Matt Dilyard.

Religious Studies Connections course creates sense of belonging

A .25-credit course may seem dwarfish in the grand scheme of a liberal arts education at 69Ö±²¥, but the religious studies […]

Fern Valley gift and endowment ensure research and experiential learning for generations of Wooster students and faculty

Fern Valley Field Station is a 56-acre, predominantly forested valley with a stream running through it and a goldenrod meadow. The natural property with […]

Jane Coon ’51

Political Science and history alumna makes international impact with career as ambassador

Jane Coon ’51 attended 69Ö±²¥ at a time when, as she says, “women expected to be married as soon after college […]

Zach Perrier '25 stands with Gregory Shaya, Henry J. and Laura H. Copeland Professor of European History, proudly displaying a couple of 70s vinyl records.

History major investigates 1970s music genres

Zach Perrier ’25 always knew he wanted to major in history. But ultimately, he chose to attend 69Ö±²¥ because the music […]

Lydia Crane ’25 studied the differences between the gray and black squirrels on campus.

Biology major examines squirrel behavior

It’s not difficult to find students or alumni with a fascination for squirrels on campus at 69Ö±²¥. These quirky creatures have […]

Laurel Andrews ’25, a statistical and data sciences major, used her Independent Study to inform about wildfire effects. 

Statistical and data sciences major communicates effects of wildfires on communities

Growing up in northern California near the Santa Cruz Mountains, Laurel Andrews ’25 loves the outdoors. She found a way to indulge her enthusiasm […]

Ignacia Méndez '25, an economics major, analyzes gender inequality in relation to surgery recovery through her Independent Study.

Chilean student investigates surgery recovery and gender inequality

Growing up in Santiago, Chile, and seeing the country’s exponential growth that took millions of people out of poverty inspired Ignacia Méndez ’25 to […]

Des Smith ’25, Sydney Berenson ’25, Professor Olivia Navarro-Farr, Teagan Knutson ’25, and Maura Ellenberger ’25 reconnected on campus after researching together in Guatemala.

Four archeology students share I.S. research journey in Guatemala

In more than 20 years of archaeological research with Proyecto Arqueológico Waka’ (PAW), Olivia Navarro-Farr, professor of anthropology and archaeology and chair of archaeology […]

John Pierson '66

History alumnus inspires future social workers in new textbook edition

As the political and social landscape continues to change, so do the needs of society’s most vulnerable people. In the fourth edition of Tackling […]

David Roney '21

Psychology and communication sciences and disorders major takes multidisciplinary approach as speech-language pathologist to help clients with communication disorders

As a member of the men’s golf team at 69Ö±²¥, David Roney ’21 served as the team’s anchor and received two […]