Wesleyan and her people empower me

Yin Huang '19 sits outside Candler Building on Wesleyan Campus

Guangzhou University dual-degree student Yin “Vector” Huang ’19 transferred to Wesleyan full-time after her sophomore year for many reasons including the beautiful and peaceful campus, nice people, and patient professors. “I learned a lot at Wesleyan. I have so many opportunities to pursue my ambitions. I’ve built my confidence here. Wesleyan and her people empower me.” Growing up in China, Vector’s family encouraged volunteer work. During high school summers she served as a counselor at youth camps and tutored neighborhood children in English and music. At Wesleyan, Vector was drawn to The Lane Center because she wanted to learn more about servant leadership and what she could do to help others. Working with children at Aunt Maggie’s Kitchen Table was Vector’s first volunteer experience in the U.S. This fall, she planned WOW! A Day, organizing more than 150 student volunteers, and making sure the event ran smoothly.

Part of her regular volunteer work includes performance on her guzheng (Chinese zither), a traditional Chinese instrument with a history of more than 2,500 years. Vector has been playing for almost fifteen years, has performed at many major community functions, nursing homes, and churches, and is repeatedly asked to return.

According to Jill Amos ’87, “During the summer Vector single-handedly assisted me in preparing for our outreach camp serving more than thirty children from Aunt Maggie’s. She managed all the preparatory tasks and facilitated all the events, managing hiccups as they developed.” Vector has volunteered more than 300 hours as a servant leader and earned the Louise Frederick Hays Scholarship for Service.

This psychology major and music minor works in the office of disability and advocacy services, is active with the Confucius Institute at Wesleyan College, serves on The Lane Center leadership committee, and is a member of D.A.N.C.E. and Psi Chi. Vector intends to go to graduate school to study counseling psychology so she can “learn to help more people in need.”