TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 IS ELECTION DAY.
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NY Times Film Critic, A.O. Scott — Thurs., 11/4
This Thursday, November 4, New York Times film critic A.O. Scott will give a talk in the Memorial Chapel at 7 PM. This event is free and open to the public.
A. O. Scott joined The New York Times as a film critic in January 2000. Previously, Mr. Scott was a Sunday book reviewer for Newsday and a frequent contributor to Slate, The New York Review of Books and many other publications.
The event is sponsored by the New York Times, the Wesleyan Student Assembly, and the Wesleyan Film Department. We hope to see you at the Chapel this Thursday.
An American Playwright, Arthur Kopit — 11/3
Are you interested in American theater and playwriting?
Well, Arthur Kopit is one of America’s greatest playwrights and the English department is proud to be the main 
sponsor of his reading/talk at Russell House this Wednesday, November 3 at 8:00 p.m.:
BEING A PLAYWRIGHT IN AMERICA: AN EVENING WITH ARTHUR KOPIT.
Most of his plays are American classics (see the cool poster). He achieved an international reputation for his absurdist play, OH DAD, POOR DAD, MAMA’S HUNG YOU IN THE CLOSET AND I’M FEELIN’ SO SAD (1963) when he was fresh out of Harvard, where he majored in English. He was gearing up to write INDIANS (1969) when he was a Writer-in-Residence at Wesleyan in the late 1960s. The play is about Buffalo Bill and the ideological work he performed (and disavowed as ideological work)). He is forced to perform–in a kind of Hell–his hyper-theatrical “Wild West” show schtick over and over again until he realizes how the myths and stereotypes he purveyed and profited from recast the systemic genocide of Indians and theft of Indian land as “Wild West”–White West–adventure. The play doubles as an implied critique of the Vietnam War–the government and media, in effect, assigned the North Vietnamese the role of foreign “Indians.” INDIANS is what I would describe as one of the greatest “American Studies” plays ever written.
Arthur Kopit is not only phenomenally creative and brilliant, he is witty and gracious. Now you have a chance to meet him. He loves Wes. Also of interest: his plays have travelled to Hollywood. INDIANS was re-worked as a Robert Altman film starring Paul Newman as Buffalo Bill: Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976). And his play NINE was just re-worked as the film Nine (2009), which received four Oscar nominations and starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren.
Best, Joel Pfister, Kenan Professor of the Humanities, Chair, Department of English
Film & Director: Steal A Pencil For Me — Thurs., 11/4
On behalf of the Jewish and Israel Studies and the Film Studies Department with support provided by 
the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science, it is my pleasure to invite you, your students and friends to a special screening of Steal A Pencil For Me . “I am a very special Holocaust survivor. I was in the camps with my wife and girlfriend—and believe me, it wasn’t easy”, thus confesses Jack about his love to Ina during the war. When Jack’s wife objects to their relationship despite their unhappy marriage, Jack and Ina start writing secret love letters. This is an amazing film about the power of love to ascend above human suffering.
The event features a special guest, an award winning writer and director, Michele Ohayon, P’14. The movie received the Yad Vashem award at the Jerusalem Film Festival (2007), the ABC/Video source award (2007),the Audience Award at the Sonoma Film Festival as well as the Spirit of Anne Frank Honoree. Michele Ohayon will introduce the film as well as answer questions after the screening. The event is going to take place on Thursday, November 4 at the Goldsmith Family Cinema at 8 p.m. Admission is free. See you at the movies!
Dalit Katz, Wesleyan University, Religion Department
FGSS Symposium: “Feminist Disability Studies: Embattled Bodies” — 11/5
Mark your calendars for this year’s FGSS Annual Symposium on the topic of “Feminist Disability Studies: 
Embattled Bodies,” co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Public Life, to be held on Friday, November 5, from 3-5 p.m. in Russell House. Our two speakers will be Eli Clare, author of Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation, a foundational text in the field, and Nirmala Erevelles, Associate Professor of Social Foundations of Education and Instructional Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership, Technology and Policy Studies at the University of Alabama.
We hope to see you at this exciting event!
Natasha Korda, Chair, Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
Urban Education Semester Deadline — 11/3
Through the Urban Education Semester (UES), students spend a semester in New York City, engaged in a combination of supervised fieldwork (primarily teaching but there may be some urban policy placements) and coursework offered by Bank Street College of Education. This interdisciplinary, academic immersion program earns Wesleyan academic credit and introduces students from all academic backgrounds to the complexity of issues facing urban public education.
Ideal program for students interested in urban education and issues, and child and adolescent development. There are 23 psych courses for which you can receive credit.
For more information, visit www.urbanedsemester.org.
Applications for the Spring 2011 program are due to Vicky Zwelling in the CRC on Wed. Nov. 3.
Vicky Zwelling, Career Resource Center, x2180, crc@wesleyan.edu
The Planning Period and Majors
The planning period for the Spring 2011 semester runs from Tues., Nov. 2 through Tues., Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. Because you will be declaring your major next semester, you want to think carefully about the courses you choose (and do not forget there is drop/add in case you change your mind by then!). Talk with your advisor or professors in whose department/program syou have some interest to get a better idea of the major and what courses you might take. And definitely check out on Wesmaps descriptions of the major and courses offered, including in the “Archives.”
