Friday, October 15 is the last day to withdraw from first quarter classes (not first semester classes). A student wishing to withdraw from such a course needs the signature of his or her instructor, faculty advisor, and class dean.
Deadlines
Study Abroad Applications Due for SP’11 — 10/15
FROM THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES –
This is a reminder that the General Wesleyan Permission to Study Abroad Application is due on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010 for all students planning to study abroad for the SPRING 2011 SEMESTER. This is the “permission to study abroad” application that ALL students must complete, regardless of program choice, including Wesleyan-administered programs (Bologna, Madrid, Paris). Applications must be turned in at the Office of International Studies, 105 Fisk Hall and may be turned in anytime on October 15.
A copy of the permission application may be picked up at the Office of International Studies or printed from our website at www.wesleyan.edu/ois. Click on “Applications” in the “Forms” bucket and print the “Permission to Study Abroad” PDF document.
A complete application includes the following 7 items:
- Personal information sheet
- Academic justification
- Online Health Information Clearance form*
- Pre-approval of courses form
- Student Medical Release and Parental Statement form
- Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver form
- Standards of Conduct Pledge
*All applicants must complete our online Health Information Clearance form. If you have not already done so, you may still do it now. It is in your student e-Portfolio under “Tools and Links.” Be sure to do this by October 15, 2010.
If you have any questions about the “permission to study abroad application,” please feel free to stop by the office during drop-in hours (M-W-F 10-noon; T-TH 2-4 p.m.) or call us at 860 685 2550.
Please note that approved programs (not run by Wesleyan) have their own specific deadlines (many do “rolling admissions”) and can fill before stated deadlines so students should check directly with the programs to make certain that applications are filed in a timely manner.
Gail Winter, Assistant Director, International Studies, 860 685-3006, gwinter@wesleyan.edu
$Work at Homecoming/Family Weekend$ — App due 10/8
Dear Class of 2013,
Apply now to be part of Homecoming/Family Weekend 2010! Student workers play an integral role in the weekend by greeting guests at the registration site, assisting with activity and event preparation, escorting guests around campus in shuttle vans, and much more!
Apply before October 8 at 5:00pm: http://www.wesleyan.edu/hcfw/2010/students/
Contact us at interns@wesleyan.edu or 860/685-2418 with any questions or concerns.
Talking writing with Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel: Apply for Discussion Group
Apply to Join a Discussion with Prof. Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate
Applications due Mon., Oct. 4th 5:00 P.M. at Anne Greene’s office, Downey House, Room 207.
On Tuesday, October 26th, Prof. Elie Wiesel is presenting a lecture to the Wesleyan community entitled “Building
an Ethical Society: The Death Penalty and Human Dignity,” at 7 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. Tickets will be available shortly.
Prof. Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, is the author of more than forty books of fiction and non-fiction, including Night and other volumes of memoirs. For his literary and human rights activities, he has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1986, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Earlier on the day of his lecture, Prof. Wiesel will hold a discussion session with a small group of students, focusing specifically on writing about moral and ethical topics. This session is tentatively scheduled for 4-4:45 PM, October 26th, in the Shapiro event room, Allbritton 311.
We invite you to apply to join this discussion group. Unfortunately we cannot include everyone who would like to attend. Please submit a statement (from one paragraph to one page in length) indicating
– which works of Prof. Wiesel’s you have read,
– what writing question you would like him to discuss, and,
– any intellectual or personal interest you bring to the discussion.
At the top of your application, please include your – name, class year, major, email address, and telephone number. If you are selected, we will contact you directly.
Thank you so much for your interest. Please contact Anne Greene, the Director of the Writing Programs, or Rabbi David Leipziger, if you have questions.
The Green Fund Committee — Apply!
Dear Students,
Last year, students, the WSA, and the administration teamed up to create the Wesleyan Green Fund: a student-elected, student-financed, and student-managed pool of money which will sponsor sustainability initiatives on campus.
