The academic skills that students develop at Willamette - things like critical thinking, effective writing, and intellectual adaptability - are the same skills that graduate school admission committees and prospective employers rely on to make their decisions. Accordingly, students leave Willamette uncommonly well prepared for the rest of their lives.
As a student at Willamette, you will work one-on-one with professors who are truly experts in their fields. They will question your assumptions, encourage you to think outside the box, and pinpoint weaknesses in your arguments - but their primary job is to support you. In fact, the personal connections you establish with these professors and the other members of your class will enable you to grow in ways you might not expect.
Your professors will inspire you with their teaching, but they also lead by example. Recent news and projects from Willamette's faculty include a groundbreaking book detailing the social and historical implications of the Pledge of Allegiance; a three-year REU-RET grant from the National Science Foundation worth almost half a million dollars; a notice of acceptance into the International Academy of Ceramics; and, just recently, a pair of M. J. Murdock startup grants for new science faculty positions.
Students respond very well to Willamette's academic environment. “I love the teachers, and I love the curriculum,” says Danielle King, a biology major from Augusta, Ga. “I love the fact that it's hard. I like learning – the more I'm challenged, the happier I am.”
If this sounds like you, then you will probably feel at home here.
