News and Information for the Class of 2013
Today is the last day to withdraw from courses or from the University. You will need to submit your withdrawal form by 5 p.m. with the signatures of your instructor, faculty advisor and class dean.
Questions? Contact Dean Brown at lsbrown@wesleyan.edu.
The Wesleyan Media Project’s Post-Election Wrap-Up and Public Forum
Friday, December 3 at 1 p.m. in Usdan 108
Event is free and open to the public (though seating is limited)
Welcome and Project Overview
“Interest Groups & Citizens United” – Professor Michael Franz, Bowdoin College and Wesleyan Media Project Co-Director
“Advertising Trends in 2010” – Professor Travis Ridout, Washington State University and Wesleyan Media Project Co-Director
“Implications for 2012” – Professor Elvin Lim, Wesleyan University, Department of Government
Question and Answer Period
Please join us for a performance by poet Susan Howe and composer David Grubbs
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8 P.M. CFA Hall
Renowned poet Susan Howe is a major force in contemporary letters and author of over a dozen books of poetry and 
critical prose, including Singularities, The Non-Conformist’s Memorial, Souls of the Labadie Tract, My Emily Dickinson, and the forthcoming That This. She has collaborated with David Grubbs on two CDs. Howe is the English Department’s Distinguished Visiting Writer for 2010-11.
David Grubbs has released 11 solo albums and is known for his collaborations with writers and visual artists. He directs the Blue Chopsticks record label and is completing the book Records Ruin the Landscape: John Cage, The Sixties, and Sound Recording.
Both artists will be available for a Q & A the same day from 4:15-5:00 at the Shapiro Writing Center’s events room (3R in Allbritton).
These events are co-sponsored by the English Department, the Music Department, and Writing at Wesleyan.
For more information contact ewillis@wesleyan.edu / x 3582 or visit http://cts.vresp.com/c/?WesleyanUniversity/85de9330df/TEST/62189d0651
Have you ever wondered how to get started writing a research paper or how you are supposed to find the right kind of resources that your instructor is expecting? Does it seem to take entirely too long to find the materials you need, time you’d rather spend on all the other activities you’re involved in on campus?
The best answer to all of these questions is to take advantage of the wide variety of library resources Wesleyan students have at their disposal. Library resources include both the librarians who work in the library as well as the research materials themselves. Librarians at Wesleyan are always glad to meet with students about their projects. They are available to work with you in a variety of ways – through reference by appointment meetings called Personal Research Sessions, IM/Chat, phone, and face-to-face at the reference desk in Olin or the Science and Art branch libraries.
When you meet one-on-one with a librarian subject specialist for a Personal Research Session, for example, you will learn to find the best resources and the fastest way to get them here and elsewhere, including books and journal articles that cover the latest information about your topic. Don’t want to leave your computer? Rain storm outside? Click on the Reference Live Help link on the library home page and IM a librarian. Looking for ways just to get started? Try the library’s subject and research guides. All these resources are located in the red “Help” section of the library home page, http://www.wesleyan.edu/libr. And as always, you can come to the reference desk on the main floor of Olin. The reference desk in Olin is staffed more than 45 hours a week, including evenings. Take advantage of it!
Hey 2013’ers,
Glad you’re back! Whether you went home, to a friend’s or relative’s, or stayed on campus, I hope you had a great Thanksgiving break and are ready to dive into the last two weeks of classes. I know it’s hard to believe that fall semester courses will end on Friday, December 10. While certain parts of the semester may seem to go slowly, the entire period seems, in retrospect, to have zoomed by. These last two to three weeks will telescope. NOW is the time to get super-organized work-wise, if you haven’t already.
The calendar for the rest of the semester is: 
THE LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM FULL SEMESTER AND SECOND QUARTER CLASSES IS THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 AT 5 P.M. Talk with your professors to get a realistic sense of where you stand in your classes. If you decide to withdraw, get the form from the Registrar’s Office or mine. You will need to get the signature of the instructor and your faculty advisor before getting mine. That should not be a problem since you will be consulting with both of them prior to your decision to withdraw. I’d be more than happy to talk with you about it as well.
In addition to the great STUDY BREAK brought to you by the 2013 class council in two weeks, STAY TUNED for the 2013 DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT on Sunday, February 13 (with a new consolation round this year, so get your teams ready!) and MUSICAL MADNESS on Thursday, February 24. (For some reason, the class of 2014 thinks they have the chops to challenge the awesome and amazing talent in the class of 2013. What is that all about???)
As always, check the class blog (really) and if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me either by e-mail (lsbrown@wesleyan.edu), by phone (x2758), drop-in (hours below), or appointment (x2758).
Best, Dean Brown
This is a reminder for students who want to pull a student in or may need to stay on-campus for winter break.
Completed pull-in forms must be submitted to the Office of Residential Life by Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by 4:30 p.m. The pull-in form is available on our website at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/ugrad_housing/pull-in_form_info.htt. If you are being pulled in and are unsure that someone submitted a form for you, please contact the person who is pulling you in for confirmation.
If you do not live in a wood frame house and need to stay for winter break, you must complete the winter break housing application on our website at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/ugrad_housing/winter_closing.htt by Wednesday, December 1, 2010 by 4:30 p.m.
** Program houses are not considered wood frame houses
** Athletes will receive information from athletics about winter break arrangements.
***International students with questions regarding winter break should contact Janice Watson at jwatson@wesleyan.edu
We will not be making exceptions for late pull-in or winter break housing applications.
If you have any questions, please email reslife@wesleyan.edu
Usdan Common Connections on Tuesday, November 30
Tired of eating in the Usdan? Get your lunch to go and bring it to Beckham Hall for 45 minutes of great, classical music. Lunchbox Serenata is a new Student & Faculty Recital Series!
Wesleyan Asks What IF?
aka how to push social justice and action to a new level
we replaced religious intolerance with cooperation? What IF… we used our differences to work together? What IF… people of different faith traditions come together and change the world?
Come learn about the “Better Together” Campaign, which empowers students to speak out about the power of interfaith action, mobilizes students from all faith backgrounds (and lack thereof), and sustains service work on campus. There will be a guest speaker, discussion, and FREE DINNER!
When: Monday, Nov. 22, 5-7PM
Where: Daniel Family Commons
Why: because interfaith is awesome!
