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  •  Elisa Villanueva Beard ’98

    Business Executive

    Elisa Villanueva Beard ’98 | Alumni

    Elisa has been an integral part of Teach for America for 25 years. It all started in 1998 as a TFA Phoenix…

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  • Scott Wilkerson

    Applied learning. Real solutions.

    Scott Wilkerson | Faculty

    Out of graduate school, I worked for 3.5 years gaining invaluable experience with Exxon Production Research…

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  • Drew Cosgray ’24

    Guaranteed Success

    Drew Cosgray ’24 | Alumni

    I came to DePauw for a Copeland Scholarship interview. I had never been on DePauw’s campus, but as soon…

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  • Tyson & Kady Becker

    Still Learning

    Tyson & Kady Becker | Alumni

    When an opportunity arose to advance in his career within General Motors, Tyson Becker ’04 knew it was…

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  • Layla Brown-Clark

    Making the Pitch

    Layla Brown-Clark | Alumni

    During an admitted student day, I fell in love with DePauw’s campus as a whole and DePauw’s media-rich…

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  • Elise Johns

    A Journey Worth Taking

    Elise Johns | Alumni

    Every prospective student has a vision for what they want out of their college experience. I knew I wanted…

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  • Meru Sharma '21

    Community Builder. Documentarian.

    Meru Sharma '21 | Alumni

    At DePauw, I was a Media Fellow. I was lucky enough to go off-campus for a semester to the New York Arts…

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  • Molly Madden

    Transformative Encounters

    Molly Madden | Alumni

    What I find impressive about DePauw is its smaller size and breadth of opportunities. In the classroom…

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  • Jon Fortt

    A Good Fit

    Jon Fortt | Alumni

    It was the Media Fellows Program that drew me to DePauw.  I also wanted to experience an environment…

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  • Bree Mahoney-Sutherland ’25

    An Affinity for Black and Gold

    Bree Mahoney-Sutherland ’25 | Student

    I come from a long line of black and gold. With our lineage coming directly from an original board of…

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  • Sydney West ’24

    Branching Out

    Sydney West ’24 | Student

    I’ve always been fascinated by the ability to turn a string of seemingly meaningless words into a master-crafted…

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  •  Sarah Rowley

    Fostering Personal Connections

    Sarah Rowley | Faculty

    What excites me about teaching? Everything! The magic that happens in the classroom is completely dependent…

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  • Paige Burgess

    Orchestrating Connection

    Paige Burgess | Student

    As a music education major, Paige Burgess ’25 understands how a collection of otherwise dissimilar notes…

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  • Evan Steffy ’25

    Exploration through liberal arts

    Evan Steffy ’25 | Student

    Being from the Greencastle area, DePauw has always been present in my life. I knew I wanted a smaller…

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  • Danielle Sommerman ’25

    Discovering Connections

    Danielle Sommerman ’25 | Student

    I chose DePauw because I wanted a school with a small student body where I could make personal connections…

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  • Moises Rivera ’24

    Honoring Heritage

    Moises Rivera ’24 | Student

    My heritage impacts my daily life in almost every way, from the way I interact with people and how I…

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  • Greg Schwipps

    Working Together

    Greg Schwipps | Faculty

    I am a DePauw professor but also a 1995 DePauw alumnus. I started my first-year at DePauw a would-be…

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  • Sharon Crary

    Global Impact

    Sharon Crary | Faculty

    Professor Sharon Crary has studied the devastating effects of the Ebola virus for 15 years. Since the…

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  • Rhonesha Byng

    Becoming my potential

    Rhonesha Byng | Alumni

    I wanted to work in media when I came to DePauw, so I took advantage of WGRE, the campus radio station…

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  • Eliana Jolanda Alzate

    Speak Now

    Eliana Jolanda Alzate | Student

    “Why International Student Orientation is Essentially a Taylor Swift Concert.” Eliana Jolanda Alzate…

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  • Naima Shifa

    Building Connections

    Naima Shifa | Faculty

    The biggest part of my teaching is building connections with my students and creating a community in…

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  • Erika Marchant

    Empowering Change

    Erika Marchant | Alumni

    Because of my interest in Chinese language, culture, history and philosophy, I declared a major in Chinese…

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  • Kate Pederson ’25

    Endless Opportunities

    Kate Pederson ’25 | Student

    I chose DePauw because of all the opportunities here. A few aspects that stuck out to me were the Management…

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  • John Berry

    Innovative Artistry

    John Berry | Faculty

    Success and accomplishment flow from the challenging work done in the classroom and studio at DePauw…

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  • Craig Paré

    A Collaborative Approach

    Craig Paré | Faculty

    I love that our students come to classes and rehearsals hungry to learn and, when challenged, respond…

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  • Kay Sikana

    Finding Their Voice

    Kay Sikana | Student

    “A big part of my identity is my pan-African upbringing,” says Kandafula (Kay) Sikana ’25. Born in Zambia…

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  • Deepa Prakash

    Embracing Unpredictable Moments

    Deepa Prakash | Faculty

    What excites me about teaching is the opportunity to discuss and learn about the pressing issues that…

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  • Andrea Sununu

    The Difference is in the Details

    Andrea Sununu | Faculty

    For over 30 years I’ve taught literature at DePauw and welcomed the chance to serve not only as teacher…

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  • Leslie James

    Empowering Students

    Leslie James | Faculty

    Since I recognize that each student brings a unique dimension to the collective, it is problematic to…

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  • Quan Nguyen ’25

    Accepting Unanswered Questions

    Quan Nguyen ’25 | Student

    Throughout my journey at DePauw, there are many questions that I ask myself every day. Despite many classroom…

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