Month: September 2018

Weseminar: Natural History Collections in the Liberal Arts Education

Saturday, September 29th | ESC058

Abstract:

In the Methodist tradition, Wesleyan sought to put natural sciences on an equal footing to the classics in its early days. In 1871, the Wesleyan Museum opened in Judd Hall, with large and varied collections organized as the curiosity cabinets typical of the times. With the rising importance of laboratory sciences, interest in the museum declined and it was closed in 1957. Specimens were donated, loaned, or stored in tunnels under Foss Hill. By the 1970s, during evaluation for a move to Exley, collections were found to be severely vandalized. Numerous remaining specimens were secured but not curated, and largely forgotten. In 2017, we started to bring specimens out of storage to curate for exhibition and use in object-based learning. Our first efforts placed a life-sized model of Glyptodon (giant extinct armadillo) in the lobby of Exley. We aim to make these historical collections a focus of integrated student investigation, combining biology, paleontology, history of science, archaeology and the arts in campus wide exhibits.

Presenters:

Ellen Thomas is the Smith Curator of Paleontology of the Joe Webb Peoples Museum of Natural History, the Harold T Stearns Professor of Integrated Sciences, and Research Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Her research interests are focused on reconstructions of past oceanic environments and ecosystems.

Ann C. Burke is Professor and Chair of the Biology Department. Her research interests are in the development and evolution of vertebrates, and the developmental sources of morphological variation.

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We hope to see you all there!

Cheers,

Your Friends at the Natural History Museum

Careers for the Common Good:
A panel discussion about meaningful work after Wesleyan
Monday, October 1
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Gordon Career Center

Panelists:

Ila Shah ’00, Managing Director at College of Social Innovation. She has worked in talent acquisition for non-profit organizations across the U.S. in areas such as education, healthcare, and philanthropy.
Wesleyan Major: Government

Kalia Lydgate ’07, National Coordinator at Dream Corps, a non-profit founded by Van Jones that is committed to social justice causes.
Wesleyan Major: University Major/Social Ecology

Leslie Gabel-Brett ’76, Consultant at Gabel-Brett Consulting, which offers strategy, planning and communications for the public and nonprofit sectors. She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life at Wesleyan.
Wesleyan Major: Psychology

Ron Brone, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of Residential Care at the Albert J. Solnit Center, Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility for adolescent girls. He also serves as adjunct faculty at Fairfield University and Middlesex Community College.

Moderator:

Anthony Price ’20, Founder, Be The Change Venture

Sponsored by the Gordon Career Center and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Registration on Handshake is encouraged: https://wesleyan.joinhandshake.com/events/211718/share_preview

Hi seniors!

Did you know that there is an easy way to compost on campus? If you fill out this form, you can have a compost bucket delivered right to your door! These buckets are for any non-meat foodwastes, and can be easily kept outside. Once you get your bucket, you can deposit the food waste into one of the black bins around campus (there are bins on Fountain, Vine, and home, as well as elsewhere around campus). We, the compost interns, can deal with it from there. Composting is a great way to cut down on food waste and your carbon footprint. If you have any questions, email the compost interns at wesleyancompost@wesleyan.edu.

Thank you and happy composting!
Rose Shuker-Haines
Compost intern

Wes AFAM Turns 50
Talks and Events on Blackness, Race, Sexuality and Power
Fall 2018

“Solidarity, Intersectionality, & Resisting Oppression”
Feminist philosopher Carol Hay
September 20th at 4:30
Russell House
Sponsored by Philosophy Department

Boukman Eksperyans & Paul Beaubrun – Haitian Music
September 20th at 7pm
Nic Lounge
Sponsored by African American Studies and Music

Raphael Xavier: Point of Interest
September 21st at7:30pm
CFA Theater, tickets needed
Sponsored by Center for the Arts

Kahlil Robert Irving: “Street Matter — Decay & Forever / Golden Age” Opening Reception
September 26th from 4:30pm to 6pm;
Conversation: Kahlil Robert Irving and Professor Tony Hatch at 5pm
Zilkha Gallery
Cosponsored by Center for the Arts and Center for African American Studies

Book Talk on Familiar Perversions: The Racial, Sexual, and Economic Politics of LGBT Families
Liz Montegary, SUNY Stony Brook
September 26th at 4:30pm
Judd 116
Sponsored by Queer Studies

Dwight L. Greene Symposium
“Black Phoenix Rising”
Tony Hatch, Wesleyan Professor with students
September 29th at 3:45pm
Daniel Family Commons

“The Illusion of Equality in Kantian Cosmopolitanism”
Jameliah Bournahou, Georgia College
October 2nd at 4:30pm
Downey 113
A Theory Certificate Lecture

