Countdown to Commencement: Kory Wise
What does success mean? “I think it means living life to the fullest, but not in the way some people understand that phrase,” says Tiffin native Kory Wise.
“For me, it’s doing what you were meant to do and doing it to the best of your ability.” As a double major in religion and English, Kory engaged in a genuine liberal arts experience at Heidelberg. He chose his majors not because they fit in a linear career path, but because he was engaged with the subject matter.
The strength of a liberal arts approach is learning to think critically and communicate effectively, which supports lifelong learning and the ability to succeed in a variety of fields. For Kory, it was also in the combination of multiple disciplines. He was studying world religions, literature theory, and American novels at the same time, and he was able to make connections between subjects.
“It was like doors I didn’t even know were closed opened in my mind,” he says. “The liberal arts give us a different way of understanding the world because it exposes the interconnectedness of our experiences.” That interconnectedness appeared again and again for Kory during his time at Heidelberg, even more so with his experience in the Life of the Mind Honors Program.
May 9, 2018
