Month: February 2010
WSA: Financial Aid Comm. Members Needed
Do you have ideas on how to make Financial Aid more understandable for students and families? Does your experience give you a special insight onhow the process could be made less stressful for all involved?
The WSA and the Financial Aid Office are forming a committee to work on ways to make the process more understandable andeasier for all involved. Issues like how and when forms are submitted and helping families with limited knowledge or experience with technology will be discussed.
Though the WSA is always pushing for increased support for Financial Aid, this committee will be working on making Financial Aid dollars work best for students within the current budget environment.
If you’re receiving financial aid and interested in serving on this new committee please send a brief statement of interest to bspahn@wesleyan.edu by Thursday at 5 p.m..
Best, Bradley Spahn, Co-Chair, Financial Aid Advisory Committee
“Women Soldiers in Conflict” Lecture — Feb. 22
Women Soldiers in Conflict:
Difficult Testimonies from the West Bank and Gaza
2 p.m. Mon., Feb. 22 — Usdan, 108
How do female soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces experience their duties when serving in the West Bank and Gaza? Dana Golan, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence and former Lieutenant Education Corps officer, will discuss the experiences of female IDF soldiers who served in the occupied Palestinian territories from the start of the second Intifada until today. She will also show clips from the documentary of women’s’ stories, To See if I am Smiling. Come join in a nuanced and honest discussion that grapples with the realities of occupation.
Come also for a vegetarian lunch from Typhoon at 48 Home Ave. at 12:15 p.m. before the Breaking the Silence event at 2:00 p.m.
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers working to improve Israeli society from within by demanding greater transparency and accountability. They collect testimonies of soldiers who served in the occupied Palestinian Territories, voicing the experiences of those soldiers and compelling Israeli society to address these challenges.
www.shovrimshtika.org/index_e.asp
Contact Paul Blasenheim at pblasenheim@wesleyan.edu with questions.
Program Housing: House Hopping Day
This is your chance to tour the program houses/halls you are interested in and to meet residents currently living there. Stop by and see what each house/hall has to offer!
Sunday, February 21 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Clinton Global Initiative Opportunity
Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global 
Initiative University (CGI U) in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. CGI U’s driving philosophy is that anyone, anywhere can make a difference through a Commitment to Action—a tangible contribution towards solving a specific problem on their campus or in the wider global community. Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting for students, national youth organizations, and university officials to discuss solutions to pressing global issues.
I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to apply to attend CGI U 2010, where you will join President Clinton, 1200 students, nearly 100 college and university presidents, NGOs, national youth organizations, athletes and celebrity-activists to discuss global problems! Over the three-day meeting, attendees will participate in forums and working sessions to formulate new ways to make a difference.
CGI U 2010: APRIL 16-18, Miami, FL.Apply Now to Attend CGI U 2010 Space is filling up quickly for the third annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U). Recently confirmed speakers include Grammy-winning artist Usher Raymond and John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress. CGI U is hosted jointly by President Clinton and the University of Miami; applying and attending are FREE. The deadline for applications is February 22, 2010, but we accept students on a rolling basis so apply now! |
Thanks, Ali Khalid Chaudhry (achaudhry@wesleyan.edu), CGI U Campus Rep – Wesleyan University”
Musical Madness — TONIGHT 7 p.m. Crowell
Competition Between the Classes
Thursday, February 18, 7:00 p.m.
Crowell Concert Hall
Prizes for Best in Class & Best in Show & Judges’ Choice
And the Performers…in No Particular Order
Waltrus Hunters
Henry Keily
Genelle Faulkner
Men with Bad Manners
Emma Daniels
Clark 3 Jam
Lu Yang
Bones Complex
DJ Swanrape
Alex Hunt
The Little Boys
Thelonius Funk
The Senior Moments
Max Baum
Anastasios Germanidis
Yousry
With Lou & The Blues
CHEER ON YOUR CLASSMATES & SHOW THE LOVE
Environmental Studies Mellon Research Grants: Deadline extended to Feb. 26
Applications are now available for the Environmental Studies Mellon Research Internship. You can obtain an application from our website (www.wesleyan.edu/environmentalstudies/ <http://www.wesleyan.edu/environmentalstudies/> ).
Internships are for a duration of 9 and a half weeks and carry a stipend of $3,900. The summer internship will run from May 26 – July 30, 2010, while the Fall internship would run the term of the semester.
Applications are due in the Environmental Studies Program Office (Exley Science Center, Room 331) on or before 26 February 2010. Internships are for either the Summer or Fall 2010. You must have 2 letters of recommendation submitted by that same date. One letter should be from your faculty mentor, the second from another member of the Wesleyan faculty. Awards will be announced by 5 March 2010.
The student application seeks two short letters of recommendation. In addition to recommending the student, the faculty mentor must briefly (1-2 paragraphs) explain the project, its importance and relevance to her/his research program. Letters of recommendation may either be sent to Ms. Marinelli through campus mail or by email (pdf preferred) to vmarinelli@wesleyan.edu.
CSS Open House Info Session — Feb. 23
AN INVITATION FROM THE STUDENTS and TUTORS IN
THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Join current CSS students and tutors for an Information Session to be held on Tuesday, February 23, at 7:00 p.m., in the PAC 4th Floor Lounge. Here’s your opportunity to ask questions to a panel of current CSS students and tutors, and to learn what CSS might have to offer you as a major.
Applications are currently available and can be found on the CSS Homepage at http://www.wesleyan.edu/css, or in the CSS Office, located on the 4th floor of the PAC. Completed applications can be e-mailed to mdame@wesleyan.edu or brought to the CSS Office until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 5, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. Interviews will be conducted the week after Spring Break.
Pizza and beverage will be served at the CSS Information Session.
Get Your A+ On: Note Taking Workshop
NOTE TAKING
THUR (2-18-10) 12:10pm – 12:55 pm Usdan B25 MPR
The skills and techniques covered in this workshop will help you discover the note taking method that works best for you. Do you ever have trouble creating, organizing, or finding class notes? Come to the Note Taking Workshop.
Musical Madness Performers
Competition Between the Classes
Thursday, February 18, 7:00 p.m.
Crowell Concert Hall
Prizes for Best in Class & Best in Show & Judges’ Choice
Waltrus Hunters
Henry Keily
Genelle Faulkner
Men with Bad Manners
Emma Daniels
Clark 3 Jam
Lu Yang
Bones Complex
DJ Swanrape
Alex Hunt
The Little Boys
Thelonius Funk
The Senior Moments
Max Baum
Anastasios Germanidis
Yousry
With Lou & The Blues
CHEER ON YOUR CLASSMATES & SHOW THE LOVE