Why I Support a Dynamic Liberal Arts Curriculum
For me, liberal arts is about intersection. Studying math taught me a step-by-step process for proving any idea—which helped me research the architectural design of Birkenau Camp at Auschwitz. And my work abroad, especially spending a month in the nomadic culture of Mongolia, opened me up to widely different interpretations of the world. Future students here will become ever more aware that we don’t live in isolation. The choices we make affect people continents away.
"In Mongolia I rode a reindeer, herded 500 goats and sheep and castrated a yak—with cuticle scissors."
About Kelso Wyeth ’08
- Conducted month-long onsite ethnographic studies on the preservation of Mongolian nomadic culture
- Studied abroad at Universidad de Oviedo (ASC in Spain)
- Presented "Modernism at Auschwitz" (senior thesis) at SpARC 2008
- Presented "Religious Graffiti and the Rise of Tattooing in Medieval and Early Modern Europe" at ASC Annual Arts Symposium 2007