President Michael Roth ’78 attended the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) meeting via Zoom on Sunday, Nov. 21 to provide an update on the general Board of Trustees meeting that occurred on Saturday, Nov. 20, and to field questions from students. This open forum occurs annually following the general November Board of Trustees meeting. Roth summarized […]
The University will require all students, staff, and faculty to receive a COVID-19 booster shot for the spring semester. President Michael Roth ’78 announced the requirement in an all-campus email on Tuesday, Nov. 23, writing that copies of updated vaccination cards should be uploaded to WesPortal by Friday, Jan. 14. Students are required to receive […]
The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) is anticipating the need to provide housing for approximately 180 additional students in the spring semester, including students who are currently on leave, residing at the Inn at Middletown, studying abroad, and transferring to the University. At least 200 beds are expected to open up to accommodate these students for next […]
Physical Plant and the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Student Life Committee (SLC) have launched an initiative to install menstrual bins in all traditional residential facilities—Foss Hill Units 1–10, Bennet Hall, Clark Hall, and Butterfields A, B, and C—on campus. According to Associate Director of Facilities Management Jeffrey Sweet, the Physical Plant team has installed menstrual […]
The University’s Information Technology Services (ITS) will retire the airwes Wi-Fi network in January 2022. ITS Director of User Services Erik Quimby announced the change in an all-campus email on Tuesday, Nov. 2, explaining that eduroam will become the preferred wireless network on campus. “ITS recommends that all active students, faculty, and staff prepare for […]
The University will launch a Human Rights Advocacy minor, beginning in Fall 2022, through a partnership with the University Network for Human Rights (UNHR). The program, run by UNHR co-founders Visiting Professor of Public Policy Jim Cavallaro and Director of Environmental Justice Initiative & Senior Clinical Supervisor Ruhan Nagra, will offer students the opportunity to gain […]
Espwesso, the University’s student-run café, reopened at regular hours and full capacity on Monday, Oct. 18. After closing in March 2020 due to the pandemic and briefly reopening from March to May 2021, the café is back up and running with eleven baristas and a new vision for this academic year. General Manager Asher Leeming ’22 […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) has introduced a BIPOC Browsing Collection, a catalog of texts by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color authors, through Olin Library. While the collection is currently virtual, Olin will create a physical display by the end of the semester. Students, faculty, and staff can nominate texts to be included in the BIPOC […]
The Fries Center for Global Studies (FCGS) will participate in International Education Week (IEW) from Sunday, Nov. 13 to Saturday, Nov. 19. Through the program, which was started by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, college campuses hold events throughout the week to recognize higher education’s commitment to international education […]
The University will offer this year’s Winter Session both online and in person, with six courses taught on campus and six on Zoom. The change is part of a three-year pilot program to offer online and in-person classes for Winter and Summer Sessions that was approved by University faculty on Tuesday, Oct. 12. For Summer Session 2020 […]