Seats available in CHEM 396

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Chem 396:
Molecular Modeling and Simulation
Prof. D. L. Beveridge, Chemistry Department
Tue (Lecture).Thur (Lab) 01:20PM-02:40PM; SCIE 72

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“Modeling” is explicitly or implicitly involved in nearly every aspect of understanding complex molecular and macromolecular systems. Modeling takes a variety of forms in the chemical sciences, including conceptual, schematic, mathematical, and computational. The history of chemistry is deeply intertwined with the development of models such as Lewis structures and kinetic theory, which provide useful results involving only a few variables. However, most chemical systems of practical interest today involve the interplay of many variables, and computational models based on quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and chemical dynamics are required. Molecular Modeling and Simulation (MMS) considers the modeling paradigm applied to chemical systems, and introduces the computational methods in current practice as well as providing a critical perspective on the capabilities and limitations of modeling at various level of approximation. Topics will include will be molecular visualization (VMD, Pymol), QM methods for electronic structure (Gaussian), all-atom and coarse-grained force field development, normal mode analysis (ProDy), Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics simulations (AMBER), kinetic master equation simulations for the phenomenological modeling of rate processes. MMS will be accessible at various levels of theoretical and computational rigor, and individualized to the needs and interests of UG and GR students. Prerequisite: Introductory Chemistry.

Texts: Andrew Leach, Molecular Modeling: Principles and Applications, Pearson Prentice Hall, Inc. (free download available). Articles from the original and current scientific literature.

Additional section for DANC 111 course

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The Dance Department added a new section of Introduction to Dance, DANC 111.02, meeting on T, Th mornings at 8:40AM.

Introduction to Dance

DANC 111
Fall 2016
Section: 02

This is an introduction to dance as an educational, technical, and creative discipline for students with no previous formal dance training. Classes will introduce the basic components of dance technique–stretching, strengthening, aligning the body, and developing coordination in the execution of rhythmic movement patterns. Through improvisation, composition, and performing, students will develop a solid framework applicable to all forms of dance.

Credit: 1
Gen Ed Area Dept: HA DANC

Course Format: Studio
Grading Mode: Graded

Instructor(s): Kolcio,Katja P. Times: ..T.R.. 08:40AM-10:10AM; Location: SDC;
Total Enrollment Limit: 36
SR major: 0
JR major: 0

Seats Available: 20
GRAD: X
SR non-major: 9
JR non-major: 9
SO: 9
Prerequisites: None

Caribbean Studies Minor

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The Center for the Americas, in conjunction with faculty across campus who teach courses that fall within the category of Caribbean Studies, sponsors a Caribbean Studies minor. The Director of the Center for the Americas serves as the administrator for minor certification.

The site of Columbus’s first landing and the hemisphere’s first Iberian settlement, what we now call the Caribbean is temporally, geographically, and historically at the center of the Americas. Colonized by Spain, France, England, the Netherlands, Denmark and the United States, populated by streams of labor from Africa and Asia, as well as by peoples from Europe and the Middle East, the Caribbean has extraordinary diversity in its people, languages, and cultures. It is a microcosm of contemporary global problematics: immigrant, indigenous, settler and diasporic communities negotiating their current status as polities while preserving individual pasts and identities.

The Caribbean Studies minor at Wesleyan focus upon aspects of this region. It draws upon faculty and curricula from many departments and programs at Wesleyan: American Studies, Latin American Studies, African American Studies, College of Letters, Anthropology, English, Religious Studies, and Music among them. It is by its diverse nature constituted as always multidisciplinary

The minor in Caribbean Studies consists of five credits.

More information can be found here: http://www.wesleyan.edu/americas/caribbean.html

Wesleyan Refugee Project Art Show TONIGHT!

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Today beginning at 5:30pm in the Center for the Humanities at 95 Pearl Street the Wesleyan Refugee Project will host an art show called “Art in Crisis through the Amal Foundation at Princeton University. All of the work comes from artists within Za’atari Refugee camp, the largest refugee camp in Amman Jordan, home to over 100,000 refugees. These artists range from professionals who taught art in Syria to youth who were studying Modern Art to those who newly developed their passion in exile. Art will be sold in a silent auction format, with proceeds going directly to the Amal Foundation and to support the artists in Za’atari. There will be free Syrian food at the event, and it will last until 7pm!

In the Company of Others; Performers Needed!

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The New Student Orientation program is now seeking performers for In the Company of Others 2016. This important peer theater piece is a central aspect of the New Student Orientation. In the Company of Others is a time when sophomores, juniors and seniors are able to share their experiences with new students in the hopes of sparking conversation regarding what it means to live in a diverse community. This year, we are particularly looking for applicants who can share experiences around issues of identity. If you are interested in being a performer for this program, please complete the following interest form.

Please submit this application using this link no later than Wednesday, May 11th by 5:00pm. If you have any questions, please contact Elisa Cardona in the Office of New Student Orientation.

Spring Intensive Open House on May 9

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Spring Intensive Open House
This semester 35 students and 7 faculty took part in the spring intensive pilot program where they enrolled in/taught one course at a time within four 3-week periods. Come view student projects and interact with students and faculty participating in the spring intensive at our end of semester open house.

When: Monday, May 9, 12:00 to 2:00
Where: Exley 189 (24/7 study room)

Made to order smoothies will be catered by Middletown’s own Raw Youniverse.

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Wesleyan Summer Session–Register Now!

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Summer Session – Register Now!

Summer Session registration is open – students are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis. Don’t miss your chance to take the course of your choice this summer. Summer Session is unique – class meets every day, and students develop close bonds with peers and faculty through the immersion experience. To register, complete the registration form in the Summer Session bucket of your portfolio, and turn it in with payment to the Summer Session office (74 Wyllys). Financial aid recipients must register by this Friday April 22 to use their award. April 22 is also the priority deadline for housing; students who request housing but have not registered in a Summer Session course or provided alternate reasons for requesting housing will lose their summer assignment on April 25. Email summer@wesleyan.edu with any questions.

CEAS Major Application

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Dear Class of 2019,

The time has come to declare The Best Major Ever—College of East Asian Studies!! As a three-year major, CEAS majors declare at the end of their first year—in other words, NOW!

We are having an end of the year party next week to honor and say farewell to our seniors and also to welcome our newest cohort. We would love for you to be there.

Please fill out this form to declare a CEAS major!

Best regards,
Prof. Haddad