The Annual Richard Slotkin Lecture In American Studies
“Why Gender and Race Studies Scholars Must Intervene in Security Studies”
Inderpal Grewal, Yale University
October 4th at 4:30pm
Russell House
Sponsored by American Studies and the Center for the Americas

“Civil Rights, Civil Wrongs” Symposium
October 6th from 9am -4pm, registration required to attend. Free for 20 students (contact JSteele@wes)
Shanklin 107
Co-sponsored by Wesleyan Institute for Lifelong Learning and the Center for African American Studies

Sorry to Bother You
Film screening with post-film discussion led by Prof Casey Hayman
October 12th at 8pm
Goldsmith Family Cinema
Sponsored by Center for Film Studies and African American Studies

Oceanic Feelings in the Anthropocene: Ellen Gallagher’s Rising (Black) Atlantic
Heather Vermeulen, Andrew Mellon Post Doc, Wesleyan
October 15th at 6pm
Daniel Family Commons
Sponsored by Center for the Humanities and African American Studies

Populism and Bigotry: Lessons from the 1920s Ku Klux Klan
Linda Gordon, New York University
October 16th at 11:50am
PAC 422
Hosted by the History Department

AMST 50th Anniversary Symposium
November 2nd from 12-6pm
Powell Theater
Hosted by American Studies with African American Studies

FGSS Annual Symposium
A conversation about HIV/AIDS and its histories, Black lives and health, queer historiographies, and writing practices
Panelists are Linda Villarosa, City College of New York and Khary Polk, Amherst College
November 2nd at noon
Sponsored by FGSS

Embodied Engineering: Gender, Technology and Body Politics in Mali (West Africa)
Laura Ann Twagira, Wesleyan University
November 5th at 6pm
Daniel Family Common
Sponsored by Center for Humanities

Studies Soulful Thanksgiving, Workshop and Dinner
November 16th at 3pm
Malcolm X House Lounge
Hosted by the Center for African American Studies

Refuse Bodies and the Technologies of Waste Production in the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Marisa Fuentes, Rutgers University
November 26th at 6pm
Daniel Family Commons
Sponsored by Center for Humanities

Whither Fanon?: Studies in the Blackness of Being
David Marriott
December 6th at 4:30pm
Russell House
Co-sponsored by Philosophy and African American Studies

West African Drumming and Dance
December 8th at 7pm
CFA Crowell Concert Hall (CFA B) Crowell Concert Hall

Pizza (or cookies) for your thoughts?

ITS is undergoing an external review. We have hired an outside firm that specializes in working with higher ed institutions to help us:

Gain a fresh perspective on our use and management of technology
Identify opportunities to design future ITS services
Assess ITS service delivery mechanisms, practices, and development
Make best use of our ITS resources

Student input is important to this process and the consultants have setup two open forums for students:

Monday, Sep 17, 12:10-1:20 South College B2/B3 Pizza will be served
Tuesday, Sep 18, 3:00-3:45 South College B2/B3 Cookies will be served

Drop by either one to share your thoughts. The consultants will be asking questions to get your feedback.

Thank you!

Dave Baird
VP ITS and CIO

Karen Warren
Deputy CIO

Wesleyan University | ITS
265 Church Street | Middletown, CT 06459
P. 860 685-3584

Accelerate: Prepare for Fall Recruiting
Friday, September 14th • 10am – 1pm
Lunch Provided

Accelerate is a job search boot camp for seniors and juniors planning on applying for positions via the Gordon Career Center’s Fall On-Campus Recruiting program. It is intended to provide you will real time guidance in order to prepare for interviews and evaluate offers of employment. Lunch will be served and will include Q&A with GCC staff. The workshop will be led by the Director of the Gordon Career Center, Sharon Belden Castonguay.

Register on Handshake: https://wesleyan.joinhandshake.com/events/186290/share_preview

Employing approaches as diverse as the music it celebrates, MUSC 241 investigates the theories and sounds of medieval and Renaissance musicians. It addresses a broad spectrum of issues, such as the status of musicians, the politics of religion, experimentation, and the construction of alternative identities. It balances overarching narratives with extensive profiles on some of history’s most creative musicians and their lasting influence.

It’s not too late to join! MUSC 241 usually fulfils a Hist/Culture requirement for the Music major, but I can adjust the assignments if you would rather it fulfil a Theory or even a MUSC 300 seminar requirement for the major. MUSC 241 can also accommodate students in other majors, looking for another Arts and Humanities credit at the 200 level.

Please let me know of your interest ASAP and we can discuss a way for you to catch up and start to participate.

Jane Alden