The Neighborhood Preschool (NPS), a play-based daycare located on campus, will see its two current buildings at 115 High Avenue and 20 Lawn Avenue demolished this fall due to the construction of the new science building. Both locations will be consolidated into a new building, designed by Patriquin Architects of New Haven, at 60 Long […]
The two candidates running to be president of the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) in the coming academic year—WSA Chief of Staff Isha Jha ’23 and WSA Senator Nigel Hayes ’23—debated one another at Tishler Hall in Exley Science Center on Wednesday, April 20. This election marks the first time since 2016 that more than one candidate has sought […]
The 254 seniors who completed their honors theses for the spring 2022 semester submitted their final projects on Thursday, April 14. The theses submissions were accompanied by the University’s traditional champagne popping ceremony, which took place on the steps of Olin Library at the thesis submission deadline of 4 p.m. Academic departments are now reviewing theses and will return their […]
Wesleyan hosted the second day of WesFest for the class of 2026 on Friday, April 15. The celebration, which provides admitted students a chance to visit Wesleyan and experience student life, will be held over three Fridays in April this year, marking the first time the University has held in-person WesFest events since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. WesFest offers […]
The Wesleyan North End Action Team (WesNEAT) began the process of archiving and digitizing the documents and resources housed in the University Organizing Center (UOC) with a kickoff event on Saturday, April 16. The event brought around half a dozen students together in the UOC to begin the project, which is expected to be an ongoing endeavor. […]
The Office of Health Education (WesWell) is hosting Well-Being Wednesdays, a series of one-hour sessions combining various activities to promote student well-being, from Wednesday, April 6 through Wednesday, May 4. The programming was announced in an all-campus email on Monday, April 4. Most of the sessions will be held virtually and involve a variety of elements, […]
The Resource Center (RC) announced its Community Fridge would be available for student use again in an all-campus email sent on Wednesday, March 2. The Community Fridge, which opened in fall 2021, is open every day except Saturdays and aims to serve low-income, food-insecure students. The fridge is restocked every Wednesday night with donations from the Local Food Cooperative […]
The Sustainability Office has organized various events for the University community to celebrate Earth Month, emphasizing ways to recognize the planet and promote environmental sustainability. The month-long programming, conducted in April, surrounds Earth Day, which is on Friday, April 22. The full calendar of sustainability-related events held by the Sustainability Office and other groups in the community […]
The Office of Support, Healing, Activism, and Prevention Education (SHAPE) is hosting the fifth annual Survivor Solidarity Month (SSM) this April to raise awareness about sexual violence, provide safe spaces to cultivate dialogues, and educate members of the campus community about how to better support survivors. This year, SSM’s theme is “Community Responsibility and Care.” “Sexual […]
The Ad-hoc Advising Task Force released a draft of a report on pre-major advising at the University in an all-campus email on Thursday, March 4. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Nicole Stanton formed the task force in fall 2021 after students and staff expressed frustration with the efficacy of pre-major advising. Composed of […]