Monday, Oct. 28 will mark the one year anniversary of the University launching its “This Is Not a Campaign” fundraiser, with the goal of raising $600 million for new projects on campus over the next two to three years. To date, the campaign has raised over $421 million, according to its website. Around $60 million of it […]
Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 marked one year since the deadly terror attack on Israel by Hamas. The anniversary saw a variety of events at the University in memory of the victims of the attack and the continuing conflicts in the Middle East. The University hosted “Join Together in Song” at the Memorial Chapel at 4:30 […]
Security system installation company Integrated Security Group installed five new security cameras on campus around North College and Boger Hall on Sept. 18. These new cameras include an Alta H5A multisensor camera made by Avigilon and four Axis M43 Panoramic Cameras made by Axis Communications, which offer AI-guided visual and audio analysis and technologies such […]
Usdan Marketplace switched to paper plates and plastic utensils beginning on the night of Wednesday, Oct. 2, through Tuesday, Oct. 8, due to a malfunction in the dining hall’s commercial dishwasher. The dishwasher was repaired on Oct. 8 after the required parts were delivered. Soon after the commercial dishwasher broke, new parts were ordered, and […]
To mark the beginning of a new Jewish calendar year, the University’s Jewish community celebrated Rosh Hashanah from sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, to sundown Friday, Oct. 4. The Jewish calendar follows the lunar cycle, and Rosh Hashanah typically falls in September or October. The festivities began with spiritual services on Wednesday at 6 p.m., […]
The first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election between Democratic candidate Governor Tim Walz and Republican candidate Senator JD Vance took place on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Broadcasting the event live, the Frank Center for Public Affairs (PAC), the Government Department, and the Albritton Center for the Study of Public Life hosted […]
In an all-campus email sent Saturday, Sept. 28, Director of Public Safety (PSafe) Scott Rohde released the 2023 Annual Security Report and the Annual Fire Safety Reports. The reports outline various University policies, safety guidance, and statistics, including those for the 2023 calendar year. The reports are mandated by the federal government under the 1990 […]
Graduate students and Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) voted on Thursday, Sept. 26 to become part of the Wesleyan Graduate Labor Union (WesGLU), which is represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). The election, hosted by the National Labor Relations Board, was held in Usdan room B25. Of the 117 eligible voters, 79% voted […]
Information Technology Services (ITS) rolled out Duo Push, a phone application used for multi-factor authentication, to students on Monday, Sept. 30. This change comes alongside a recent switch to Workday, the University’s new financial management system. While Duo has been used by faculty and staff at the University since 2021, this is the first time […]
The board of trustees’ Investment Committee rejected a recent recommendation submitted by the Committee for Investor Responsibility (CIR) to divest from around 300 companies charged with contributing to or profiting from the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank, according to an all-campus email sent by the University on Saturday, Sept. 21. Citing a […]