A town hall event entitled “Coping in Crisis” was held Monday, Oct. 12 via Zoom. Organized by Neuroscience and Behavior Professor Janice Naegele and Senior Class President Pablo Wickham ’21, the discussion focused on race, faith, and mental health. The event featured four panelists: former NBA athlete Allan Houston, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University Nii Addy, […]
A new City of Middletown anti-racism was created on Monday, Oct. 5 at the city’s Common Council meeting. The task force will serve as an advisory committee for Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim ’14 in an effort to identify and address systemic racism in the Middletown community. The task force is set to become a permanent fixture of […]
Wesleyan’s Lock Shop Foreman, Sean Higgins, passed away suddenly on Friday, Sept. 25 at the age of 60. Higgins worked at the University for 16 years as part of the Physical Plant team. He is survived by his wife Pamela, his two daughters Katelyn and Sarah, and his Golden Lab Wilson. Higgins graduated from Franklin […]
All Wesleyan study abroad programs have been suspended for spring 2021, due to safety concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an all-campus email sent on Oct. 13 by Director of the Fries Center for Global Studies Stephen Angle and Director of Study Abroad Emily Gorlewski. All spring 2021 study abroad programs have been canceled, including the Wesleyan programs in Paris, Bologna, and […]
Starting Thursday, Oct. 8, students living on campus will be able to visit one another in on-campus residences—provided the number of guests does not exceed the COVID-19 capacity—according to an all-campus email issued on Monday, Oct. 5, by Residential Life (ResLife) Director Fran Koerting. This marks a shift from the University’s COVID-19 policy thus far, which […]
All students on campus and those planning to return next semester must receive a flu vaccination by Jan. 20, 2021, in accordance with a new University mandate. The University is setting up four separate flu shot clinics in Bacon Field House within the Freeman Athletic Center to administer vaccinations from Monday, Oct. 12 through Thursday, […]
From Friday, Feb. 5, students will be able to return to campus for the spring semester, with classes scheduled to begin online on Tuesday, Feb. 9. A no-travel spring break will take place from March 23 to 24, with Commencement scheduled for Sunday, May 30. These changes to next semester’s calendar were announced by President Michael […]
The International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) launched its Buddy Program for the first time this semester, pairing incoming international first-year students with returning international students. Twenty-eight first-year students and 40 returning students signed up for the program, with a mixture of on-campus and remote students, according to ISAB member Robyn Wong ’23. The Buddy Program […]
Cardinal Connections, a new mentorship program for First Generation, Low-Income (FGLI) students, launched its pilot program this semester. Founded and directed by Wesleyan Student Assembly senator Ariana Baez ’22, the program pairs upperclassmen mentors with incoming first-year mentees. Mentors are there to share resources with their mentees and help them transition to life at the […]
Cardinal Cafe will open on Monday, Oct. 12 in the Freeman Athletic Center and will serve grab and go options, smoothies, and protein bars, among other menu items. Students will be able to use meal plan points to purchase food from the Cafe Monday through Friday, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The option to […]