Month: February 2017

Apply for a Writing Mentor!

Have you ever wanted a personal editor? Someone who would meet with you privately to help you with your writing?

Your Writing Mentor will work with you on your particular writing concerns, whether you need help generating ideas, structuring your essay, improving sentence clarity and grammar, or managing your time. As mentors and mentees meet on a weekly basis, this program is designed for students who enjoy regular collaboration. If you participate, you will have a sophomore, junior, or senior assigned to meet with you throughout the semester.

We work with students of all writing abilities and in all disciplines. All services are free.

To apply for a writing mentor for the Spring 2017 semester, please fill out the online application here by Friday, February 10th at 11:59PM; we will let you know by Wednesday, February 15th, if we’ve been able to pair you with a mentor. Please contact Ford Fellow Gabe Borelli at writingworks@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-2440 if you have any questions or concerns.

On Tuesday at 7:00 PM the Center for Film Studies and the Center for Prison Education present RIKERS, the new documentary from producer Marc Levin (’73). The film is a stirring indictment of mass incarceration, and Levin will offer a Q&A following the screening. This kicks off our 2017 AWARENESS series of culturally and politically relevant films and lectures. Please support the film and the series with your attendance, and spread the word — this event is free open to the public.

National Teach-In on the Presidential Executive Order Banning Muslims, Immigrants, and Refugees

February 8th
Teach-In, 4:00-5:30pm
Individual Consultations, 5:30-7:00pm
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan

Organized by the Kharij Collective and UPenn’s Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, the National Teach-In on the Presidential Executive Order will include lawyers, activists, and academics with experience working with Muslim and immigrant communities. Wesleyan has arranged for immigration lawyers to meet with interested students, faculty and staff to discuss individual situations after the teach-in concludes.

DACA and Immigration Legal Briefing & Activism Workshop

February 17th
General Session, 12:15pm-1:15pm
Individual Consultations, 1:30-3:00pm
Campus/Community Activism Workshop, 1:30-3:00pm
Exley 58

Principal Presenters:
Joanne Lewis
http://www.ctlegal.org/about
Meghann E. LaFountain
http://howardmcmillan.com/about-us/meghann-e-lafountain/
Lucas Codognolla
http://unitedwedream.org/lucas-codognolla-connecticut/