2013 International Pre-O Staff
Xiaozheng (David) Guo '16
Majors: Economics and Mathematics
Home Country: China
Information about David
What is your favorite class to date and why?
"Computer Science 110
The professor was a genius and all the projects we did with programming were so much fun."
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
IM (Intramural) Leagues Basketball
Cinema Screening
Szu-Yu (Jonathan) Huang ‘15
Email: huang_j2@denison.edu
Majors: History & Creative Writing
Home Country: Thailand
Information about Jonathan
What is your favorite class to date and why?
The Reformation - with Karen Spierling
This class was challenging and I loved the material. It taught me how to approach writing longer papers and Dr. Spierling was especially helpful with walking me through the organizational aspects of my final paper.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Beta Theta Pi (Greek Fraternity)
Denison Christian Community
America Reads Program
Lucas (Luke) Johnson ‘15
Email: johnso_l2@denison.edu
Major: Political Science
Home Country: USA
Information about Lucas
What is your favorite class to date and why?
Introduction to International Politics, because I like the subject and Dr. Katz was a challenging but enjoyable professor who made me want to be a political science major.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Secretary for Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Treasurer for the Soccer Club
Malhar Joshi ‘15
Email: joshi_m1@denison.edu
Major: Economics
Home Country: India
Information about Malhar
What is your favorite class to date and why?
POSC 355: International Political Economy: Taught by a great professor (Dr. Pletcher) and combines my two academic interests. Students are able to explore macroeconomic theory in a contemporary context.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Investment Club
DCGA (Denison Campus Governance Association)
Benedict (Ben) Khoo ‘16
Email: khoo_b1@denison.edu
Major: Biology
Home Country: Malaysia
Information about Ben
What is your favorite class to date and why?
FYS 102-16 (Hunger Management)
I loved this class, because of the range of topics and discussions we had in the class. The class revolved around human history with food and how it has evolved over time, along with modern problems of GMOs and ""adulterated"" food. But more than that the class was a discussion based class and it was interesting to learn about other the opinions of others, not just on the books we read but also about their history with food and such.
Coming for an international background, I felt that I had a very different experience with restaurants and food, but everybody was so open and willing to learn and listen. The papers are decent in length, but they allowed us to explore such a wide range of topics connected to food. This is a class which helped open my view on food.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Gaming Guild
Asian Culture Club
Anime Club
Jihyun (Jenny) Kim ‘16
Email: kim_j2@denison.edu
Majors: Cinema and Studio Art
Home Country: South Korea
A message from Jenny
What is your favorite class to date and why?
Experimental Drawing
It is a very interesting class, because it was the first and probably last time it may be offered. It was a collaboration among three classes: drawing, dance, and sculpture. It was fun because we were able to explore many different kinds of art and also do projects with class members from different years, majors, etc.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Member of the Asian Culture Club,
Currently establishing the Photography club,
Work in the Theater Department scene shop
Stephanie Lemut ‘14
Email: lemut_s1@denison.edu
Majors: Psychology with a Neuroscience Concentration
Home Country: USA
Information about Stephanie
What is your favorite class to date and why?
Queer Studies
It really helped me gain perspective on the difficulties that people in the LGBTQ community face. I enjoyed learning the history of the LGBTQ movement as well. I think this class is unique and really illustrates the way in which Denison embraces diversity.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Cabinet member of Denison Community Association (DCA)
Chair of Hope for Autism
Executive Board Member of Denison's International Student Association (DISA)
Sasha Mendez ‘14
Email: mendez_s1@denison.edu
Majors: Economics and Communications
Home Country: Peru
Information about Sasha
What is your favorite class to date and why?
Gender War and Conflict - INTL 200
I explored issues with gender that I had never thought of before. We also looked at the US military and the consequence it has on other countries.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Public relations chair and event planner for the HOPE kitchen.
I also enjoy my position as host coordinator for the Admissions Office.
Davit (Data) Mirzashvili ‘15
Email: mirzas_d1@denison.edu
Majors: Biology and Economics
Home Country: Georgia
Information about Data
What is your favorite class to date and why?
One of my favorite classes at Denison was an acting class that I took my sophomore year. Being a Biology major, I usually have busy schedule and sometimes I don't have enough time for socialization and entertainment. 50 minutes of acting every M/W/F totally made my days, I had lot of fun and it was really entertaining.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
There are many opportunities to get involved at Denison.
My top two Co-Curricular activities are club soccer and Greek life.
Shivani Mithbaokar ‘16
Email: mithba_s1@denison.edu
Majors: Studio Art and Economics
Home Country: India
Information about Shivani
What is your favorite class to date and why?
PYSC 100-01 : Intro To Psychology
I loved studying Social Psychology as I gained a different insight as to how people behave in different social situations. But overall, I learned a lot of interesting things about the mundane things in my life.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Photography
Learning to play guitar
Luchen Peng ‘15
Email: peng_l1@denison.edu
Major: Economics
Home Country: China
Information about Sasha
What is your favorite class to date and why?
My favorite class to date is International Studies 101, The Making of the Modern World. I have always been interested in studying about the international community. In that class we talked about a lot of the social issues and global issues, and it helped me to see things from another perspective.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Denison Community Association (DCA) treasurer
Asian Culture Club president
Volunteer Medley, Chair - outreach/volunteer activities in the local area
Emma Reasoner ‘15
Email: reason_e1@denison.edu
Major: Studio Art
Home Country: USA/ Japan
Information about Emma
What is your favorite class to date and why?
Issues in Feminism 101 with Dr. Gillespie really opened my eyes to what feminism really is, which has impacted the way I approach advertisements, media, my own body image, and day-to-day interactions. HIGHLY recommended!
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
The Bullsheet (student publication) editor
Kappa Kappa Gamma (Sorority)
Xue (Yolanda) Yang ‘15
Email: yang_x2@denison.edu
Majors: Economics and Psychology
Home Country: China
Information about Xue
What is your favorite class to date and why?
Psyc 100 - Intro to Psychology
The class covers a lot of topics that are of my personal interest (e.g., memory, perception, sensation, etc), and my professor Dr. Bikmen is very nice! The class, I would say, is quite interesting even to those who are not psychology majors, but it is also demanding and intellectually challenging.
What are some of your favorite Co-Curricular Activities?
Executive board member of ACC (Asian Culture Club) and GCC (Global China Connection).
Friday Nights Activities! Great Fun!!!
I always find something to do on Firday nights, either going to a concert in Swasey or going downhill to the Denison theatre/Burke, or a late night show of any kind in Slayter. Friday nights are the most relaxing nights~
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