W&J Magellan

MAGELL AN AWARDS

The World & YOU.

experience. W&J College provides funding so that you can set sail in the summer months, exploring a passion, an interest, an internship, a study abroad opportunity, a research trip, or all of the above.

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You’re out of the classroom, learning the ropes of whatever you’ve set your sights on. It could be right around the corner or right around the world.

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Magellan Scholars funded

Learn more about the Magellan Project & application process

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I was able to visit some of the most amazing places nature has to offer and recognize the need for their conservation.

In the summer of 2019, Zoey Zentkovich ’22 took a road trip across the United States, passing through 23 states to visit 21 National Parks.

The goal of her trip was to study the importance of conservation and capture how beautiful nature is with photography.

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What is a Magellan Project?

A Magellan Project begins with your idea to create an opportunity to pursue your passions in an original way.

Faculty advisors provide the coaching and support you need to take your project from idea to reality. For your project, you write your proposal, detail the plan, and set the budget. Once approved and funded, your adventure begins. On this journey, you’ll discover more than you might have imagined.

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Popey credits her W&J biology and chemistry professors, Dr. DeBerry and Dr. Leonard for her success and preparedness in the lab.

Anja Popey ’22 was a Maxwell Scholarship recipient and studied economics and chemistry. During the summer of 2021, she participated in an internship at the University of Miami’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, which a Magellan Franklin funded.

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While there, she studied Alzheimer’s Disease as a comorbidity with HIV.

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What is a Magellan Franklin?

Sometimes that summer internship is just what you need to better understand your field of study, determine if you are selecting the right path of study, or gain the skills that will make you an outstanding professional in your field. W&J understands the value of an internship may outweigh the rate of pay, that is why the College offers a Magellan Franklin Internship Award. The award is a special Magellan experience to allow you take advantage of those summer internship opportunities that help you gain skills and sharpen your perspective on your potential career.

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KINDS OF PROJECTS QUALIFY?

LONG SHOULD A MAGELLAN TRIP BE?

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A broad array of projects qualify for

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these awards. All projects, however,

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should challenge students to be creative,

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students, sophomores, and

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students with internships.

projects, or enhance their internships.

All Magellan Awards require students to maintain a 2.5 GPA.

DO I HAVE TO PROPOSE A PROJECT THAT INVOLVES INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL?

While we encourage international projects, foreign travel is not required. However, all projects should be designed to stretch you beyond your comfort zone and take you to an unfamiliar environment.

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Jeffrey Seabury Jeffrey Seabury, Jr. ’22 studied ecotourism in Anchorage, Alaska, exploring history and health in a variety of the state’s museums, places, and parks.

Though his college experience was disrupted

by COVID-19, Seabury wished to seize his opportunity to travel, so he chose to take his Magellan opportunity to travel outdoors. “After doing preliminary research, I discovered...the impact going outside has on our physical, mental, and spiritual health,” said Seabury. Health is of great interest to Seabury. “I want to serve those in my community with disabilities, both mental and physical, from a legal and policybased standpoint,” he added. Accepted to two graduate programs, Seabury is a student at West Virginia University working to obtain a Master of Science in Clinical Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling and a Juris Doctor in Law.

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Learning how to go out of my comfort zone and develop adaptability and self-reliance, as well as learning more about how nature influences mental health, will really help prepare me for my future career.

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Clara Sherwood Clara Sherwood ’22, who pursued a triple major in music and conflict resolution, international studies, and Spanish, studied abroad in Morocco, The Gambia, Senegal, the Czech Republic, and Spain. She believes these experiences were instrumental to her success as a student.

A major factor in my choice of W&J was its commitment to global citizenship, displayed through travel courses and the Magellan Project. As a first-year student, I was awarded a Magellan to study in Morocco and Spain, during which I explored migration policies and migrant experiences.

Sherwood earned a Fulbright Scholarship and taught English in Morocco for a year before attending graduate school in Washington D.C., where she is focused on foreign

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policy and International security. She has served as a New Voices on Nuclear Weapons Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists and is currently an intern with the State Department.

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Will Tucker What do Beyoncé, Wale, Trey Songz, and Will Tucker ’20 have in common?

They’ve all worked at Wire Road Studio in Houston, Texas. With funding from W&J’s Magellan Franklin Internship Award, Tucker traveled to Houston to work in the studio as an audio technician assistant and business intern. The sociology and English graduate was able to follow his dreams thanks to support from the College and the advice of his academic advisor, Dr. John Krol, associate professor and department chair of sociology. A top highlight for Tucker came on his day off when he was called into the studio to work with well-known American artist Chance the Rapper.

W&J encourages students to get out of their comfort zone and try something they only dreamed of doing. W&J has prepared me (for this internship) in several ways, but the most notable thing that W&J has given me is the ability to talk with important figures comfortably. I think it has to do with how small the school is and how personable the staff is. To be able to pursue something that has for the longest time been a dream means the world to me. I can’t thank W&J enough.

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Isabella Manzari When COVID-19 threatened Isabella Manzari ’23’s plan to travel to Cuba and re-connect with her culture, she got inventive.

Manzari, a Spanish and gender & women’s

“I was really nervous to travel on my own in a

studies double major, refocused her Magellan

big city,” she said, “but it was so much easier

Project itinerary on Miami, Florida, to study

than I thought it would be. I learned the metro

Cuban cuisine. “It was an amazing experience,”

routes, and within a week, I felt like a local.”

she said. “I went to Calle Ocho [a popular street in Little Havana] every day and tried various snacks, beverages, and meals to try to learn as much as I could about the food from my culture.”

Though Cuban cuisine had always been important to Manzari, living in western Pennsylvania made connecting with the culture difficult, but her Magellan journey helped to fill the void.

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Because of her positive experience, Manzari hopes to continue to travel post-W&J. “[Magellan] gave me the experience and courage I needed to travel and use my language skills without worry, and everyone should take advantage of it, she shared.

I think the Magellan is an incredible opportunity unique to W&J’s students.

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Carmen Carroll Carmen Carroll ’19 traveled to Kenya for two Magellan Projects during her time at W&J to learn about intersectionality and community.

To expand her knowledge of the African diaspora, Carroll completed two Magellan Projects in Kenya, which involved producing and shooting a mini-documentary called Strong Girls, Strong World in the summer of 2016. She also lived and worked at a rescue home, Hekima Place, in the summer of 2017, where she learned how to manage nonprofit operations.

Carroll is a third-generation native Washingtonian (Washington, DC) and a first-generation college graduate. Her family never really traveled outside of North America, so the Magellan Project granted her the opportunity to experience the world. “What happens beyond our borders affects us, whether we want to know about it or not,” said Carroll.

On campus, Carroll served as W&J’s first Black female student body president, a resident assistant, and president of the Black Student Union. She said that she wanted to make a difference for other students and that she’s big on advocacy. Following her experience at W&J, Carroll’s path led her to become a Fulbright Scholar. During her time as a scholar, she dedicated herself to teaching and mentoring college students in Ecuador. After completing her grant, she returned to her roots in Washington, D.C., where she now works in the fields of digital media, production, and content creation.

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