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Academic Peer Advisor and NSO Peer Advisor Apps due March 28!
Academic Peer Advisors
The Deans’ Office is looking for talented and motivated students to become Academic Peer Advisors for the 2016-2017 academic year. Academic Peer Advisors are juniors and seniors who work during New Student Orientation (NSO) and throughout the academic year to support Wesleyan’s faculty advising program and enhance student access to academic resources. Academic Peer Advisors will receive training, give individualized peer advice and facilitate workshops for groups of students regarding metacognitive learning strategies, time management, public speaking, study and exam preparation strategies. The Academic Peer Advisor position description and application can be found at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/studentaffairs/resources/peeradvisors/peeradvjobdesc.html
NSO Peer Advisors
The Deans’ Office is looking for talented and motivated students to become NSO Peer Advisors for the 2016-2017 academic year. NSO Peer Advisors are sophomores, juniors and seniors who work during New Student Orientation to support Wesleyan’s faculty advising program and enhance student access to academic resources. The comprehensive position description and application can be found at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/studentaffairs/resources/peeradvisors/NSO%20Peer%20Advisor%20job%20description.html
Speed Networking at the Career Center — Register by March 6 for April 1 event
The Career Center is hosting our annual speed-networking event, Connect@Wes on-campus on Friday, April 1st. This event is designed to match students with industry professionals across a number of fields and to give students the opportunity to learn how to network professionally and practice their personal pitches.
Students need to register here by Sunday, March 6th at 11:59. Please pass the information on to any other student you think would be interested. If you have questions or need help registering, contact Rachel Munafo at rmunafo@wesleyan.edu.
Take advantage of this exciting career development opportunity!
Wesleyan Summer Session! Register Now!
Summer Session courses are an opportunity to catch up, get ahead, or fulfill GenEd expectations with an immersive study option. The small course format of Summer Session supports close interaction with faculty and fellow students. Courses include biology, chemistry, and numerous writing courses. The full list of Summer Session courses is available online at http://www.wesleyan.edu/summer/curriculum/index.html.
Registration for Summer Session is currently open; visit the Summer Session bucket in your e-portfolio to download the registration form. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring your registration form and tuition payment to the Summer Session office at 74 Wyllys Avenue to be enrolled.
If you are a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident currently receiving Wesleyan Scholarship support, you may be eligible for Summer Session financial aid. The form is available in your portfolio and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through Monday, March 28. You will need to have your award finalized before you register for Summer Session if you plan to use aid. Please visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/summer/wesleyan-students/tuition.html for a complete list of deadlines and other important dates related to Summer Session financial aid. If you have any questions about Summer Session financial aid, please contact Mary Kelly at mgkelly@wesleyan.edu. For more information about Summer Session in general, please visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/summer or contact summer@wesleyan.edu.
Reminder: Peter Morgenstern-Clarren Award for Social Justice for Sophomores, Juniors and Employees — App due March 1 at 5 p.m.
The Peter Morgenstern-Clarren ’03 Social Justice Award was created in memory of Peter Morgenstern-Clarren who pursued social justice while a student at Wesleyan. His activism included securing benefits for Wesleyan custodial staff, participating in the United Student and Labor Action Committee, and contributing his leadership to the campus chapter of Amnesty International. We are grateful to Dr. Hadley Morgenstern-Clarren and The Honorable Pat Morgenstern-Clarren for their generosity in sponsoring this award that honors their son’s activism for the public good. A committee will select the sophomore or junior who best embodies the pursuit of social justice. The winner will receive a cash award of $1,500. The application process, which consists of an essay submission, is described at the link below and due by 5 p.m. on March 1:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/inclusion/Peter%20Morgenstern-Clarren%20Prize.html
Jenna Shapiro ’17 & Clara Leonard ’16 awarded 2nd annual Let’s Get Ready Chairman’s Award
Congratulations to Jenna Shapiro ’17 and Clara Leonard ’16 for receiving the 2nd annual Let’s Get Ready Chairman’s Award. For those of you who don’t know about Let’s Get Ready, it strives to provide “low-income high school students with free SAT preparation, admissions counseling and other support services needed to gain admission to and graduate from college. Services are provided by volunteer college students who also serve as role models and mentors.”
