Cecilia Mendoza  
M ALANA Orientation Leader

Class Year: Senior
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: Lake View High School

Why IWU?

"I was ready to face any and all challenges! I wanted small classes and a lot of resources. Professors are wonderful, students are friendly, and it is a small community. I enjoy everything about Illinois Wesleyan!"                                              
Akash Akash Bhatia
MALANA Orientation Leader

Class Year: Junior
Major: Music & Psychology
Hometown: Naperville, IL
High School: Neuqua Valley High School

Why IWU?

"The small campus size, great music program, and friendliness of the faculty attracted me to IWU. I loved the fact that I could combine my academic interests and participate in pretty much any activity or organization. I felt welcomed from the very beginning, and I could tell that the professors wanted their students to be successful. I have enjoyed every moment at Illinois Wesleyan!."

Raven Stubbs  
M ALANA Orientation Leader

Class Year: Senior
Major: Theatre Arts
Hometown: Detroit, MI
High School: Detroit School of Arts

Why IWU?

"I chose IWU (and this will sound cliche)  because the moment I stepped on campus  I felt a calming/zen sense, like home. I also loved the small feel of IWU  and how the professors WANT to know your name, not a number. I also chose IWU because the theatre department is prestigious and known for producing artists, not just performers. It's like how IWU produces well-rounded humans, not just scholars."                                   
 Leo

Leobanny Martinez
MALANA Orientation Leader

Class Year: Sophomore
Major: Business Administration & French minor
Hometown: Chicago
High School: Marist

Why IWU?

"When I visited it just felt like the school for me."

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