SUMMER POSITION: ORIENTATION INTERN 2018
The Orientation Program is seeking four to five Interns to assist with the planning and implementation of the Orientation Program for the incoming Class of 2022 and the new transfer, exchange & visiting students. Interns plan both International Student Orientation (ISO) and New Student Orientation (NSO) with position responsibilities varying based on specific assignments.
Patricelli Grant Applications due 1/28
Do you want to make a difference but just need the funding to do it?
The Patricelli Center is offering three $5,000 Seed Grants, a $10,000 Projects for Peace Grant and several $4,000 Summer Experience Grants. These grants are open to anyone with an idea for a social venture or social impact project that they want to launch or grow. Applications due 1/28!
If you would like to learn more or get help on your application, stop by Drop-In hours 12/11-12/13 from 12:00-1:00 pm in Allbritton 022.
For more info visit the Patricelli Center or email engage@wesleyan.edu.
Winter Session Registration
Dear Students,
Winter Session registration is open, and courses have started to fill. Please don’t wait to register; enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Housing and Dining requests for Winter Session, Winter on Wyllys, and Teacher Generation will close at noon on Thursday, November 30. Review the information published on the Winter Session website (http://www.wesleyan.edu/wintersession), particularly the deadlines for registration, withdrawal, housing, dining, and more, and register as soon as possible to secure your seat.
How to Register for Winter Session Courses:
Navigate to Portal.
Go to the “Courses” Bucket and click on “Winter Session.”
Download and print the registration form.
Complete the registration form and have your advisor sign it.
Bring the signed, completed form to 74 Wyllys Avenue with full payment for tuition.
Students should bring their tuition payment in the form of a check or pre-payment on their student account so that the credit on their account is $3260 when they come to the Winter Session Office. Students awarded aid should bring a print-out of their aid letter and the balance of the tuition.
The office will not accept incomplete forms or forms that are not accompanied by full payment.
Students who are not currently on campus due to study abroad or leave should use the “Registration Information – Students not on Campus” link in the Winter Session bucket.
How to Request Housing:
Navigate to Portal.
Go to the “Courses” Bucket and click on “Winter Session.”
Click on the clink “Housing Request.”
Complete the online form.
Contact Residential Life (reslife@wesleyan.edu) with questions.
How to Request Dining:
Navigate to Portal.
Go to the “Courses” Bucket and click on “Winter Session.”
Click on the clink “Meal Plan Request.”
Complete the online form.
If you are interested in the Winter programs provided by the Career Center, please visit:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/careercenter/programs-and-events/winteronwyllys.html.
If you have any questions about Winter Session, please contact the Winter Session office at winter@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-2005.
HOW TO DO A CLOSE READING 11/9 at 6:00
The Writing Workshop is starting a new series of peer-led, topic-specific workshops, and our first one is tomorrow evening, Thursday 11/9.
HOW TO DO A CLOSE READING
Gabriel Kachuk, COL ‘18
Shapiro Writing Center, Thursday 11/9, 6-7:15pm
Free food!
Senior COL major and Writing Workshop tutor Gabriel Kachuk will walk students through the ins and outs of close reading: what do I look for? How do I make it make sense? How far-reaching do I need to be? What if I don’t get it “right”?
This will be a lively, interactive, and very practical peer-to-peer workshop, with good food to boot!
Spanish for Heritage Speakers Course Spring 2018
Hey! Hablas español hasta que te toca decir una palabra that you don’t know how to say in Spanish?
Do you wonder why some words in Spanish have accents and some don’t?
This is the class for you!
SPAN 203: Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Spring 2018; T-Th 1:30 – 2:45 pm
A course taught at Trinity College and offered to Wesleyan students by telepresence, with plenty of academic and technical support at the home campus, both during and outside of class.
This course is designed for heritage speakers–students who understand and speak Spanish, who grew up in a Spanish-speaking environment, but whose education was primarily in English, in the US. This course, offers many benefits, such as:
• Study Spanish in an academic setting in the same way that native English-speakers study English
• Polish both oral and written language skills in Spanish
• Learn more about your language and your cultural heritage
• Meet students with similar interests and experiences
• Gain awareness and understanding of the Hispanic/Latin@ cultures: i.e., identity and communities inside and outside the US, language variation, geography, history, customs and traditions, current events, music, arts and food
• Prepare for study abroad
• Increase internship and career opportunities
• Can count towards the HISP major
Interested? Please contact Profesora Pérez-Gironés: aperezgirone@wesleyan.edu (127 Downey House; office hours: Monday 1:30-2:30, Wednesday 3-4, and by appointment.)
The Big Roll!!!
The Wesleyan Mathematics and Science Scholars (WesMaSS) Program plans to break the Guinness world record for the largest number of people rolling down a hill within an hour. This event is scheduled from 10-12 noon on Saturday, November 4. Come join the fun and raise Cardinal spirit by having students, staff and the Middletown community work together to break a world record and get into the Guinness Book! COME for STICKERS, to WIN Cool Raffle Prizes, and a chance to throw your dorm a DESSERT PARTY!!!