Spring ReOrientation for 2017: Workshops & Events Jan. 27-Feb. 9 — Win an iPad!!

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Spring Re-Orientation for First Year Students

Community Standards and Responsibilities

January 27th | 12:00PM | Usdan 108

Wesleyan has a long history of peer adjudication through the honor board and the Student Judicial Board. Members of these boards will share the role they play in upholding the community standards at Wesleyan. You will also hear from representatives in the dean of students office who will discuss the roles they have on campus and provide some advice about what you can do to be successful at Wesleyan. Facilitated by Dean of Students, Rick Culliton and Associate Dean of Students, Scott Backer.

Lunch will be provided.

Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) Open House

January 27th | 3:30PM | Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, 169 High St.

Come meet Wesleyan’s Chaplains, and ORSL staff and students who help coordinate spiritual and religious life on campus. Learn more at www.wesleyan.edu/orsl

Snacks will be served.

General Study Abroad Information Session

January 28th | 4:15 PM | Usdan 110

Join Director of International Studies, Carolyn Sorkin, and recent study-abroad participants to talk about the nuts and bolts of spending a semester or year studying in another country. Topics to be covered include program selection, the application process, credit transfer, cultural adjustment, financial aid, and much more. Come with questions!

Managing Your Dining Plan

January 29th | 4:15PM | Usdan 108

Haven’t quite figured out the meal plan system yet? Thinking about changing your meal plan? Worried about a special dietary need that you may have? Come to this Q&A session where campus and dining program administrators will be on hand to answer any questions you have. Facilitated by Bon Appétit Resident District Manager, Michael Strumpf, and Director of Usdan University Center, Michelle Myers-Brown.

Getting the Most Out of the Career Center

January 30th | 12:00 PM | Usdan 110

Come in and learn about how the Career Center can help you with finding your passion and locating an internship.  This quick introduction to the Wesleyan Career Center will help you to utilize our services and access the extensive internship and online job database. We’ll also show you how you can set up your online profile to personalize your experience.  This session is designed for both first-year students and transfer, exchange, and visiting students. Facilitated by Associate Director for Career Development and Campus Outreach, Persephone Hall.

Lunch will be provided.

Study Abroad and Students of Color

January 30th | 4:15 PM | Usdan 110

Join Director of International Studies, Carolyn Sorkin, and recent study-abroad participants to talk about the nuts and bolts of spending a semester or year studying in another country. Topics to be covered include program selection, the application process, credit transfer, cultural adjustment, financial aid, and much more. Special attention will be given to concerns common to students of color. Come with questions!

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Diversity Training

Visit the MLK Day website for additional details and events: http://www.wesleyan.edu/mlk/

Training Session Block I
January 31st | 10AM
Training Session Block II
January 31st | 1PM

Keynote Address

January 31st | 3:15PM | Memorial Chapel
Address by Anti-Racist Activist Tim Wise. Note, this is a ticketed event. Tickets can be picked up at the University Box Office, Usdan University Center. Students Tickets available Thursday, January 23. Reception and book signing to follow in the Zelnick Pavillion. Books will be available for purchase during the signing.

You, Booze, and the Board

February 3rd |12:00 PM | Usdan 110

This session will offer answers to students’ most frequently asked questions about addressing severe intoxication: What does alcohol poisoning look like? How do I know whether a friend needs medical assistance or not? What will PSafe do if I call them? If my friends go to the hospital, what happens next? Do they get in trouble? Are their parents called? What sanctions could they get? Conversation facilitated by Associate Dean of Students, Scott Backer.

Lunch will be provided.

Getting Good Advice, Giving Good Information, and Other Essential Nuggets of Wisdom

February 4th | 12:15 PM | Usdan 108

Returning to college for your second semester is a very different experience from heading off to college for the first time.  You bring with you all of the things that you learned in the fall – your accomplishments, as well as the challenges you may have experienced.  You have a wealth of “college knowledge.” The start of the spring semester is another new beginning and a time for you to reflect on your experiences in the fall and develop a plan for academic success.

What worked well for you and what did not?  What strategies did you use in the fall that proved to be successful?  What resources did you seek out?  Did you have balance in your semester and follow the Rule of 7? At this workshop, we will talk about the organizational and study strategies that worked best, hear from peers about strategies and resources they found helpful, and set goals for the spring. Conversation facilitated by Dean for Academic Advancement and Dean for the Class of 2017, Louise Brown, Associate Dean of Student Academic Resources, Laura Patey, and the Peer Advisors.

