Posts Tagged ‘Class Act’

Class Act: Hardwood and Soft Skills

When CALS sophomore Logan Wells tells you he spends his spare time sawing logs, he doesn’t mean he’s catching up on sleep. He’s actually out in the woods, running logs through his portable sawmill, making lumber for clients—and making money to help cover his college expenses. Wells’s Smock Valley Timber is more than a business—it’s [...]

Class Act: Finding Community

Kendra Allen’s curiosity about science was sparked by an episode about oceanography on the children’s TV show, Arthur. She pursued that interest through an upbringing that involved attending about five different elementary schools on Chicago’s South Side. “Did you ever see Waiting for Superman?” she asks, referring to the documentary about getting into a charter [...]

Class Act: Thinking big

Ronald Crandall