The Office of Health Education (WesWell) hosted its first-ever Sex Carnival on Friday, Feb. 17. The Carnival included tables on the first floor of Usdan University Center and activities similar to carnival games, intended to be both fun and educational, themed around the topic of sex. WesWell also partnered with the Center for Key Populations to […]
In partnership with search firm Isaacson, Miller, the University has assembled a search committee to fill the position of Vice President of Equity and Inclusion. Alison Williams, who previously held the position, left the University in October 2022. The new employee will also serve as the University’s Title IX officer, as Williams did prior to her departure. […]
On Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, the Cultivating Justice initiative of the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP), located in the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life (CSPL), will host a series of workshops entitled “Growing Power.” The workshops will focus on helping members of the Middletown community gain agricultural skills, including fishing, gardening, and […]
Butterfield B flooded on Monday, Jan. 23 due to a broken toilet flushometer on the third floor, affecting 38 students in approximately 30 rooms and resulting in the temporary relocation of 18 students. This flood marks the third time the Butterfields have flooded in five years. The first was caused by a student setting off the sprinkler system, […]
The Office of Public Safety (PSafe) received reports of a trespasser in the Nicolson 5 residence at 12:00 PM on Monday, Jan. 9. According to student testimonies, the intruder took photos of a resident while they were in the shower, and, upon discovery, fled the building. The Middletown Police Department and PSafe have been working to […]
Sunny Jeon, the former Area Coordinator (AC) of Core 5, who oversaw residents of Bennet Hall, Clark Hall, 200 Church, Malcom X House, and Writer’s Block, has left her position. As a result, two other ACs in the Office of Residential Life (ResLife), Emily Pearson and Cesar Cruz Benitez, have assumed the responsibility of managing Core […]
Following the retirement of former Dean for the Class of 2024 David Phillips at the end of the Fall 2022 semester, William Bisese has been hired as the new dean for the class of 2024. Dean for Academic Advancement Laura Patey issued the announcement in an email on Friday, Jan. 20. Bisese has extensive experience in student and academic affairs at […]
The Office for Equity and Inclusion (OEI) hosted the University’s third annual Equity and Inclusion Week from Monday, Jan. 30 to Friday, Feb. 3. A small committee composed of University administrators, including the committee included Interim Vice President for Equity and Inclusion April Ruiz, Director of the Office of Student Involvement Joanne Rafferty, and Director […]
The members of the Wesleyan Union of Student Employees (WesUSE) voted affirmatively on a new contract for Resident Advisors (RAs), House Managers (HMs), and Community Advisors (CAs) on Dec. 19, 2022. Members of the union had been in negotiations with their managers since April 20, 2022, and finally secured higher compensation, additional pay for working […]
On Thursday, Jan. 19, Medical Director Thomas McLarney shared a public health update containing information about the local rates of COVID-19 transmission as well as the most recent variant in the United States, Omicron subvariant XBB 1.5. This variant is highly contagious but less fatal than previous ones, as stated in an all-campus email from McLarney. […]