Anna Deavere Smith: “This Ghost of Slavery”Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 3pmCrowell Concert Hall$8 for Wesleyan students. Renowned playwright, actor, and educator Anna Deavere Smith, the Wesleyan University Center for the Arts artist in residence for 2024-2025, presents the first public staged reading of “This Ghost of Slavery: A Play of Past and Present,” which … Read more
Curious about graduate school?Thinking about pursuing a path to a Ph.D.? MMUF/McNair Info SessionMonday, October 75:30-6:30pm in Boger 114Food will be served! The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program (link) and the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (link) are national programs supporting students as they work toward applying to graduate school, with a particular focus … Read more
At Wesleyan University, the rapid advancement of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) offers both promising opportunities and significant challenges within our academic community. While tools like Google Translate have already become a part of our educational landscape, the emergence of more sophisticated GenAI technologies necessitates a reexamination of our policies and practices. Students are encouraged to … Read more
Wesleyan has a long tradition of civic engagement. CSPL 120 plays a critical role in helping continue this tradition. This quarter credit experience provides space for civically minded students to build community with peers, faculty and staff, and community partners while bolstering their civic knowledge, bolstering their content knowledge around critical issues (related to education, … Read more
Getting around Middletown can be tricky, but WesPass makes travel affordable and easy. WesPass allows students to ride River Valley Transit (RVT) buses and RVT’s XtraMile on-demand shuttle service for FREE just by showing your Wesleyan ID. River Valley Transit is expanding its popular XtraMile shuttle service starting August 30! XtraMile lets you travel around … Read more
For the next couple of weeks, you’ll participate in your first pre-registration cycle at Wes. You can find information about this process through resources such as our Faculty & Student Advising Handbook, Advising Guidelines, within sections of the Academic Road Map on WesPortal, and through the assistance of our wonderful Academic Peer Advisors (APAs). Check … Read more
Hello Transfer Students! I hope you’re considering ways to explore your interests and passions at Wes. The Academic Road Map (in Wes Portal) is designed to help you do just that so that we can assign you a liberal arts advisor. Your liberal arts advisor is likely to change when you declare your major. Until … Read more
WESLEYAN STUDENT OMBUDS2024-2025 Academic Year** This is a paid student job open to all students regardless of work study eligibility ** Basic Position Overview The Wesleyan Student Ombuds Program (link) was informed and inspired by student voices and began in Fall 2021.The Student Ombuds serve as neutral and confidential* resources and thought partners for students … Read more
Registration for summer session courses opens on Tuesday, April 2. Below is a current list of Summer 2024 courses (as of 4/1/24, subject to change) “Like Herding Cats” Animals in Film Applied Data Analysis Contemporary US politics Data Visualization Elementary Sign Language 1 and 2 Expressions of Indigeneity in Music and Sound International Relations Introductory … Read more
The Art of Requesting Letters of RecommendationCo-presented by the Gordon Career Center and the Office of FellowshipsFisk 201, Global Studies Center, Thursday April 4, 12-1pm Come learn best practices for cultivating relationships and “making the ask” when it comes to letters of recommendation. We’ll discuss how to approach letters of recommendation for diverse opportunities, from … Read more
