CAAS Lecture: Robin Kelley–“Faking It for Freedom” 4/14 8 p.m.

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I am pleased to announce that the Center for African-American Studies 17th Annual Distinguished Lecture will be delivered by Robin D .G. Kelley, Professor of History, American Studies and Ethnicity at the University  of Southern California.  

Thursday, April 14    8 p.m.    Fayerweather Beckham Hall

 Faking it for Freedom:  Grace Haskells Amazing Journey through the Minefields of Race, Sex, Empire and war–A 20th Century Love Story

Robin D. G. Kelley is Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. He is the author of the prize-winning books Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (The Free Press, 2009); Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression (University of North Carolina Press, 1990); Race Rebels: Culture Politics and the Black Working Class (The Free Press, 1994); Yo’ Mama’s DisFunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America (Beacon Press, 1997), which was selected one of the top ten books of 1998 by the Village Voice; Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, and the Fighting Spirit of Labor’s Last Century, written collaboratively with Dana Frank and Howard Zinn (Beacon 2001); and Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (Beacon Press, 2002). He also edited (with Earl Lewis), To Make Our World Anew: A History of African Americans (Oxford University Press, 2000), a Choice Outstanding Academic Title and a History Book Club Selection.  Kelley’s essays have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals.

His residency is co-sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, Diversity and Institutional Partnerships, History, Ethics and Society Project, Center for Faculty Development,  College of the Environment, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, Sociology and Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

All are welcome to this event. Kelley is an engaging and dynamic speaker!!!!!  For additional information please contact Gina Athena Ulysse (x3268 or gulysse@wesleyan.edu) or Joan Chiari (x3569 or jchiari@wesleyan.edu)

Science Theses Presentations Fri., Apr. 15 1:30 p.m.

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Please join us for the Sixth Annual Celebration of Science Theses on Friday April 15, 1:30-3:00pm, in the Exley Science Center. Honors and MA students from the NSM Division will present posters of their research to the Wesleyan Community.

We look forward to seeing you there.  Regards, Eric Aaron, Manju Hingorani, Barbara Juhasz

 

Financial Aid Form Help

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Need help filling out financial aid forms?
Bring your dinner and come with any financial aid questions!

Come to Usdan 110 at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, April 12th

A financial aid advisor will be there to answer your questions and help you fill out your forms.
**Bring your tax forms if necessary!

Organized by the First Generation College Student Coalition and the Financial Aid Office

 

WESFEST! April 14-16

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Wesleyan’s annual three day event for all admitted students takes place Thursday, April 14 through Saturday, April 16, 2011, and we hope you will take advantage of all the dynamic speakers and interesting forums we’ve put together.

Please make special note of our featured alumni speakers: Matt Senreich ’96, creator of Robot Chicken (Friday at 2pm in Beckham Hall) and Ted Kennedy Jr. ’83, lawyer and civil rights activist (Saturday at 10:30am in Beckham Hall). 

For a complete list of events, go to: http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/admit/wesfest/index.html

Wesleyan students housing friends or family overnight on campus (not through the Office of Admission hosting) should remember to register guests in their Electronic Portfolio (Guest Registration). The student guest needs to file a signed copy of the Medical Form (http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/visiting_campus/overnight.pdf) with Public Safety upon arrival (parental signature required for those under 18 years old). 

Please join us in welcoming our admitted students and their families!

Stephanie Pruitt,Office of Admission Program and Events Coordinator, and  Alexander Levey ‘09, Assistant Dean of Admission

Michelle Kae ’12, Isaiah Sypher ’13, Elsa Hardy ’14, and Mari Jarris ‘14–WesFest Interns 2011

REGISTER FOR GRS!! Deadline: MONDAY, APRIL 11

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If you are not one of the following, please read on:

  • ·         Studying Abroad
  • ·         Accepted a Program House or CBLV bid
  • ·         Will be a CA or RA next year, or living with a CA
  • ·         Selected a Copenhagen
  • ·         Not returning to Wesleyan

All students need to be registered for GRS by Monday, April 11, 2011 by 11:59 p.m.  We cannot make any exceptions for students who register late.  If you do not register by Monday, April 11, 2011 by 11:59 p.m., you will not be able to go through GRS and will be placed on a waitlist for an assignment over the summer.

