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Forever in My Heart Foundation Seeks Student Trainers for Service Dogs

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The Forever in My Heart Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Middletown that rescues dogs and trains them to be service animals for disabled United States veterans. Shona Kerr, Adjunct Professor of Physical Education and Head Coach of Squash, is working with the foundation to start a club on campus that will provide students with the opportunity to train dogs as service animals to be placed with veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or mobility issues. More information about the program can be found in this article that was recently published in the Wesleyan Argus.

If you are interested in helping found this club, or if you are interested in learning more about the Forever in My Heart Foundation, please get in touch with Coach Kerr at skerr@wesleyan.edu, or fill out this form to explain why you would like to join.

 

 

Talk to the Student Ombuds

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Want to learn about resources and options available if you navigate a challenging situation in your team, classroom, or on-campus job? Talk to the Student Ombuds. A safe and confidential peer resource

We are proud to launch the second year of the Student Ombuds (link) program at Wesleyan, which is an initiative inspired and informed by student voices.

The Student Ombuds are available to talk with students about their concerns related to experiences in the classroom, with your athletic team, or within other parts of your academic and campus life at Wesleyan.  Each Ombud serves as a resource focused on empowering students to successfully navigate the institution and advocate for themselves in moments of conflict, particularly when there are power dynamic considerations.

Here’s just a few of the ways Student Ombuds can offer support:

  • Serve as a thought partner for students considering their options for resolving an issue, especially when the other party is in a position of power in relation to the student
  • Hold a safe and supportive conversational space, simply listening and serving as an impartial sounding board
  • Provide insight and tools on how to manage challenging conversations
  • Share information about campus resources
  • Communicate any patterns of concern to university leadership

The Student Ombuds partner with and are supported by Dr. April Ruiz, Dean for Academic Equity, Inclusion, & Success.

Learn more about the Student Ombuds by:

Our Student Ombuds stand ready to support you!

 

Winter Session Financial Aid Application now Open

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The application for Winter Session financial aid is currently open. Please click this link to apply for aid if you think you might be interested in Winter Session. Applying for aid does not obligate you to take Winter Session. Please note that full need is not met for Winter Session.

Courses will be a mix of on-campus and online and will be posted before registration opens on Tues, Nov 15.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Winter Session office if you have any questions.

Learn about the Accessibility and Accommodation Process with the Student Accessibility Interns 9/29

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Drop/Add is over~~ This event is for anyone who is curious about learning about a resource that can potentially help with your journey at Wesleyan! 

Curious about accessibility services? Want to learn about the accommodation process? Do you want to learn how to support your peers? 

Come learn about the accessibility and accommodation process with the Student Accessibility Interns on September 29th at 4:30-5:30 pm at Usdan 136. A peer advisor and peer technology specialist will be at the event if you have questions about accessibility that they can help with. This event is for the purpose of helping understand the accommodation process and is open to anyone who is interested in learning. Come learn for yourself, learn to support a friend or a classmate, learn to advocate for fair accommodations,or just meet us! There will be resources available at the event to grab.  Feel free to come and go at any time!

*SNACKS PROVIDED*

Math Jam is open for Fall 2022

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The hours for Math Jam for this semester are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 5 – 7 pm.  The location is Exley 405.

Just as a reminder: Math Jam is additional resource (complementing professor office hours, class CA sessions, and the Math Workshop) for students studying mathematics at Wes. Math Jam works on a “study hall” model. Students are encouraged to come, on their own or in a group. There is plenty of space to study and tutors are standing by when questions arise.

An additional feature of Math Jam is that it is not limited to pure math questions alone. The tutors are able to assist with the “mathy” aspects of classes from other departments. The tutors present on Tuesday and Wednesday are well equipped to field intro-level questions in Economic, Physics, and Computer Science. The tutors on Thursday can also help with into Physics and Statistics, and have extensive experience tutoring for the QAC. All tutors are knowledgeable in the standard math calculus sequence (and much more).

The Math Workshop is Open for the Fall 2022 Semester

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The Math Workshop is a drop-in tutoring service staffed by experienced undergraduates and math graduate students. Staff members provide a friendly, relaxed atmosphere while answering questions about mathematics. This is a good place to go when you get stuck on your math homework.

The hours and locations for the Math Workshop are below.

  • Mondays – Thursdays, 11:45am -1:15pm, in the basement of the Science Library in Room 88.
  • Sundays – Thursdays, 7 – 10pm, in Exley 189 (the fishbowl).

The Math&CS department organizes this service in addition to the regular office hours of individual instructors, and complementary to the other tutoring programs offered by the University. Please let your students know about this additional resource. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions related to the Math Workshop.

Wesleyan Women in Science Kickoff Meeting 9/15

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Wesleyan Women in Science
Kickoff Meeting

Thursday, September 15
12pm, Exley 109

Wesleyan Women in Science will be hosting a kickoff meeting on Thursday, 9/15, at noon in Exley 109.  Please join us to meet other female and nonbinary students in the sciences and find out more about all the various WesWIS events and activities.  Pizza will be served.

Eco to Go for Students

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Wesleyan’s Eco to Go program is expanding its partnership with reUser to make it easier for you to reUse takeout packaging on campus. This fall, you will be able to get your food in reUsable packaging from not only Summies but also Usdan Marketplace! Whenever you need to take food out from the dining hall, you’ll be able to use a durable takeout container that can be dropped off, cleaned, and put back into use. These containers have been linked to the reUser platform for quick drop-off and pick-up through the reUser mobile app.

You can download the reUser app from the Google Play or Apple App stores via the links below. Please make sure to sign up with your wesleyan.edu email. If you have already downloaded the reUser app, please make sure it is updated to the most recent version before the start of the school year.Check out this helpful video and guide to get started.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.reuser.classic
Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reuser/id1580396047

The Eco to Go program welcomes your feedback. If there is something you would like to see or something that can be done to improve your experience, please reach out to James@reuser.app.