Lunch will be provided.

Financing Study Abroad

February 5th | 4:15 PM | Usdan 110

Join Assistant Director of International Studies, Gail Winter, and Assistant Director of Financial Aid, Jacqueline Outlaw, for a discussion of the financial aspects of study abroad. Topics to be discussed will include financial aid, scholarships, and budgeting, as well as general information regarding study abroad. Come with questions!

Wellness at Wesleyan

February 6th | 12:00 PM | Usdan 110

The transition to college is stressful, both physically and mentally. Learn about what resources are available for your well-being during this unique transition as well as during the rest of your time at Wesleyan. Learn about the extensive resources Wesleyan offers to make sure you stay physically and mentally healthy during your time at Wes, as well as ways you can get involved. Facilitated by Director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Jennifer D’Andrea.

Lunch will be provided.

Desire and Relationship:  What’s Love Got To Do With It?

February 8th | 12:00-3:00PM | Albritton 311

Participate in this no faith/multi-faith/interfaith conversation about Love and its many understandings and facets. All are welcome.

 Catered Japanese lunch will be provided.

Bystander Intervention Training

February 9th | 10:00 AM-2:00PM | Usdan 110

WE Speak, WE Stand aims to create a community that is actively engaged in the prevention of sexual assault, relationship violence and advocates for the responsible use of alcohol. The goal of the program is to empower bystanders to intervene in high risk situations involving alcohol use, sexual assault and relationship violence. Empowered bystanders make the campus community safer by standing up and speaking out when they witness situations that could potentially harm the health and safety of others. Intervening with peers can be challenging for a number of reasons and training will provide you with the skills to move from inaction to action and intervene safely and effectively.

The first training features two distinct and separate tracks: sexual assault prevention and alcohol use intervention.  For more information email Tanya Purdy at tpurdy@wesleyan.edu. Facilitated by Director of Health Education, Tanya Purdy and Sexual Violence Resource Coordinator and Therapist, Alysha Warren.

Lunch will be provided.

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING!

Sponsored by  the Office of New Student Orientation

wesleyan.edu/orientation

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Attend 7 programs and record your attendance.

Turn in your completed passport to the Office of New Student Orientation

(Usdan, Rooms 122, 124 & 126)

to be entered in a drawing for an iPad

by February 12, 2014!

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For more information about these and other programs,

check out the New Student Orientation Website,

or visit www.wesleyan.edu/orientation.

Take advantage of all the great things going on at Wesleyan!

Mindfulness@Wesleyan–Apply now for workshop series

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thumbnailCA3NHQXVMINDFULNESS CLASS@ WESLEYAN

Based on the positive student feedback last year, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life is going to continue this initiative.

This “Wesleyanized” MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) class  is a 6 week class that focuses on various techniques of mindfulness practice and spiritual awareness. The goal is to give students a spiritual toolbox that is portable, replicable, and sustainable. Students will gain an understanding of the roles these practices can play in leading a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life.

The first class will start on 1/27 and continue for 5 Mondays from 6-8pm. You can find more info and apply at:  http://www.wesleyan.edu/orsl/jewish/PMW.html

Grants and Workshop Opportunities at the Patricelli Center and elsewhere: Deadlines Soon!!

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Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Seed Grant Competition – application deadline January 26 – http://www.wesleyan.edu/patricelli/grants/seedgrantinfo.html

Three $5,000 grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture.   

Davis Projects for Peace – application deadline January 26 –http://www.wesleyan.edu/ocs/peace/index.html

thumbnailCADLW1ZF$10,000 grants for grassroots summer projects anywhere in the world which promote peace and address the root causes of conflict among parties.  A wide variety of project types will qualify, including many which do not directly focus on conflict resolution or promotion of peace. 

Digital Wesleyan Startup 101 Workshop Series – apply by February 1 –http://engageduniversity.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2014/01/13/digital-wesleyan-startup-101-free-workshop-series-saturdays-starting-215-apply-now/

A free six-session course held on campus Saturdays 10 a.m.  to 1 p.m. starting February 15. The curriculum includes introductions to computer science and application design, alumni in the startup industry, and startup business basics. Participants will be considered for ten Digital Wesleyan Internships in New York and San Francisco during summer 2014. 

If students have any questions about any of these opportunities, they should feel free to contact Makaela Kingsley (mjkingsley@wesleyan.edu)

Free Movie Day at Metro Movies! January 22

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thumbnailCAZKOFM3Free Metro Movies Day for First-Year Students!

