Gianna Palmer, Admission - Wesleyan University

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GIANNA PALMER

HOMETOWN:	Eugene, OR
HIGH SCHOOL:	South Eugene
MAJOR:	English, Sociology
ACTIVITIES:	I have served on the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) since my freshman year. As a sophomore I was chair of the WSA's Student Budget Committee. I have worked as both a peer writing mentor and a writing tutor through the Writing Workshop. This year I am editor of the online content of The Wesleyan Argus. I've performed in a number of student-choreographed dance performances. I also occasionally write for the unofficial campus blog Wesleying.
OUTSIDE WESLEYAN:	I spent my junior year fall semester in Paris, France. While in Paris I interned at a photo archiving and publishing house. In summer '08 I was an editorial intern at Preservation Magazine in Washington DC. This past summer I had the opportunity to work for the New York Daily News. During this time I wrote stories that covered primarily Brooklyn neighborhoods and people. I was also a communications intern for Cancer Schmancer, the non-profit organization founded by Fran Drescher which seeks to educate women about the early warning signs of gynecological cancers.
AFTER WESLEYAN:	I hope to work in journalism or communication after graduation. I may eventually apply to graduate school.
FAV WES EXPERIENCE:	Though this is not a very original favorite experience, I have to say that seeing Obama speak at the 2008 Wesleyan Commencement was awesome.