SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2009
PUBLIC SPEAKING 7-8 p.m. Usdan 110
STUDY SKILLS 7-8 p.m. Usdan 136
And don’t forget about the
TIME & STRESS MANAGEMENT 7:15 p.m. Woodhead Lounge, S.C.
GET YOU’RE A+ ON!
Relax Efficiently! Time & Stress Management Workshop
Stressed out? Feeling overwhelmed? Come to a Time & Stress Management workshop! This workshop, co-run by the Peer Health Advocates and Peer Advisors, will give you helpful time and stress management techniques, tailored to the busy college lifestyle. You’ll come away from the workshop feeling relaxed and ready to take on all you have to do… as well as having received a massage.
Note: Please bring a towel or yoga mat to the workshop so you don’t have to lie on the floor during your massage.
Date: Sunday, October 11 and Sunday, October 18 Location: Woodhead Lounge
Time: 7:15 p.m. Contact Person: Alyssa Bogdanow ’11
Peace Education Talk — Thursday
Mainlehwon Ebenezer Vonhm Benda
Founder and Director, Center for Peace Education, Monrovia, Liberia
Born and raised in Liberia, Mainlehwon Ebenezer Vonhm Benda fled the country during the height of the civil war and lived as a refugee in several West African nations, before getting the opportunity to pursue his education in the United States. After ten years in the United States, he has returned to Liberia to help in the post-conflict reconstruction efforts through a wide-ranging peace education program, specifically designed for young people affected by the civil war.
PEACE EDUCATION: A Vital Ingredient Towards Lasting Peace for Liberia
Mr. Vonhm Benda will talk about the development of a peace education curriculum for grade schools in Liberia.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
6:30 p.m. PAC 002
Sponsored by the African Studies Cluster and the History Department
Public Safety Education & Collaboration
Campus life brings a sense of independence for most students. This includes class schedules, social events, residential life, student clubs and organizations, and jobs. Amid these many changes, however, students sometimes forget about personal safety. Campuses appear protected because students are surrounded by their peers and relatively insulated from the surrounding community. It is extremely important, however, to remain aware of your surroundings.
Campus safety is most successful when there is collaboration within the community among faculty, staff, administration, students, parents and community groups. Knowledge about campus crime and safety empowers how you prevent or react to them. In this ever changing and challenging world, it is important that we educate ourselves about safety on campus.
The Office of Public Safety has been working with other departments to bring programs to the residence halls. There is a strong relationship with the Office of Residential Life. In collaboration with WesWell , we have held Intoxication Panels to educate students about alcohol issues on campus. We are currently working with the Deans’ Office on some alternative programming (look for further information on our upcoming “3 on 3” basketball tournament). Stop by our table any Tuesday evening at Usdan between 6 and 8 p.m. for updates on current issues on campus. We are aiming to raise awareness about crime on campus by providing you with essential information about crime response and prevention.
Lt. Paul Verrillo, Wesleyan Public Safety
Soul Matters
An interreligious conversation about what matters most!
Sunday: Reading and Exam Prep Workshops
Get more from your reading and start prepping for mid-terms!
Two academic skills workshops open to all class years will be offered this Sunday, October 4 from 8-9 p.m.—Exam Preparation in Usdan 110 and Reading Retention in Usdan 136.
For more information about the schedule and peer advisor drop-in hours, see http://www.wesleyan.edu/deans/peeradvising/dropins.html#workshop .
Check it out and get your A+ on!
Over-Night Host for Admission
The Office of Admission has a special request……
The Admission Office is looking for freshman or sophomore students willing to host a prospective student through our Over-Night Hosting Program. Would you please host a prefrosh for an evening this semester?
Here is how it works:
The visiting student arrives at the Admission Office at 4:15pm. (Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs. nights)
- The hosting student meets the student at Admissions and takes them to their residence to drop off sleeping bag,
etc. Then the host takes their guest to Dinner at the Usdan University Center. Each visiting student is given a dinner meal ticket by the program. Please note if you have a commitment at 4:15pm, you may have a friend pick up your guest and keep them company until you are free. - The host takes them to their evening class if necessary, to a lecture or event, or simply shows them around. It is up to the host and visitor.
- In the morning, the host and visitor may go to breakfast together or on their own. The visitor then attends classes, events, or interviews.
It is that easy! We are only asking for 1 or 2 times a semester!
Please email our Over-Night Hosting Coordinator: JoAnna Bourain at jbourain@wesleyan.edu
Thank you for your assistance.
Celebrating Students ’13: Julian Applebaum
Web development has become a great passion of mine over this past year.
Building westfieldtrack.com was an amazing opportunity to hone this passion while giving back to the Blue Devils, a team that gave so much to me. Westfieldtrack.com is a comprehensive solution for many of the needs of Westfield’s track and cross country programs. Among many other things, it provides an easily updated news bulletin board, a custom team calendar, a meet result sheet manager, a live seasonal bests page, individual athlete histories, and customizable mailing lists. All of these features were created to help build a strong, well informed community around Westfield’s track and cross country teams. I look forward to applying everything I learned to revamp WesXC’s team website, wesxc.com.
Navaratri Festival: Free Tickets for First-Years!
Dear First-Year Students,
Navaratri is a great Wesleyan tradition you should know about….Also, Indian food by Haveli Restaurant will be sold before each of the performances, Fri-Sun. So come and check it out! (Also, for those of you who danced the South Indian dance in the Common Moment, you can take a free dance workshop on Saturday or attend the performance of South Indian dance by this incredible Chicago-based company on Sunday.)
Best, Pamela Tatge ‘84, Director, CFA
The Center for the Arts Presents the 33rd Annual
Navaratri Festival of India
Free Ticket to One Navaratri Event for First-Year Students!
When: Wednesday, September 30—Sunday, October 4
What: Navaratri, one of India’s major festival celebrations, is a time to see family and friends, enjoy music and dance, and seek blessings for new endeavors. Wesleyan’s 33rd annual festival will again celebrate traditional music and dance while at the same time giving audiences a glimpse at the contemporary arts scene. Festival activities include performances by some of India’s leading performing artists, a film screening, an Indian dance party, and an honoring of Navaratri’s religious traditions at a culminating worship service. See below for a listing of events.
Admission: Free Ticket for First-Year Students! Various prices for others.
To redeem offer or get more information: Stop by the box office on the first floor of the Usdan Center, or call 860-685-3355 and identify yourself as a first-year student
Navaratri Performances
B. Balasubrahmaniyan: Vocal Music of South India
Thursday, October 1, 8pm, World Music Hall
Wesleyan’s South Indian music faculty showcase their talents. Adjunct Instructor B. Balasubrahmaniyan, vocalist, will be joined by Artist in Residence David Nelson on mrdangam and guest artist K.V.S. Vinay, violin.
Alam Khan, Sarod and Samir Chatterjee, Tabla; North Indian Concert
Friday, October 2, 8pm, Crowell Concert Hall
Alam Khan, son of the late Swara Samrat Ali Akbar Khan, has been studying sarod since he was seven.
Kadri Gopalnath: South Indian Music
Saturday, October 3, 8pm. Crowell Concert Hall
Saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath is one of the pioneers of Karnatak music on this instrument. His acclaim has continued to grow attracting, international attention for his performances in concert halls and jazz festivals worldwide.
Natya Dance Theatre
Sunday, October 4, 2pm, Crowell Concert Hall
Chicago-based Natya Dance Theatre (NDT) serves as an agent of cultural preservation, presentation and exchange. It was founded nearly 25 years ago as a school of classical Indian dance.
For more information and a full listing of Navaratri events, visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/navaratri