Wednesday, January 22

11:30 a.m. first to final showing at 9:30 p.m.

Show your 2017 Wes I.D. at the ticket counter

As a special welcome back program, Students Affiars, the 2017 Class Council and the University Center Activities Board (UCAB) have arranged for first-year students to see a free movie (or more!) on January 22.  Students need to show their 2017 I.D. at the ticket counter to gain free admission to the movie/s of their choice.

All student ResLife Staff also will be allowed free admission on January 22.  Staff members need to show their I.D. so they can be checked off a list that will be provided to Metro Movies.

ENJOY THE SHOW!

International Vaccination Policy and Precaution

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Dear Students,

Study, research, work, and volunteering abroad are not only great ways to enrich your academic experience at Wesleyan, but also transformational means of immersing yourself in a culture different from your own.”

Here at Davison Health Center, we do recommend that any student who is planning to travel abroad (whether it is for study or just for pleasure) come see us.

thumbnailCAG1MIWWAt these visits, we would do the following:

1)      Review your immunization records. Most (if not all) of the immunizations you would need, you have already received prior to coming to Wesleyan (Hepatitis A and B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Polio, Tetanus just to name a few).  Depending on where you are travelling, other vaccines may be needed (such as typhoid, yellow fever, etc.).  We will arrange that you receive those immunizations either here or at the Travel Clinic at Middlesex Hospital.

2)      Review your health history to see if any accommodations would need to be made for any specific chronic illness (asthma, diabetes, etc.) to insure safe travel and appropriate care during your time away

3)      Prescribe medications that you would need for travel.  In many countries it is recommended that medications be taken to lower the risk of contracting malaria.  We also will prescribe medications needed for travelers’ diarrhea.

4)      Discuss disease prevention.  This includes everything from safe drinking water and food, sun protection, protection from insects know to carry illness, and sexually transmitted infection prevention

5)      Safe travel advice such as going places in groups, avoiding stray animals, avoiding unsafe neighborhoods.

The opportunity to travel abroad again is educational and fun.  We would encourage anyone who has this opportunity to make the most of your travel.  The above is meant to keep all travelers safe and healthy.

Best wishes, Dr. Tom McLarney, Director, University Health Services

Disabilities Studies Film Presentation: Sins Invalid, 12/4, 7:30 p.m.

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The Disability Studies Course Cluster is pleased to announce an upcoming screening of the brand new, short documentary film Sins Invalid: An Unshamed Claim to Beauty. Sins Invalid is a performance project that celebrates and centralizes artists with disabilities, artists of color, and queer and gender-variant artists.  Check it out at www.sinsinvalid.org

The screening is this Wednesday, December 4 at 7:30pm in Downey 113. Snacks and discussion will follow.

 

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Note from Dean Brown 11/26/13: Course Withdrawal Deadline Today

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Hey 2017’ers,

Just a reminder that today at 5 p.m. is the deadline for withdrawing from courses.  Please consult with the professor and your faculty advisor about doing so and if it’s a yes, then get their signatures before bringing the form to my office for my signature.

Use the Thanksgiving break to get organized and on top of your work for the last week of classes and finals.

Whether you will be on campus, at home or visiting friends, have a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Best, Dean Brown

 

Course Seats Open

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Looking for a course?  Prof. Anu Sharma, chair of Anthropology, wants to bring to your attention African Archaelogy, taught by Professor Sarah Croucher, which is open for first-years and sophomores and meets at 9 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

ANTH   256
Spring 2014
Crosslisting:   ARCP   256
Course   Cluster: African   Studies
Africa’s past is too often written about in clichés, with the darkness of   prehistory presumed to shroud most of that which archaeologists study. This   course will take a different approach through the archaeology of Africa’s   historic past, which includes those centuries of prehistory that are   historical in Africa by merit of their ties to oral histories of contemporary societies.Chronologically, we will begin with the origins of agriculture in sub-Saharan   Africa, moving on to ironworking, complex societies, urbanism, and the   archaeology of the recent and contemporary past. Topics of study will include   archaeological approaches to social identities and gender; ethnoarchaeology   (the study of contemporary material culture to inform the past) including   studies of potters, ironworkers, housing, and cuisine; the archaeology of   Islam and Christianity in Africa; studies of the African diaspora through   material approaches; and contemporary heritage issues on the continent.