Several students from various campus organizations centered around sustainability and climate justice held a series of meetings to discuss the revitalization of the Environmental Solidarity Network (ESN) over the Spring 2023 semester. The organizers are seeking to restructure the group in a way that establishes communication between campus clubs, promotes accessible avenues of sustainability, and […]
Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Chief of Staff Ava Petillo ’25 announced the results of the Spring 2023 WSA General Election in an all-campus email on Saturday, May 6. Voting was open from 12:00 a.m. on Monday, May 1 through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 5. All 18 candidates who ran were unopposed, and all were […]
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE) announced the three winners of the New Venture Awards on Tuesday, April 18: Aquaroots (Kekeli Logoh ’23), Concussion Box (Eliana Bloomfield ’25), and Pazu Productions (Romy Beckman ’25). The awards, which aim to support student organizations addressing social issues, were founded in 2013 and named “Seed Grants” until this […]
Hundreds of admitted students and their families visited campus to participate in WesFest on Friday, April 14 and Monday, April 17. Along with tours, discussions panels, and activity fairs, visitors were greeted with colorful chalk drawings and statements on the sidewalks, walkways, and walls of the University’s campus. These chalk messages filled heavily trafficked areas […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) passed Amendment 8.44 at its meeting on Sunday, April 23, establishing the Student Accessibility Committee (SAC) as a subcommittee under the existing Equity and Inclusion Committee (EIC). The amendment, which aims to create a centralized resource to address and resolve issues of accessibility on campus, was sponsored by senators Jonghwa […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) passed “Amendment 13.44: Appointing Senior Class Officers” by a vote of 31 in favor, 0 abstaining, 0 against at the meeting of the General Assembly (GA) on Sunday, April 30. The amendment will allow the sitting senior class officers to appoint individuals to fill empty positions in their ranks, in […]
Throughout the month of April, the Sustainability Office has coordinated and endorsed events happening on campus and around Middletown to celebrate Earth Month. The month’s variety of events that promote awareness and action of environmental issues is centered around Earth Day, which was celebrated globally on Saturday, April 22. Celebration of Earth Month at the […]
Despite an 8:30 a.m. start time and the blisteringly hot weather, the Office of Admission’s annual WesFest celebration welcomed over 100 admitted students and their families to campus on Friday, April 14, and an additional 100 on Monday, April 17. From masterclasses in religion and public health to an a capella showcase, a Homerathon, and […]
Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) senators will now receive monetary compensation for their service in the General Assembly, per Amendment 6.44 to the WSA bylaws, which passed with a campus-wide vote of 136 for, 24 against, and 5 abstaining. The passage of the amendment marks the start of a pilot program that will begin in the […]
After evaluating 14,500 applications, just 21 fewer than last year’s largest applicant pool in University history, the Office of Admission released Regular Decision (RD) results on Saturday, March 25. A total of 2,280 students have been offered admission to the class of 2027 (including Early Decision admits), amounting to a 15.7% acceptance rate for the […]