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Students Past & Present
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Rebecca Paulson (Class of 2003, with majors in French and Spanish, with a Concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies)
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Student, Masters of Education in International Education program
Center for International Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Career Highlights
Paulson joined the Peace Corps immediately after graduating from Wofford. She spent two years in Dakoro, Niger, working on la scolarisation des filles or “girls education.” In Niger, only eight percent of females are literate. Rebecca’s mission was to visit villages throughout the region, convincing them of the importance of sending their girls and young women to school.
In 2006 after completing her Peace Corps assignment, Paulson was offered a full, 20-hour assistantship from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She will work as a study abroad advisor for undergraduates in the regions of Africa, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. The assistantship includes general advising on study abroad in those regions as well as outreach on campus.
Currently, Rebecca is in Tunisia, from which she writes:
"As far as my career path, who can really say? So far, most of the work I have been doing is working with education systems, and generally teachers, in the developing world (mostly West Africa). I'm not exactly sure where this will lead me, but I am passionate about the power of education and know that I will somehow work in this field, even if it's not as a teacher. Right now I'm working on a project to provide trainings and curriculum for teachers in rural areas who have multi-grade classes. Most of these teachers received very little training, and only training for teaching a monograde class. So we're working with some of the local education officials and teachers to develop a teacher's resource handbook as well as to provide some trainings on some of the important elements of managing a multigrade class. It's been very interesting and I've been learning quite a bit along the way."
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Emily Rudkin (Class of 2007, majoring in Intercultural Studies for Business – Spanish track). Emily writes us to tell us of her new career path:
"I hope you are doing well and enjoying this year! I am writing in regards to my future plans in the "real world" as frightening as that sounds. Since graduation I have been working as an intern at an architecture firm in Greenville, and I am loving every minute of it! It was tough in the beginning to make the change from Spanish and Business to architecture, but I knew that design has always been in my heart. I am so incredibly grateful for my education at Wofford and feel that if I hadn't had the experiences I did as an ISB major, especially studying abroad, I would not have come to realize that design is where I want to be. It’s funny, I think back to being in Spain, visiting Barcelona, and that was the moment when it hit me that I wanted to be an architect. Now I think about the barrio gotico, all of Gaudi's work and I compare it to the incredible Incan monuments we saw in Peru, even the construction of Dolly's lodge. Being able to experience those places has had a huge effect on my desire to study design. So, I’ve decided to take the leap and apply to graduate school for architecture… ."
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Lianne Moore (Class of 2007, majoring in Spanish and Biology and with a Concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies) emails us with her good news:
"I am happy to update everyone that I have accepted a new job! While my time at AMI has been interesting and unexpected, I am starting an exciting new chapter in my life. As of April 2 I have begun working as a Latin America Analyst at the Imaging Science and Information Systems Center at Georgetown University Medical Center. I will be analyzing Latin American media coverage for evidence of disease outbreaks. I am very excited about this move and I'll let you know how it goes!!"
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