For courses with a “Student Option” grading mode, the deadline to change the grading mode is Friday, 9/29 at 5:00p.m.
To review the grading modes for the courses in your schedule, login to WesPortal and click on “Class Schedule.” The “Grade” column will indicate the current grading mode for the course. For courses that are “Student Option,” a drop down menu is available through which the grading mode can be changed.
A paper form is no longer required to change grading mode.
Are you thinking about studying abroad or taking a gap year? Are you interested in social justice and impact?
On Friday 10/13, Makaela Kingsley (Patricelli Center) and Emily Gorlewski (Study Abroad) will do a site visit to Semester in the City, a “semester away” program in Boston.
SITC gives college students the opportunity to do hands-on learning through well-supported internships in the social sector. Students intern four days a week, participate in a social change theory seminar, and engage in reflection sessions and workshops. They receive a full semester of credits with no additional tuition costs. Details are at http://collegeforsocialinnovation.org/sitc/details/
Makaela and Emily are seeking 2-3 students (preferably sophomores considering a semester away next year) to participate in the site visit. Transportation will be provided from campus (departing at 7:00AM and returning at 5:30PM).
If you are interested, please contact Makaela (mjkingsley@wesleyan.edu) as soon as possible.
Overview for Prospective Psychology Majors 10/2
Prof. Matthew Kurtz, department chair, will provide an overview of the major to prospective majors and to review requirements with junior majors. Prof. Kurtz will be available before and after the meeting to sign forms (e.g., study abroad, transfer credits).
Meet our peer advisor, Julia LeJeune ’18.
Pizza will be provided.
Oct. 2nd (Mon.), 12:20-1:10 pm, Judd 116
Psychology majors Manual: http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/psychman_post2019.pdf
Prospective student email after submitting request: http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/declaring_mjr.pdf
The FCGS is now accepting proposals for posters during International Education Week (November 13 – 17). Posters will be presented during lunch on Tuesday November 14th. We invite students to submit a proposal to share their international experience — including experiences in the United States — to showcase research, internships, academic study, language acquisition, artistic endeavors, and independent work that has an international component. We hope this experience will allow students to connect with one another, to share their knowledge and experience and to grow personally, academically, and professionally through this experience.
The value of sharing what you know through a poster session can have a far-reaching impact. Because of the collaborative nature of this sessions and International Education Week, presenters often find that through the process of sharing their expertise they often gain new insights themselves. Being a presenter is also an excellent way to build your professional résumé and speaker profile. We hope you will consider participating and help fulfill our mission to support students in expanding international opportunities and experiences by sharing what you know with others.
TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL, PLEASE CLICK HERE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017 AT 11:59 PM EST.
Writing can be scary, but let us help you start the new year out strong! Apply for a Writing Mentor! A Writing Mentor will meet with you privately each week to help you with writing in all of your classes. Mentors are trained to help you at all stages of the writing process, whether it be brainstorming, structure, grammar, style, or time management. By having a mentor, you will be able to continuously improve your writing throughout the semester. Start out strong, and end even stronger!
We work with students of all writing abilities and in all disciplines, and all services are, of course, free.
Please apply here, by Monday, September 18th at 8:00 AM. We will notify new mentees by the 20th.
We look forward to working with you!
Are you yearning to feel more grounded, capable, and confident? We invite you to participate in an off-campus, all-expense paid, interfaith weekend retreat from October 6-8 to help you enjoy increased resiliency by discovering and cultivating your own inner strength and peace. During this program, we will discuss key components of resilience, identify individual areas of strength and potential growth, learn specific tools and practices that can help us become more resilient, and reflect on the role of our faith/spirituality. Space is limited! For more information, please contact Rev. Tracy Mehr-Muska from the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at tmehrmuska@wesleyan.edu. To register, please fill out this form prior to 5pm on September 15: https://goo.gl/forms/dQ7ERXw6CUjXhPzC3.
The Fries Center for Global Studies is excited to announce its annual Wes in the World Photo Contest! This contest offers students who have studied or live abroad to share their experiences with our community. We invite anyone who falls within this group to submit photographs that you feel best represent your experiences abroad. In doing so, you will support the Fries Center for Global Studies in our efforts to recognize and celebrate cultural diversity.
Here is how you can participate.
You can find the contest rules, submission guidelines, and upload your photos on this website: http://bit.ly/2whqxB2
This year we have 5 categories for photo submission, as displayed below:
Entry Deadline: September 30, 2017
Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each category at a special event, to be hosted in the Fries Center for Global Studies during International Education Week (November 13-17).
If you have any questions about the photo contest, please email Kia Lor (klor@wesleyan.edu).
Mark your calendar for September 7, 11am – 3pm, for the Usdan University Center’s 1oth Anniversary celebrating the Center and Student Life. This is the perfect opportunity to learn more about this amazing building by informing yourself about the rooms and services it can provide you throughout the year. Review a display of the history of campus centers at Wesleyan – Downey House (1936), The Davenport Campus Center (1984), and now Usdan (2007). Have a piece of Anniversary cake, and earn a chance to spin the prize wheel throughout the afternoon. Listen to music from 2007 in the dining bay. This is a must do event for your first week back on campus, and a great break from chasing classes.
Our production this fall is The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh. Here is a note from the director, Visiting Professor-of-Practice Eddie Torres:
“In a world of violence, mistrust and apathy, the state of justice is struggling to survive in the wake of the Pillowman. Come out and take a stand…. AUDITION!”
A brief comment about the play from http://stageagent.com/shows/play/1434/the-pillowman:
“This brutal dark comedy from Martin McDonagh, the master of the horror-comedy, poses unanswerable questions: Can stories hold the power to cause atrocities? Where is the line between truth and fairy tale? Is a life of horror worth living at all? Drawing on inspiration as diverse as Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Kafka, and Antonin Artaud, The Pillowman is a dark, twisty, and utterly unforgettable masterpiece from one of Ireland’s most treasured writers.”
All students are encouraged to audition, no matter of experience or academic focus. We would like to have as diverse a pool of talent as possible from throughout the Wesleyan student community.
Introduction to Experimental Music (MUSC 109)
Fall 2017; Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m., RHH 003
This course is a survey of recent and historical electronic and instrumental experimental works, with emphasis on the works of American composers. Starting with early experimentalists, germinal works of John Cage and Henry Cowell, Earle Brown, Christian Wolff, and Morton Feldman will be studied; followed by electronic and minimal works of La Monte Young, Terry Riley, David Behrman, Gordon Mumma, Alvin Lucier Robert Ashley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Laurie Anderson, Arthur Russell, John Zorn, Julius Eastman and including discussions of recent work by composers, performers, and sound artists such as Pamela Z, Tristan Perich, Jacob Cooper, Lesley Flanigan, Nick Hallett, Jace Clayton (DJ /rupture), Jennifer Walshe, and Object Collection. The course includes lectures, demonstrations, and performances, occasionally by guest lecturers.