- If you are still exploring major possibilities, try out the gateway courses so you get a taste of what the discipline is about and have the prerequisite for advanced courses.
- If you are deciding between two majors, consider taking a course in each department/program to help you decide and to move you forward at the same time.
- If you know exactly what you want, well then, go for it.
If you’re still uncertain, you should know that students change majors even after the major declaration period, which runs from Feb. 3 to Mar. 5, 2011. Depending on the major and your own academic history, you may have some flexibility to drop or add a major after March 5. In other words, you still have time to explore next semester.
Also, remember that your major does not necessarily determine what you will do with the rest of your life. To get some perspective on this, talk with a CRC staff member and check out what Wes alums have done with their majors—see the amazing range of jobs that you wouldn’t even think of—by accessing MyCRC.
If you have questions, concerns or angst, please do not hesitate to talk with your faculty advisor and/or me . We want to help you make the decision that is right for you.
2013 rocks, Dean Brown (x2758, lsbrown@wesleyan.edu)
Careers for the Common Good Week: 11/1-5
 CAREERS for the COMMON GOODPublic Service Careers Week 2010 Monday, Nov. 1 – Friday, Nov. 5 The Careers for the Common Good (CCG) program presents Public Service Careers Week 2010. The CCG informs, inspires, and supports Wesleyan students who desire to lead socially responsible lives and to pursue careers in public service- Mon., Nov. 1: Food Fight! The Case for Organic Farming and Community Food Organizing, 7-8 pm in Usdan 108 Tues., Nov. 2: Reports from the Field: A Talk w/Service Careers Fellows Alumni, 7-8 pm in Woodhead Lounge Wed., Nov. 3: All Are Welcome: Service Through Faith-based Organizations, 7-8 pm in Woodhead Lounge Thurs., Nov. 4: Going Global: Working for International Human Rights, 7-8 pm in Woodhead Lounge Fri., Nov. 5: Giving to Get Back: Careers in Philanthropy, 12-1 pm in Usdan 108 The speakers include a mix of Wesleyan alumni and professionals from the field who will share useful information about their career paths and jobs, will shed light on how students can break into these areas, and provide insight into the rewards and frustrations of taking on the various missions that they have so passionately embraced. For more information about each panel, please check the Career Resource Center calendar at http://www.wesleyan.edu/crc or check out the MyCRC calendar. A complete list of speakers will be posted shortly. |
Career Outlook Program — Sign up by 11/2!
Connect with a Wes Alum over Winter Break!
Great way to build a network – Great resume builder!
See what alumni have signed-up to be shadowed (more added daily!):
Google, Inc. : University Programs Manager
US District Court : US Magistrate Judge
State of Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate : Child Advocate
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment : Television Agent
Elm City Elementary School – Achievement First : Teacher, Grade Level Chair
City of Yonkers : City Council President
Somerville Public Schools : Teacher
Save the Children : Director, Philanthropic Services
Synthetic Cinema International : Director, Visual Effects Artist
Urban Justice Center : Staff Attorney
Orphans of Rwanda/Generation Rwanda : Executive Director
Private Practice : Dermatology
Congregation Beth Elohim : 4th and 7th grade Teacher
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency : Senior Attorney
Center for American Progress : Research Assistant
Wayland Middle School : 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher/ Curriculum Leader
Starcom MediaVest Worldwide : Junior Associate / Advertising Industry
The Met Sacramento High School : Communications Director & Internship Coordinator
New York City Department of Transportation : Planning and Research Manager
Transgender Law Center : Development Manager
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute : Physician-Researcher,Hematologic Malignancies
CustomMade.com : Director of Business Development
Framingham Public Schools : Director of Title 1
NYU School of Medicine : Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program
University of Connecticut Health Center : Physician, Cardiology Division
Bowery Residents Committee : Executive Director
The Dalton School : Middle School History Dept Chair, 8th Grade Teacher
New York State Senator Thomas K. Duane : Legislative Aide
State Street : Fixed Income Trader
Lawyers for Children : Deputy Executive Director
Deadline to apply: Tuesday, November 2
How to apply: CLICK HERE
Questions: Stop by the Career Resource Center
Benefit Concert: Omar Offendum at Eclectic 10/29
OMAR OFFENDUM CONCERT
Wesleyan’s Pakistani Flood Relief Initiative is bringing back Omar Offendum, a Syrian-American MC/Producer,
to debut his new album Syriana-americanA at Eclectic this Friday.
Bones Complex will start the show.
WHEN: 10.29.10 WHERE: Eclectic TIME: 10:30 pm – 1:00 am
TICKETS: $3 sold NOW in Usdan and $4 at the door
Buy tickets while they last, because you really don’t want to miss this!
All proceeds go to Oxfam, Red Cross and Islamic Relief for Pakistani Flood Victims.