May 2017

Our Graduating WNS Minors!

Major:

Psychology

Minor:

Women’s and Gender Studies

What are your plans after graduation?

I will be getting my Master’s in Kinesiology

with a concentration in sports psychology at

Georgia Southern University.

What is your favorite WNS class that you took at Berry?

My favorite class was Psychology of Women.

What social issue are you the most passionate about?

I am really passionate about LGBTQ rights and issues

& eating disorders

Is there a quote that defines you?

"I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you are not, I

hope you have the strength to start all over again." - F. Scott

Fitzgerald

Major:

Psychology

Minor:

Women’s and Gender Studies

What are your plans after graduation?

I am pursuing a Master's in

Applied Behavior Analysis at

Georgia State.

What social issue are you the most passionate about?

I'm most passionate about issues related to the

developmentally disabled population. I hope to one day work with

children and adults with Autism and advocating for them is already

a huge part of my life.

Is there a quote that defines you?

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in

comparison to what lies inside of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Katrina Bayley

Ally Claytor

Congratulations

on getting into

Graduate School!

Congratulations

on getting into

Graduate School!

Major:

Psychology

Minors:

Women and Gender Studies &

Family Studies

What are your plans after

graduation?

I am going to attend the University of West Georgia for my

Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I eventually want

to do counseling with children and adolescents.

What social issue are you the most passionate about?

The two social issues I am currently most passionate about

would probably be LGBT rights and reproductive rights

Is there a quote that defines you?

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is

going to get better. It's not." -Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Majors:

Sociology and Anthropology

Minor:

Women’s and Gender Studies

What are your plans after graduation?

I have accepted a position with the

Lutheran Episcopal Volunteer network

in Sacramento, California.

What was your favorite WNS class you took at Berry?

My favorite WNS class would have to be Christian Faith and

Feminist Critique. I loved that I was able to study two things,

feminism and Christianity, that are very important to me and to

find harmony between the two.

Is there a quote that defines you?

I love the phrase, "Have courage and be kind." It's a simple

directive, but I think that our world would be a much better place if

people were brave enough to speak up for what is right and treated

others with more compassion and that’s what I try to do each and

every day.

Riannon Howard

Nicci Corley

Congratulations

on getting into

Graduate School!

Major:

Psychology

Minor:

Women’s and Gender Studies

What are your plans after

graduation?

I will be going to grad school in Athens for UGA’s Community

Counseling Graduate School Program. For this summer, I am

mainly going to try to find an apartment and spend some quality

time with my cat.

What was your favorite WNS class?

The WNS Seminar was my favorite class because I was able to

explore the fields that I was interested in and the discussions in

the class about social topics were my favorite parts.

Is there a quote that defines you? “To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sabrina Ishrat

Major:

Sociology

Minors:

Women’s and Gender Studies &

Business

What are your plans after

graduation?

I'm graduating in December, and

planning on staying in Rome until April/May hopefully working part

time with the Department of Family and Children Services, and then

moving to full time once I decide on a permanent place to live..

What social issue are you the most passionate about?

I am really passionate about issues with foster care.

Is there a quote that defines you?

"To make a difference in someone's life, you don't have to be brilliant,

rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care." -Mandy Hale

.

Christina King

Congratulations

on getting into

Graduate School!

Major:

Psychology

Minor:

Women’s and Gender

Studies

What are your plans after graduation?

I plan on traveling and working.

What was your favorite WNS class?

Women’s and Gender Studies Seminar was my favorite women’s

studies class.

What social issue are you most passionate about?

I am passionate about domestic violence and would like to be a

lawyer for domestic violence cases.

Isabel Mathews

Major:

English

Minors:

Women's and Gender Studies &

Business

What is your favorite WNS class

that you took at Berry?

Oh gosh, I can't pick just one! It's tied between three: Gay and

Lesbian Literature with Dr. Bucher, U.S. Women's History with

Dr. Snider, and Psychology of Women with Dr. Conradsen.

What social issue are you the most passionate about?

I am a big advocate for body positivity. Also I watch a lot of

television, so I am really interested in diversity in the media.

Is there a quote that defines you?

"...I want to talk to everybody I can as deeply as I can. I want to be

able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at

night." - Sylvia Plath

Hailey Neal

Major:

Political Science

Minor:

Women’s and Gender Studies

What are your plans after

graduation?

I have an internship with the National Bonner Foundation in

Princeton, NJ and I will be there this summer.

What was your favorite WNS class?

Psychology of Women was my favorite women’s studies class.

What social issue are you most passionate about?

I am passionate about immigration issues.

Is there a quote that defines you?

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their

dreams" - Eleanor Roosevelt

Jasmine Rangel

Major:

Chemistry

Minor:

Women’s and Gender Studies

What are your plans after

graduation?

I'm attending graduate school at

UTK to get my doctorate in

Analytical Chemistry.

What was your favorite WNS class? Anthropology of the Body really expanded my horizons. We went over so many interesting topics. I would highly recommend the course to any WNS minors looking for classes to take.

What social issue are you the most passionate about?

The under-representation of women in STEM is an issue close to

my heart.

Is there a quote that defines you?

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of

the stars makes me dream." -Vincent Van Gogh

Grace Sarabia

Congratulations

on getting into

Graduate School!

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program is looking for a new student worker! We are a small but efficient team of student workers that run the tasks of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program Office. These tasks include: aiding in the production of a monthly newsletter; assisting in the planning, publication, and execution of events (including film showings, discussion panels, and social events); researching potential material for WNS classes; and office tasks for the director of the Program, Dr. Susan Conradsen.

The ideal candidate will:

Be a rising sophomore or junior (current freshman or sophomore)

Have taken WNS classes or have an interest in/passion for women’s & gender issues and feminism

Be an organized, self-starter who takes the initiative in completing office tasks that need to be done

Be able to work well with a small team of 3-4 student workers around 5-10 hours per week

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email your resume to

Dr. Susan Conradsen, sconradsen@berry.edu or Emma Taghon,

Emma.Taghon@vikings.berry.edu

Major:

English Literature

Minors:

Women’s and Gender

Studies &

French

What are your plans after graduation?

I will be pursuing a Master's Degree in English at the University of

Maine.

What is your favorite WNS class that you took at Berry?

Gender, Law, and Society and Christian Faith and Feminist Critique

What social issue are you the most passionate about

LGBTQ+ Rights and Sex Education

Elizabeth Zavodny

Wishing our Graduating

Minors a Wonderful Journey

Ahead! Interested in Working for the WNS

Program?

Congratulations

on getting into

Graduate School!