The University has introduced a new major, minor, and college over the course of the fall 2022 through fall 2023 semesters: the Global South Asian Studies (GSAS) major, the Animal Studies minor, and the College of Design and Engineering Studies (CoDES). These programs were created in response to student interest and desire to highlight courses related to these […]
The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) has implemented a cloud-based residential community management platform for housing registration and selection for the spring semester. The new software, called StarRez, replaces the application in WesPortal that was previously used for students to submit housing preferences. The change allows students to play a more active role in the housing […]
The City of Middletown implemented its Save As You Throw (SAYT) Food Scrap Co-Collection Program in an effort to reduce waste on Nov. 1, 2023. Residents and businesses using the Middletown Sanitation District cart service must now use the new official green and orange trash bags as opposed to white, black, or other colored bags […]
Director of Utilities and Infrastructure Andrew Plotkin announced in an all-campus email on Wednesday, Oct. 25 that the University installed an additional 16 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across campus over the summer, bringing the total number of stations to 30. Of the 16 new units, 10 are Level 2 stations, which fully charge a car in three and […]
As alumni, students, and their families strolled along Church Street during Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 28, shouts could be heard from a student demonstration outside of Pi Café. A closer look revealed a group of demonstrators calling for the resignation of John B. Frank ’78, the chair of the University board of trustees. Community […]
WesMarketplace—a website for members of the University community to buy and sell used goods—went live for beta testing with about 100 users on April 7, 2023. After testing for a week without any major hiccups, the creator Nick Sng ’23 made the website accessible to the entire University community on April 14, 2023. Sng created WesMarketplace […]
The University launched a $600 million fundraising campaign entitled “This Is Not A Campaign. This Is Wesleyan” during Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 28. This is the largest fundraiser in University history and has raised around $364 million so far. The money raised will be spent across several areas. “The money we raise will help Wesleyan […]
Wesleyan began collaborating with 19 other universities on a two-year research project exploring the capacities and consequences of generative AI in the classroom at the beginning of the fall 2023 semester. Although Caleb T. Winchester University Librarian Andrew White and Associate Director of Assessment Rachael Barlow are the primary facilitators of the project at Wesleyan, faculty and staff from a […]
The University released its first Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP) Annual Report in late October, covering the progress achieved since the adoption of the program in May 2022 and outlining its further goals. Alongside the release, the Wesleyan Sustainability Office posted signs around campus to raise awareness of the report, which is available on the Wesleyan Sustainability website. The SSP […]
One or more unknown suspects broke into four student vehicles—three in the Vine Street parking lot and one in the Cross Street lot—on the evening of Monday, Nov. 6, according to a campus-wide email sent by Director of Public Safety (PSafe) Scott Rohde. A PSafe officer reported two more attempted thefts at the Vine Street […]