Recipients of the Award are selected by former Chairs of Let’s Get Ready’s Board of Directors and exemplify the power of students helping students. Jenna and Clara will be honored and presented their awards at Let’s Get Ready’s Annual Gala on April 13th at Chelsea Piers in NYC where approximately 500 attendees will gather in support and celebration of LGR and its members.
Please thank Clara and Jenna for their commitment to serving others and congratulate them for being recognized for their outstanding impact in their community!
Fresh Check Day–Thurs., Feb. 24 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
at Wes Thursday, February 25th from 11:30am-2:30pm in Usdan
Fresh Check Day is an uplifting and engaging mental health and wellness fair with:
- interactive booths
- prizes (including a flat-screen TV raffle)
- giveaways (the self-care kits that everyone loves)
Come to talk about mental health and connect with resources.
Learn more
Visit http://freshcheckday.com/schools/wesleyan-university/
For more information on the Jordan Porco Foundation visit their website http://www.rememberingjordan.org/
Contact Us
Wesleyan University:
Tanya Purdy, Director WesWell, Office of Health Education, tpurdy@wesleyan.edu
Jennifer D’Andrea, Director Counseling and Psychological Services, jdandrea@wesleyan.edu
Colby Sangree, Wellness Intern with WesWell, acolbertsang@wesleyan.edu
The Jordan Porco Foundation:
Rachel Papke, rachel@rememberingjordan.org
Davenport Study Grant for Summer Research — App due March 4
Apply for a Davenport Study Grant!
Limited funds are available to support student research and other student scholarly projects in public affairs to begin this summer.
In past years, Davenport Scholarships have been awarded to sophomores and juniors who have “demonstrated intellectual and moral excellence and a concern for public affairs” and “who by their personal qualities and vocational and scholarly intentions give greatest promise of leadership in the public service.”
See the Davenport Study Grants for more information about the application process and evaluation criteria for this funding for summer research funding. Senior thesis projects will receive priority.
All materials including faculty recommendations must be submitted electronically to davenport@wesleyan.edu by noon on Friday, March 4, 2016.
Source: http://www.wesleyan.edu/pac/davenport/apply.html
Hugo L. Black Freedom of Expression Lecture: Prof. Stanley Fish–“Micro-aggressions, Trigger Warnings, Cultural ‘Appropriations’ and History: What’s Happening on Campus?” — Thurs., 2/18 at 8 p.m.
Stanley Fish will deliver the 25th annual Hugo L. Black Lecture on Freedom of Expression tomorrow night, Thursday, February 18. The title of his talk is, “Micro-aggressions, Trigger Warnings, Cultural ‘Appropriations’ and History: What’s Happening on Campus?” The talk begins at 8 p.m. in Memorial Chapel.
Fish is the Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor and professor of law at Florida International University; Floersheimer Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School; Emeritus Professor of English and Law at Duke University; and Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Distinguished Professor of English, Criminal Justice and Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He earned a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959, and a MA and PhD from Yale University in 1960 and 1962. He has previously taught at the University of California at Berkeley (1962-74); Johns Hopkins University (1974-85), where he was the Kenan Professor of English and Humanities; and Duke University, where he was Arts and Sciences Professor of English and Professor of Law (1985-1998). From 1993 through 1998 he served as Executive Director of the Duke University Press.
Fish writes regularly on The Huffington Post.
The lecture, named in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black, is offered annually and endowed by Leonard S. Halpert ’44. The series is designed to bring to the Wesleyan campus distinguished public figures and scholars with experience and expertise in matters related to the First Amendment and freedom of expression.
