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Rising Sophomore Fellowships
Wesleyan University offers many opportunities, including fellowships. If you’re interested in learning more about fellowships, click here.
Wesleyan Library Undergraduate Research Prize Competition
Currently enrolled undergraduate students are invited to submit a recent paper demonstrating excellence in library research and writing to the Wesleyan Library Undergraduate Research Prize competition. Papers must be from courses taken from Spring 2020 through Winter 2022. More information is available here. The deadline is March 21, 2022.
Student Academic Resources (SAR) is hiring!
Student Academic Resources (SAR) is hiring!
- Enjoy learning new skills to improve your experience as a student?
- Find fulfillment when helping others to learn something new?
- Want to provide support to your fellow Wes peers?
Apply to be a Peer Advisor, New Student Orientation (NSO) Peer Advisor, or a Peer Technology Specialist and provide peer academic support with SAR!
You do not need to be an expert; you only need a desire to learn and an aspiration to help your peers! Currently accepting applications for:
APAs are a resource to students during Orientation regarding the course registration process, and throughout the year they provide support related to improving academic skills and Wes student systems, such as WesPortal and Moodle.
Peer Technology Specialists help Wes students to learn how to use digital tools like dictation, text-to-speech, and Google calendar to increase productivity and improve their learning strategies.
New Student Orientation (NSO) Peer Advisors work during NSO to assist incoming students with schedule planning, preparation for faculty advisor meetings, and support participation in other Orientation activities.
Learn more about each position and get the Handshake links on our Website.
Questions? Contact Crystal Rose via Zoom Office Hours or email (chill01@wesleyan.edu).
Weekly Roundup – 3/8/22
Some upcoming dates and/or events that may be of interest to you:
- Spring Break (3/12 – 3/20): Spring Break starts this weekend. Some students use the break to rest, relax, and catch up on hobbies or meet with family/friends. Others study for future exams or get started on upcoming projects/papers due later in the semester. There is no right or wrong way to approach Spring Break, but I do hope you find time to relax and decompress before the final push of the spring semester. If you are on campus during spring break, please make note of office and dining hall operating hours.
- Spring Break Shuttles (ticket purchases due 3/9): Our Transportation Services office offers shuttles to Bradley Airport, New Haven and Hartford with tickets available through the Box Office. The deadline for purchase for shuttles over Spring Break is Wednesday, 3/9.
- Human Rights Minor: Wesleyan will now offer a minor in Human Rights Advocacy. For more information, click here or attend one of two information sessions being offered:
- Thursday 3/10 at 12:00pm in Allbritton 311
- Monday 3/21 at 12:00pm in Allbritton 311
I look forward to seeing you over the next couple of weeks – if we haven’t met yet, I encourage you to schedule an appointment to chat. I’m always interested in hearing more about your academic and career goals.
New Minor in Human Rights Advocacy
A new Minor in Human Rights Advocacy will be launched this fall. Please note that the deadline to apply is Wednesday, March 23. Attend one of two information sessions to discuss the minor and answer any questions you may have.
Thursday, 3/10 at 12:00pm in Allbritton 311
Monday, 3/21 at 12:00pm in Allbritton 311
The Minor combines rigorous coursework with concrete, practical training under the guidance of the team of UNHR supervisors. These supervisors developed and oversaw the human rights clinics at Harvard and Stanford Law Schools prior to forming UNHR to expand clinical training in human rights advocacy beyond the law school setting.
Students interested in the program will be required to enroll in a gateway course on human rights standards, seminars on human rights advocacy and on writing for advocacy, as well as other related courses chosen by each student in accordance with their particular area or areas of interest. Students admitted to the Minor will participate in intensive training and then be expected to travel (with a supervisor) to a location of rights abuse to work with the affected community. All costs of the program will be paid by UNHR and Wesleyan.
More information about the minor, as well as the application form, is available here.
Summer Program in Italy – Info Session 3/10
Interested in learning more? Attend this Info Session on Thursday 3/10 at 5pm.
Wesleyan Stands with Ukraine
Please see the flyers below to learn about upcoming events at Wesleyan related to the Ukraine-Russia crisis:
Weekly Round Up – 3/2/22
Greetings, Class of 2025
I hope this post finds you well. We are at a point in the semester where your classes may start to feel a bit tougher, the weather isn’t getting warm quickly enough, and we can’t pull our eyes away from the updates on the Ukraine/Russia crisis. As always, please remember there are many supports in place on campus to help you with whatever challenges you face and whatever you may be feeling. As your class dean, I’d be happy to meet with you to discuss these resources (calendly.com/deankellydunn).
Some upcoming dates and/or events that may be of interest to you:
- Gathering in Community for Ukraine – today, Wednesday, 3/2 at 4:30pm in Smith Reading Room (Olin Library). Olin Library and Student Affairs will co-sponsor an opportunity to come together in community around the recent events in Ukraine. We will hold space for sharing, listening, and being together. This gathering is intended to complement the various discussions being sponsored by faculty as well as the planned rally on Friday afternoon outside of Usdan.
- Global Management Minor – learn more about the global management minor by visiting http://bit.ly/GEMinor or stopping by the info session on Monday 3/7 at 4:30pm in Fisk 201 (zoom available also). More questions? Contact fcgs@wesleyan.edu.
- Metacognition Workshops – today, Wednesday 3/2 and next Wednesday, 3/9 at 6:00pm in Usdan 108. Today’s topic focuses on implementing effective study and learning strategies. Next week’s topic focuses on reflection of the academic skills you’ve developed.
CIS Summer Research – App due 3/11
Supporting student research across sciences and mathematics is one of the core missions of the College of Integrative Sciences. The CIS seeks to help students find research mentors through the ongoing Research Frontiers Seminars (CIS 221/222), as well as special events that highlight research groups from across the sciences. Our flagship summer research program hosts more than 150 undergraduates every summer. If you’re interested, consider applying soon!