Month: November 2015

Interested in the Psychology Major? Question and Answer Session with the Department Chair
Dec. 1st (Tues.), 12:00 -1:00 pm, Judd 116
Students from all class years are invited to bring questions big or small for the department chair about the major, opportunities in psychology, research, or anything else. The chair will be available before and after the meeting to sign forms (e.g., study abroad, transfer credits).
Psychology Majors Manuals & Guides: http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/major_guides.html

Winter on Wyllys 2016
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to come back to Wesleyan a week early over winter break to jumpstart your job/internship search or focus on your personal career development without the stress of classes and activities getting in the way.

The Career Center is offering the following two classes from January 11th – 15th:

Careers by Design
Do you know what you want to do when you graduate? Next summer? Even next semester? Careers by Design is a week-long program designed to help you identify what factors may be influencing your choice of major, internship, or career path, and help you to be mindful of your decisions and do what is right for you regardless of what messages you may be receiving from others. Careers by Design will run in the mornings only.

CareerLab
CareerLab is a week-long, boot camp style introduction to everything you need to know to start your internship or job search. You will come out of the week with an understanding of how to research fields and organizations, make full use of LinkedIn to engage with alumni and trade groups, interview effectively, and launch yourself as a professional in your field of interest. CareerLab will run in the mornings only.

These classes run concurrently and cannot be taken at the same time. There is a $100 materials fee to participate. Financial Aid is available and housing is included. Students must register on CareerDrive and fill out Res Life’s Housing Form by 12pm on December 2nd to participate.

The Career Center is also partnering with Wall Street Prep to offer an intensive 2-day training seminar to equip students with the financial skills they need to be successful in the recruiting process for positions in investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, business development, capital markets, and equity & credit research. Upon course completion, students receive high-quality materials and access to resources that enable them to revisit concepts as they prepare for interviews, internships, and full-time positions. The cost of the program Is $199. Financial aid is available and students should contact the Career Center at 860-685-2180 to request a fee waiver. Students interested in participating in the 2-day program must register here by December 1, 2015.

Students should feel free to reach out to Rachel Munafo in the Career Center with questions.

Talking about Race with Jelani Cobb
On Wednesday, December 2nd at 7:00, we are welcoming Jelani Cobb, PhD, Director of the Africana Studies Institute at UConn and Staff Writer of the New Yorker to speak in CFA Hall. His book, The Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress, was published in 2010 through Bloomsbury Publishing.
His post recent published pieces include:

What Divides Us?: An Interview with Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway 11/15/15

Race and the Free-Speech Diversion 11/05/15

Ben Carson’s Exonerating Racism 9/22/15

Allbritton Talks: Effective Solidarity Organizing on Campus
When student, frontline communities, and organizers call for solidarity actions, how can we respond most effectively? What tactics do students have at their disposal to raise awareness, change policies, communicate support, or raise funds? How can work done here at Wesleyan affect change elsewhere? How is solidarity organizing different? We welcome all viewpoints- no background knowledge required.
Thursday, December 3rd, 12-1pm.
Allbritton 311, lunch provided.

Civic Engagement Certificate Information Session
Students in the CEC program participate in a wide variety of formal and informal civic activities in Middletown and around the world. These include volunteer work, practica, activism, and service-learning courses. The certificate is designed for students interested in reflecting upon these activities and integrating their civic and academic efforts.
Friday, December 4th, 12-1pm

Interested in the Psychology Major? Question and Answer Session with the Department Chair
Dec. 1st (Tues.), 12:00 -1:00 pm, Judd 116

Students from all class years are invited to bring questions big or small for the department chair about the major, opportunities in psychology, research, or anything else. The chair will be available before and after the meeting to sign forms (e.g., study abroad, transfer credits).
Psychology Majors Manuals & Guides: http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/major_guides.html

New courses!

· AFAM 306: Visual Storytelling: Race, (In)Visibility, and the American Landscape https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=014505&term=1161

· CHUM 320: Modern Intellectual History in Global Perspectives https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=014504&term=1161

· QAC 311: Longitudinal Data Analysis
https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=014511&term=1161

· QAC 312: Hierarchical Linear Models
https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=014510&term=1161

· QAC 314: Survival Analysis
https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=014509&term=1161

· QAC 385: Applications of Machine Learning in Data Analysis https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=014508&term=1161

· QAC 386: Quantitative Textual Analysis: Introduction to Text Mining https://iasext.wesleyan.edu/regprod/!wesmaps_page.html?crse=014507&term=1161

The Wesleyan Sustainability Office is seeking frosh and sophomores
to serve as Eco Facilitators for the 2016-2017 school year! Eco Facilitators (EFs) are peer-to-peer sustainability educators who promote sustainable lifestyles on campus within the context of global climate change and social inequality.

In Spring 2016, EFs will enroll in a semester-long student
forum focused on theories and strategies for sustainable behavior change. Throughout the fall and spring of the 2016-2017 school year, EFs will be paid to implement these strategies, working with first-year students and Res Life to serve as a resource on how
to adopt sustainable lifestyles. Working as an Eco Facilitator is a great opportunity to gain leadership skills and take part in building a more sustainable campus community.

Applications
are due by 11:59 PM on Saturday, December 5th.

An information session will be held on
Monday, November 30th at 12:15 PM in Usdan 108
More information is available at http://www.wesleyan.edu/sustainability/students/eco-facilitators.html.
Please email ecofacilitators@wesleyan.edu
with any questions.

Going Global Beyond Study Abroad

In celebration of International Education Week, join a panel of students knowledgeable of international fellowships, graduate school abroad, international internships, conducting research abroad, securing funding for international research or language study. Panelists will share best practices and recommendations in pursuing these opportunities abroad. The panel will be held in the Career Center on Wednesday November 18th beginning at 5:30 PM and moderated by Kate Smith, Associate Director of Fellowships, Internships and Exchanges. Please join us to learn and plan your next international step beyond study abroad.

Website: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cgs/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/516955898463759/

Writing Short Fiction in Spanish
SPAN 227 / CGST 227
T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM;

P.O.I – LIMITED TO 12 STUDENTS

This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of writing short fiction in Spanish, and will enhance their knowledge of the Spanish language through the reading of great short stories that will inform students’ own writing and the development of a personal style. We will examine essential features of fiction (methods of constructing narrative tension, climax, ambiguity, character, different kinds of autobiographies and descriptions, dialogues, monologues, etcetera,) as well as various fictional styles through the texts of masters such as Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Cristina Sánchez Andrade, Valle-Inclán, Julio Cortázar, Jorge Luis Borges, among others.

Requirements: at least SPAN 221 with a minimum of B+. Priority will be given to HISP majors and students who have studied abroad in a Spanish-speaking country, but all are encouraged to apply.

Check out the peer advisor blog for some effective strategies for pre-registration:
http://peeradvisor.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2015/11/09/pre-registration-strategies/

Best,

Dean Wood

Interested in Winter Session?

Don’t miss your opportunity to participate!

Registration for classes, housing, and dining closes December 2 – at noon – right after we return from Thanksgiving break. You can find the form for Winter Session, as well as links to sign up for dining and housing, in your Eportfolio Winter Session bucket or online at http://www.wesleyan.edu/wintersession/enroll/index.html. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, your advisor, or the Winter Session office at winter@wesleyan.edu.