Critical to the Green Fund’s success is the Green Fund Committee, a group of five students who will seek out, review and approve project ideas. This is the first year of the Green Fund and the Green Fund Committee, and joining the committee is a great opportunity to engage with environmental issues and shape the future of Wesleyan.
We are now seeking applicants for the committee, and we encourage students in all class years with an interest in sustainability to apply. Attached is the full application. Applications should be emailed to Josh Levine at jslevine@wesleyan.edu by no later than Sunday October 3rd.
If you have any further questions about the application process or the green fund, feel free to contact us. We look forward to reading your applications.
Cheers, Josh Levine,WSA Sustainability Coordinator & Zachary Malter, WSA Finance and Facilities Chair
Confirm Your Schedule
Now that Drop/Add is over, we are asking you to confirm your Fall 2010 schedule by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 27.
Please click on http://quicklink.wesleyan.edu/ccs or log into your EPortfolio and navigate to “Current Classes & Schedule” under “Wesleyan Career”. If you agree that our records correctly show the courses that you registered for during Drop/Add, click on “Schedule is Correct”.
If your schedule is not correct (for example, a course is missing from your schedule or an additional course is appearing), click on “Schedule is Incorrect” and you’ll be given further instructions and a link to the petition form. Later, if your petition is successful and your schedule is corrected, you should return to your schedule page and click “Schedule is Correct”. The schedule confirmation buttons will remain on the page until you have resolved all issues and click the “Schedule is Correct” button.
If a course enrollment is “Advisor Pending”, please ask your advisor to email pturenne@wesleyan.edu requesting that the course be “Advisor Approved” in the database.
If you fail to confirm your final fall schedule, you will not be permitted to participate in the planning phase of November Pre-Registration.
REMINDER: Grading mode and cross-listing changes were due before the end of the Drop/Add period and can no longer be made.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Paul H. Turenne, Associate Registrar, 860-685-2352
Vote for your WSA Reps–today!
Dear Students,
There are only 24 hours left in the Wesleyan Student Assembly Elections.
Vote Now: wsavoting.wesleyan.edu
Want to change the WSA? Influence the University’s financial aid, sustainability, alcohol, dining, and fire safety policies? Make sure that the Assembly reflects the views of students like you!
9 Frosh seats and 8 At-Large seats are up for grabs.
Voting ends at Midnight, so log on to wsavoting.wesleyan.edu and cast your ballots now!
Sincerely, Wesleyan Student Assembly
Drop/Add Deadline!
The drop/add period ends this Friday, September 17 at 11:59 p.m. No grading mode changes (letter grade or CR/U) or course deletions after this time. All dropped courses will be noted on the transcript with a “W” to indicate withdrawal from the course.
Reminder: Survey Part II Deadline — 8/26 — Enrollment Hold
Reminder about the August 26 Survey Deadline
We really want to know more about how you assess your academic skills, so please take a few minutes to complete Part II of the Academic Skills Assessment Survey.
If you have completed it, great! And thank you!
If not, an enrollment hold will go into effect on Thursday, August 26, so avoid the time and trouble later by doing the survey now! Click away!
Last Call for the Shuttle
Dear student,
By the end of the day today, Wednesday, May 12th, make your reservations for the end-of-the-year Bradley and New Haven shuttles. As always, the shuttles LEAVE Wesleyan from in front of Usdan.
The cost of the Bradley shuttle is $20 one-way, $40 round trip. You can pay at the Box Office in Usdan with cash, credit, or check.
The shuttles leave Usdan at 5:45 AM and 12 PM on Friday, May 14th and Saturday, May 15th. Each shuttle arrives at the airport one hour after leaving Wesleyan, so please plan accordingly.
The New Haven Union Station shuttles will leave from Usdan at 10 AM and 2 PM on Friday and Saturday. Cost is $9 each way.
Good luck on finals, and safe travels, Ben Firke, Chair, WSA Finance and Facilities Committee