The University’s three major Construction Services undertakings—including the Public Affairs Center (PAC) renovations, new science building construction, and steam to hot water pipe conversion—are all on schedule as of the start of the Fall 2022 semester. The PAC, assuming the rate of progress remains steady, will reopen in Spring 2024, while the pipe project is on track […]
The College of Integrative Sciences (CIS) announced the winners of this year’s Scientific Imaging Contest on Thursday, July 28. First place went to Joshua Woo ’23, second place went to Isabella Ahearn ’23, and third place went to Katherine Fhu ’25 and Vivian Lu ’23. The announcement, which was made in Tischler Hall at the final reception […]
The English Department voted unanimously to discontinue the Writing Certificate on Wednesday, Sept. 7. This decision comes after the departure of University Professor of English and Writing Certificate Co-Director Anne Greene, who announced her retirement at the end of the Fall 2021 semester. Greene created the Writing Certificate in 2012 and acted as the Certificate’s […]
Content Warning: This article contains mention of sexual violence. WesWell, the University’s Office of Health Education, announced that over the summer it had merged with the Office of Support, Healing, Activism, and Prevention Education (SHAPE) in an all-campus email on Wednesday, Sept. 7. This change comes following the departure of SHAPE Director Johanna DeBari at […]
After a record-breaking admissions process, the members of the class of 2026 have officially begun their time as students at the University. As of decision day in May, there were 753 students in the class, however, due to melt—the term for who accept offers of admission initially and then withdraw before the year begins—only 745 […]
The Sustainability Office announced the opening of a free store on campus in an Instagram post on Friday, July 15. The store—named WesThrift after the Facebook page of the same title, where students sell used clothing and items—is located in the basement of the College of the Environment (COE) at 284 High St. After its grand […]
The University has selected Joshua Lubin-Levy ’06 to become the new Director of the Center for the Arts (CFA). Lubin-Levy officially assumed the role of CFA director on Monday, Aug. 22, replacing Interim Director Jennifer Calienes. Calienes served as interim CFA director from Spring 2020 onwards after the former director, Sarah Curran, left the University in […]
A car belonging to a University student was stolen from the W lot near High/Low Rise sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4 and 12:35 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, according to a campus-wide email sent later that day by Director of Public Safety Scott Rohde. The vehicle is not the first to be […]
The University announced that the COVID-19 policies in place at the end of the spring semester in 2022 would remain in effect this semester in a campus-wide email on Wednesday, Aug. 10 from Medical Director Dr. Tom McLarney. Although students, faculty, and staff are still required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and masking is optional, quarantine […]
The University’s contract for 2022-23 housing has been updated to include accommodations that will allow housing-insecure students to receive year-round lodging. This change was initiated largely by Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Equity and Inclusion committee chair Heather Cassell ’24. The most updated housing contract was released in spring 2022. Cassell began undertaking this project in February […]