The University announced that it would end its partnership with the Posse Foundation’s veteran recruitment program beginning with the class of 2027 in the Wesleyan Connection Newsletter on July 13, 2022. There have been nine cohorts of Posse veterans at the University—one per graduating class—since 2013 when Wesleyan became the second university to join the […]
Each year, the University recognizes students and staff members who demonstrate dedication to social justice action and civic engagement through the Peter Morgenstern-Clarren ’03 Social Justice Award. The 2022 recipients of the award are custodian Victor Ignacio Rosario, foreperson and material handler for Physical Plant-Facilities Nicola “Nick” David, and students Charissa Lee ’23 and Robyn Min […]
Associate Professor of Biology Joseph Coolon, Associate Professor of Letters Gabrielle Piedad Ponce-Hegenauer, and Associate Professor of Mathematics Felipe Ramírez were conferred tenure on July 1, 2022. This comes after a board of trustees meeting that took place at the end of the Spring 2022 semester, at which eleven other professors were also promoted. These […]
The University’s Embodying Antiracism Initiative (EAI) has hired three student fellows to join the initiative’s think tank: CJ Joseph ’25, Ava Olson ’25, and Olivia Adams ’23. These students will work with fellows representing community members, faculty, and guest artists in the inaugural Embodying Antiracism Think Tank to put together individual and group projects centering antiracism. […]
As part of a Middletown sustainability initiative, Bird electric scooters and bicycles have been placed around the University’s campus since Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, shortly after the start of fall semester classes. Anyone over 18 years old can ride the scooters and bikes by downloading the Bird app and scanning a scooter or bike to […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) passed Amendment 1.44 with a unanimous vote of 25 in favor, 0 against, and 0 abstaining on Sunday, Sept. 25. This amendment states that the First-Generation, Low-Income Advisory Board (FGLIAB) will now become an auxiliary committee of the WSA. Whereas the previous advisory board was run as an independent student […]
The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) welcomed three new staff members—Assistant Director Liliana Carrasquillo-Vasquez ’12, Area Coordinator (AC) Kristina Latorre, and AC Sunny Jeon—following the departures of Assistant Director of ResLife Kieran Duffy, AC Robert Spignesi, and AC Stephanie Lewis. Latorre is the AC for senior housing and westside program houses, and Jeon is the […]
Following the Supreme Court’s June repeal of Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson, the adequacy of on-campus abortion resources has come to the forefront of many students and faculty members’ minds. Student organizations such as the Wesleyan Doula Project, the University’s branch of a nationwide service that aids people through all stages of pregnancy, […]
Eight first year students—Catherine Auerbach, David Tu, Liam Farrell, Lilly Hoefflin, Paul Quach, San De Min, Sarika Akila, and Zoe Sonkin—were elected as senators to the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) for the 2022-2023 academic year. Following the voting period, held from Monday, Sept. 12 to Friday, Sept. 16, the results were announced in an all-campus […]
The XtraMile pilot program, an on-demand ride-sharing service, launched on Wednesday, Aug. 31 in Middletown. It offers Wesleyan students and Middletown residents free rides through the end of the fall semester, running shuttle buses from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with no service […]