Apply for the Community Standards Board

Leadership positions are available for The Community Standards Board for the 2022/2023 academic year.

CSB applications for a one-year term (class of 2023) or a two-year appointment (class of 2024) are due by Friday, March 4 at 5 PM.

If you are interested in helping to uphold academic integrity & community standards at Wesleyan, access the application by using this link:

All applicants must be in good academic and non-academic standing. One letter of recommendation from a faculty member, staff member, or administrator is required and should be forwarded to ksiciliano@wesleyan.edu  with your application.

For information about the standards of conduct, policies, procedures,  and membership, please visit here

For questions, please contact Assistant Dean/Director of Community Standards

Kevin Butler at kbutler@wesleyan.edu

Sustainability Office Jobs

To all those interested in improving sustainability at Wesleyan, the Sustainability Office is hiring for 2 positions: 1 Sustainability Coordinator and 1 Waste Not Coordinator! We welcome ALL students (2023, 2024, and 2025) who are passionate about campus engagement to apply.

  • Sustainability Coordinators (SCs) design and run independent projects that promote holistic sustainability and run Waste Not (the annual student-run tag sale)
  • The Waste Not Coordinator plans and runs Waste Not with the SCs

Applicants should be self-directed, organized, and strong communicators. The position will require about 5 hours per week, paid at $13/hour ($14/hour starting in August 2022), with a requirement to work through Senior Week and return early during Orientation week, as well as occasional remote meetings in the summer. This position will be filled by students regardless of their work-study eligibility, with preference given to work-study eligible students.

Find the full job description at https://www.wesleyan.edu/sustainability/involved/office/internships.html.

To apply: Fill out our application form at https://bit.ly/sc-wnapp AND apply via Handshake (https://wesleyan.joinhandshake.com/emp/jobs/5962547) by Monday, February 21st at 11:59 PM.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the current Coordinators with any questions at wesustainability@gmail.com.

HIST 304: Middle East Intellectuals and Modernity

HIST 304: Middle East Intellectuals and Modernity
Toksoz,Meltem
Thursdays, 01:20PM-04:10PM
Allbritton 004

How have Middle Eastern intellectuals conceived and discussed modernity? We will use this question to analyze the variety in the history of thought in Middle Eastern societies in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Modernization, formation of the modern state and issues of nationalism, imperialism and colonialism, main intellectual questions of the time, will form the framework as we analyze their political, social, and cultural impact on the production of knowledge in the Ottoman and post-Ottoman lands. As such it is NOT a history of the Middle East but rather a history of mentalities, organized around four thematic/chronological modules (Reform, Modern State and Constitutionalism/Panislamism, Nationalisms and Colonialisms) each representing a set of concepts, ideas, and movements as well as facts and problems, all of which will be compared to the larger world of modern state formation both in thought and practice. The principal aim is to familiarize students with the processes of modernization in the making of the modern Middle East.

Common “Snow-ment” Cancelled

Due the delay to the beginning of the Spring 2022 semester, the Common “Snow-ment” that had been scheduled for January 19 has been cancelled.  We hope to reschedule when the public heath situation improves.

Adjustments to the Spring 2022 Academic Calendar

Please note the following adjustments to the Spring 2022 Academic Calendar

Remote drop/add attendance

January 27 and 28 classes will be held online.  During those two days, faculty have the option of allowing non-registered students to attend remotely. You can see which courses have made available the “Remote Course Access” in your WesPortal in the courses bucket or in the alert box. You will have access to link in WesPortal until 11:59 p.m. Friday, January 28.

Beginning on January 31, classes will be meeting in-person. Students should not attend in-person classes for which they are not registered, unless they have retained explicit permission from faculty. This is due to strict requirements for Covid classroom capacity compliance.

Grading Mode

Only courses offered for “student option” grading mode allow students to choose between taking the course for A-F or CR/U.  Please be sure to confirm your grading option in your courses by 5 p.m. on February 23.  

Jan 20 – Feb 9 Drop/Add period
Jan 20 – Feb 9 On-campus enrollment period for undergraduates and graduates
Jan 27 Classes begin
Feb 23 Grading mode option deadline 5:00 p.m.
Mar 4 Last day to withdraw from 3rd quarter classes
Mar 11 3rd quarter classes end
Mar 12 – Mar 20 Spring break
Mar 21 4th quarter classes begin. 4th quarter classes may be added or dropped during the five working days following the first class meeting
Apr 27 Last day to withdraw from full semester and 4th quarter classes
May 4 Classes end
May 5 – May 9 Reading period
May 10 – May 13 Final examinations

Class of 2024 Common “Snow-ment”

Come together for the 2024 class photo, then enjoy a mid-winter celebration of music, dance, food, and fun before the first day of classes.

Class of 2024
Common “Snow-ment”

Wednesday, January 19
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Class Photo

Music
by
Gert
and
Mother’s Friends

Dance

Food

Fun

Sponsored by CoCo and the Office of Student Affairs

If you’re interested in helping out, contact Dean Phillips at dphillips@wesleyan.edu

Winter Language Buddy

Wondering if you should sign up to be a Winter Language Buddy? If any of the statements below apply to you, then your answer should be YES!

  • You want to keep practicing the language you’re learning.
  • You want to help someone practice a language they’re learning.
  • You want to brush up on your previous language skills.
  • You are in need of a buddy to talk to over the winter break.

Sign up here by Monday, December 20th.

Questions? Feel free to reach out to me directly at eparis@wesleyan.edu

Finals Write-In & Study Space

This Sunday, 12/12 from 4-9pm in Boger, GCC, and the COL Library the Writing Workshop will be hosting the Finals-Write In. The event will feature writing tutors for drop-in appointments, peer advisors, the student ombudsperson, and get through finals goodie bags. The Write-In is meant to be a space on campus for students to work together in community during what is often a stressful time.