How to Register:

  1. 1.       Log into your Portfolio
  2. 2.       Find “Student Life at Wesleyan”
  3. 3.       Under  “Student Life at Wesleyan” locate “Room Selection”
  4. 4.       On the Right side of the screen you will see a large GRS page – you must scroll down and accept the Housing Contract and Lead Paint Agreement before you register (two pink button)
  5. 5.       Next, in the bottom left corner you will see “Administrative Options”
  6. 6.       Look for “General Room Selection”
  7. 7.       If you are going through GRS as an individual or starting a GRS group, you will click on “Create New Group” .   If you are an individual – you are considered a group of 1 and have to register
  8. 8.        If you are joining a group you need the groups GRS number (a number starting with GRS).  You will select “Add to a group” and you will be expected to enter the GRS number to find the established group, including the letters GRS.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at reslife@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-3550.

 

Internship Positions on Campus Next Year — Apps due Tues., April 5

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Looking to Create Change on Campus Next Year?

Are you interested in any of the following:
providing programmatic and networking  opportunities for various activist groups on campus, facilitating difficult dialogue conversations between students and fostering meaningful connections between students, faculty and staff on campus?

If you answered yes to any of those questions please consider applying for one of the following internship opportunities:

 Dwight Greene ’70 Internship
  University Organizing Center Internship

 For more information about either one of these internships please click on the links below 

 http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/intern_postitions/Dwight_Greene_70_Intern.html

 http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/intern_postitions/University_Organizing_Center_Int.html

 Please note the deadline for applications is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. 

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Dawn Brown, dabrown@wesleyan.edu or (860) 685-3163. 

 

Introducing the Writing Workshop Blog for Student Writers

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We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new Writing Workshop Blog. The Writing Workshop Blog is a resource for student writers and students who write. Affiliated with the Writing Workshop, where students can meet one-on-one with a trained peer tutors, this blog is meant to serve as a space to discuss, promote, and improve our writing.

Topics range from the academic to the personal, the practical to the fantastical. With student interviews, advice, events, and suggestions, the blog is updated daily and will provide a hub for discussions and information about writing at Wesleyan.

The blog is entirely student-written and student-run.  We encourage you to all check it out!  

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please email us at writingworks@wesleyan.edu. Happy reading!

Run for WSA Pres or Vice Pres

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Interested in making your voice heard at Wesleyan, both on the WSA and the Board of Trustees?

Want to steer policy at Wesleyan?  Run for either President or Vice-President of the WSA.

The Student Body President and Vice-President set the direction of the WSA.  They play a vital role in regular talks with the administration and serve as the lead student voices on budgetary issues, campus policy, and every issue that impacts students.

If you’d like to run, just print out a petition at http://wsa.wesleyan.edu/general-assembly/election-petition/ or pick one up from the WSA Office in Usdan. If you have any questions, please email the WSA at wsa@wesleyan.edu.

 

Nandita Vijayaraghavan (Chair of Elections Committee and WSA Coordinator)

Categories WSA

First Generation College Student Coalition Open Meeting — 4/9, 4 p.m.

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First Generation College Student Coalition Open MeetingPlease come out to our open meeting on Saturday April 9th at 4pm in Usdan 110 to learn more about our group!
Our mission is: To create a safe space and foster a community of support for first-generation college students of all backgrounds. This is an opportunity for any first-gen on campus to share and feel empowered by their experiences and struggles. This is also an outlet for us to make our presence known on campus and to inform the larger community about issues surrounding first-generation college students, specifically pertaining to class. All self-identified first-generation college students are encouraged to be part of this essential network. Together we will be each others’ safety net in this oftentimes difficult environment.

As first-generation college students at Wesleyan, we feel that it is necessary to create a safe space for us to celebrate our experiences, and do more to help future first gen students adjust to and celebrate their Wesleyan experiences with us. We also feel that it is necessary to finally address issues of class existing at Wesleyan. For these reason, we have created the first-generation college student coalition.

If you are a self-identified first-generation college student or ally, and cannot attend the meeting, please e-mail us at wesfirstgen@gmail.com