Class of 2012

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary, two of the members that founded Ajúa Campos 40 years ago will be returning to Wesleyan for the first time to discuss the beginnings of Ajúa Campos and current issues facing the Latino Community.
Friday, November 20 at 6:00pm
Woodhead Lounge
Light Refreshments will be served
Brief Bio’s on two of the Founders, [...]

As you may have heard, the Sophomore class won WesWars 2009.  The seniors were in the lead for most of the week but at the Scavenger Hunt on the last day, the sophomores found the Douglas Cannon at the base of Foss Hill and won the entire game.
Michael Roth announced the winners at halftime of [...]

Tonight English comes to Fauver (the newest building on Foss Hill, behind Westco and by the observatory).  Professor Joel Pfister, Professor Matt Garrett, Professor Joe Drury and two talented alums of English 201 (the seminar gateway to the major) are going to say a few words about why literary studies and English 201 rock in [...]

Asian/Asian American (AAA) House presents an evening with forensic expert Dr Henry Lee, who has worked on numerous high-profile crime cases including the JonBenet Ramsey murder, the O.J. Simpson case and the reinvestigation of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
Dr Lee was born in China and grew up in Taiwan, where he served in the police force. [...]

Want your photography to be the next to hang in the Usdan Center?
Guidelines:

Eligibility: Open to all students of Wesleyan University; all entries must be original work and created during the last two years
Submit up to three photographs to tshiner@wesleyan.edu by December 7, 2009 or by dropping them off on CD-Rom at 124 Usdan
Include your name, [...]

Amazing Grace Food Pantry provides 3 days of emergency food to families once per month.  In July 2008, Amazing Grace served 660 families; in July 2009 that number rose to over 900 families.  The need continues to rise.
Amazing Grace has asked if Wesleyan could donate “Stove Top Stuffing” for the Thanksgiving Baskets.
November 16 through November [...]

Peter Kovach, a religion major at Wesleyan, has had a rich and varied career in international service.  Come hear him discuss his experiences in the Foreign Service, plans for the Office of International Religious Freedom under the Obama administration, his work in the Muslim world, and how his own spiritual journey both influenced, and was [...]

Joe Siegel is a Senior Attorney/public sector lawyer with extensive experience in Legal Aid and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as an adjunct professor at Pace Law School’s Center for Environmental Legal Studies.  His specialty is climate change and environmental conflict resolution.  He says, “In many ways, my Wesleyan education has been a [...]

In an effort to collaborate and combine programming efforts, a new committee has been established. The Usdan Common Connections Committee is looking to work with musical performers within the Wesleyan Community to provide opportunities to showcase your talents.
These performances will take many different forms and will happen in a variety of venues. We are currently [...]

Operation Wallacea will present on Thursday, November 5, at 4:00 p.m. in Usdan 108 to all members of the community interested in pursuing biological, social and cultural field research opportunities this summer in the tropics.
Dr. James Saunders, our Senior Marine Scientist in Honduras, will give an initial presentation on November 5th to provide an overview [...]

November 7, 2009
Exley Science Center, Room 150

9:00 a.m.
Global Environmental Change and Freshwater Resources: Hope for the Best or Change to Prepare for the Worst?
Patrick L. Osborne, PhD
Executive Director
Harris World Ecology Center, University of Missouri – St. Louis
10:15 a.m.
Water in a Changing Climate – The Role of the National [...]

West Indian Student Association Presents
Pieces of Pieces: Rootz of Rootz
An Exhibition of Student Art
November 6-22, 2009
Zilkha South gallery
Opening Reception at Zilkha Gallery
Friday, November 6, 5:00-7:00 p.m .
Refreshments Served
Featuring performances by Wesleyan Steel band, Garett Field, and Writer’s Bloc.  Sponsored by Latin American Studies Program, Office of Diversity and Strategic Partnerships, Wesleyan World Wednesdays, Ezra and [...]

The Vietnamese Students’ Association at Wesleyan University proudly presents a film screening of “Don’t Burn It” followed by a discussion with director Mr. Dang Nhat Minh.
The film “Don’t Burn it” is the story of a female military doctor, Dang Thuy Tram, and her war diary. The diary, rediscovered 35 years after the Vietnam War, was [...]

Beginning on October 30, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Andrus Field, WesWars games will continue through the week of November 2nd and will culminate in a short award ceremony at half time of the Homecoming Football Game. The class that gets the most points wins!
Colors: Wear grey / put on face paint and come [...]

Amen’s (Amir Paiss, Gabriel Meyer Halevy) music serves as spiritual ambassador of a renewed and vibrant spirit of Israel.
Ancient Hebrew and new sacred texts (English, Spanish, Aramaic and a twist of Arabic put to original melodies recorded all over Costa Rica, Crete, Sinai, Tel Aviv, NY, CA, Australia) and the planet.
Hateva: Skin of God — [...]