"I felt like at other universities I visited as a freshman that I was a number. I came to Western and I felt like I was a person, I was valued and I was me. That's something really important to take into account when you're choosing a university. I really feel like Western appreciates its students."

- Mariah Dicksen, senior
Biology major and member of the Marching Leathernecks

"This program is something that allows me to expand my research experience. I've been involved in two research labs here at WIU in social psychology and personality, and now I will be studying cognitive processes, as well as the structure and function of the brain."

- Megan Bardmass, junior
Psychology major

"Even more than my school work, the professors and faculty of the political science department have given me the support to take on this experience and have helped me believe in myself. They helped prepare me by being more than educators, but mentors and a support system."

- Margarita Sotelo, senior
Political Science major