Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with Leah

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Let’s meet Leah. She is here to tell us all about the Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which offers an incredibly diverse range of majors and minors from chemistry, to American Sign Language and Communication to Homeland Security. Take it away, Leah.

– Thanks, Alex. Hello everyone. I started exploring colleges as a freshman in high school and Wichita State was my very first visit. Ultimately, I chose to go with Wichita State ’cause of the people and affordability. I felt valued as a potential student during my visit and WSU offered many scholarship opportunities. I’ve been part of the Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as an undergraduate and graduate student. LAS is the oldest and largest college on campus, and it has a diverse range of majors and minors, which allow me to branch out and explore new subjects. With the best professors and advisors I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with an emphasis on statistics, three minors and a certificate all while on the honors leadership track. Wichita State has an abundance of applied learning opportunities. Two of my favorites have been studying abroad and an internship I secured with the help of the criminal justice department. I received a scholarship through Wichita State to study criminal justice in London and Rome, and I also interned with the Wichita Police Department as a data analyst. Wichita State is home to the Sedwick County Law Enforcement Training Center, as well as the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives Crime Gun Center of Excellence. I now work for the WPD in Wichita’s Crime Gun Intelligence Center, a joint endeavor between WPD, ATF, and WSU. This would not have been possible without WSU programs. I knew I made the right decision when choosing Wichita State. The support of community enabled me to explore various minors, secure my internship, study abroad, and ultimately land my full-time career. The dedicated individuals at Wichita State made all the difference. Now I need to get back to finding felons with formulas. Back to you, Alex.

– Wow Leah, finding felons with formulas, that is funny. Wichita State Fairmont College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers a plethora of applied learning opportunities from archeological sites and geological camps, to biology and conservation research. Thank you for sharing your story.