News and Information for the Class of 2013
100 Projects for Peace — $10,000 grantLearn how to apply:
Tues., Nov 16 at 4pm in Usdan 108 or Wed., Nov. 17 at noon in Usdan 108 or Wed., Nov. 17 at 8pm in Usdan 110.
More info: www.wesleyan.edu/ocs/peace.htt or clechowicz@wesleyan.edu
The WSA is pleased to support the creation of a new student group to help us address the reduction of our waste in a reinvigorated composting program. This new Composting Committee will be holding information sessions this Wednesday (11/11) and Thursday (11/12) at 8 p.m. in Usdan 110. We encourage all students who live in a residence with a kitchen to attend the meeting and engage in this new composting program. Diverting one pound of waste to a composting process can prevent six pounds of CO2 emissions. And, composting is just as easy as taking out the trash!
The only thing you need is a 5-gallon bucket to collect food waste and some basic information about what can be composted. The best part is that these resources are free through the Composting Committee with the help of Physical Plant and the Green Fund. Once you have everything, you simply need to take the food waste out and put it into a nearby composting container when your bucket fills up. The container (with a little help form the Composting Committee) will do all of the work for you!
Again, please join us this Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in Usdan 110. Free apple crisp will be provided for those students who attend the information sessions. If you have any questions, please e-mail wesleyancompost@gmail.com or visit the website at https://sites.google.com/a/wesleyan.edu/wescompost/
Thank you, Melody Oliphant ’13, WSA Representative and Josh Levine ’12, Sustainability Coordinator
Thinking about going abroad? Declaring three majors? Wondering about life after Wes (already)? Come to Sophomore Savvy: Gathering Information, Making Informed Choices, a Q&A especially for second year students. Dean Louise Brown as well as representatives from the CRC, the SARN Peer Advisors, and Office of International Studies will be there to answer your questions about the next steps at Wesleyan and looking to the future–majors, study abroad, internships. This a very informal time to come ask questions and learn a little bit more about what’s coming up. Come when you can, and leave when you need to. Bring your dinner, your questions, and your friends!
TO: All Students
This is a reminder to students that all residential units will close for the fall semester at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Sunday, December 19, 2010.
All residential units, with the exception of wood frame houses, will close at this time; students who wish to stay in their wood frame house must register with Residential Life on-line by Saturday, December 18, 2010 at http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/Forms/woodframe_house_info.htm.
Students can return to campus at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 17, 2011.International students and student athletes will receive information regarding winter break housing from either the Office of International Student Affairs or their coach.
Students who wish to return to campus early must submit an on-line application located at http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/ugrad_housing/winter_closing.html. This application is due on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 – no exceptions. Please also note that all applications will be scrutinized and there is no guarantee that your request can be approved.
***Furthermore, students who are moving into a new residence hall will not be able to pick-up their keys before Monday, January 17, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.
There will be a limited number of employment opportunities for students looking for work on campus during winter break. Students wishing to do so must request housing with the Office of Residential Life by Wednesday, December 1, 2010.
In order to maximize class appropriate spaces for students returning from leave/abroad, the Office of Residential Life will not process Room Change Requests after Friday, November 12, 2010. Students interested in making a room change after this date must wait until two weeks into the spring semester, after all returning students have been placed. Requests to pull-in a student into a spring vacancy can be made until Wednesday, December 1, 2010.
Any questions regarding these processes should be directed to Residential Life at 860-685-3550 or at reslife@wesleyan.edu.
Enjoy the unique opportunity of living with and programming for upperclassmen as a Community Advisor (CA). CAs are responsible for programming in the Wood frames, Hi or Lo Rise, Senior Fauver, or other apartments. Like a Resident Advisor, the CAs plan fun and/or educational programs to benefit their assigned area. Working with extensive ResLife support, CAs have a great opportunity to create unique programs and play a key role in community development. The position helps develop many essential life skills while providing the chance to work with similarly motivated and interesting people. Help develop marketable skills while also helping your classmates!
Preference given to the members of the junior and senior class.
More information can be found here: http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/student_staff/selection/process_CA_spring_2011.htm
Dear Students,
In order to promote informal faculty-student interaction outside the classroom, I am pleased to announce the Daniel 
Family Commons Free Lunch Program. We have provided each faculty member with vouchers that enable them to take small groups of students to lunch at the Daniel Family Commons in the Usdan Center. My office is making these same vouchers available directly to you! Each voucher covers the cost of lunch for a faculty member and up to three students, and vouchers will be good for the remainder of the current academic year.
Please consider inviting your favorite faculty member to lunch, and stop by my office (220 North College) to pick up a voucher.
Bon appétit! Dean Mike Whaley
Hello Sophomores,
Some of you have been thinking about summer internships; some have not. Now’s the time for all of you to get on board and start thinking about Summer 2011 (it’s just around the corner–ahhh!).
The winter break is a great time to begin your internship search. Jim Kubat, of the Career Resource Center, will be conducting a workshop, How to Find an Internship, to help you get on track. Some internships have applications due in January or earlier!
Date/time/location: Tues., Nov. 9, 6 p.m., Usdan 108. It’s informal, so bring your dinner and questions.
(Note: if you cannot make this one, visit the CRC for a one/one meeting with a counselor or attend Jim’s next Internship workshop on Tues., Feb. 8, Noon, Usdan 108.)
Jim Kubat, Associate Director/Pre-Law Advisor, Career Resource Center
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Do you like Elephants? Do you like South Africa? Do you like Plants and Ethnobotany? Do you like Conservation?If the answer to any of the above is YES! (which, let’s admit, it obviously was), then come to a cool talk at Earth |
Zimmermania: The Bob Dylan Wannabe ContestDo you find yourself humming Just Like a Woman in the morning and whistling Like a Rolling Stone at night? Can you emulate Robert Zimmerman’s raw and simple voice? Or do you want to present your own take on one, two or a generous handful of his songs?
Although beginning as a competition to see who can make everyone believe that the ol’ boy is sitting right there in our living room, this has historically become a free-for-all sing-along in which even those who least expected to perform found themselves telling the room how the times they are a-changin’. We have a uniquely-tuned piano but that’s it, so bring instruments!
Date: Nov. 4 – Nov. 4
Time: 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Place: Earth House (159 High St)
Cost: $00
