| Before graduating early with honors and a job in hand, Patrick McFadden '08 served on the executive board of the Student Senate. |
| Your hometown? | Glenview, Illinois |
| Why Wesleyan? | Solid reputation, good liberal arts program, nice campus, and size of school. |
| Your major? | Accounting major, physics minor |
| Favorite professor or class? | Sarah Riehl – the reason I am an accountant! |
| After Wesleyan? | I graduated in December and now work for Ernst & Young, a big four accounting firm, in the Sears Tower! |
| Biggest thrill? | Crossing the finish line of my first marathon. Next, triathlon? |
| For fun? | Working out, watching Chicago baseball and da Bears. Both quiet and not-so-quiet nights with friends. |
| The best? | Working late nights, as the Special Events Commissioner for Student Senate, with the Homecoming and May Term committees. |
| Favorite book? | The Things They Carried, The Lord of the Rings |
| Favorite movie? | Memento, Fight Club, Shane |
| Favorite band? | Alkaline Trio, The Beatles |
| Favorite quote? | "LIVE well, LOVE always, LAUGH often, LEARN much." |
