Academic Resources
Learn about the Accessibility and Accommodation Process with the Student Accessibility Interns 9/29
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
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
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.
Peer Academic Support Applications Open
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.
PTSs 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.
NSO Peer Advisors work during NSO (New Student Orientation) to assist incoming students with schedule planning, preparation for faculty advisor meetings, and support participation in other Orientation activities.
SAR Peer Support Positions work as a team, collaborating with other campus departments, in order to support other students in their academic pursuits. Learn more about each position, and get the Handshake links on our Website.
Questions?
Please contact Crystal Rose via Zoom Office Hours or email (chill01@wesleyan.edu).
Davenport Study Grants
Davenport Study Grants support student research and other student scholarly projects in public affairs. Grants are awarded to sophomores and juniors who have “demonstrated intellectual and moral excellence and a concern for public affairs” and “who by their personal qualities and vocational and scholarly intentions give greatest promise of leadership in the public service.”
Please see the Davenport website for application information.
All Davenport Scholars will receive between $500 and $3000 depending on the scope of their project, that can be used beginning this summer. Please note that a separately submitted letter from the faculty member who will supervise the project, carefully assessing its merit and the ability of the applicant to carry it out successfully, must be submitted with the application.
Applications will be judged by a faculty committee composed of representatives of social science departments and programs. Criteria for judging applications include: the relevance of the project to public affairs; the scholarly value of the proposed research; the clarity and suitability of the project design; the feasibility of the proposed project; the applicant’s past academic record; the evaluation submitted by the faculty member; and the realism of the proposed budget. Senior thesis projects will receive priority.
All materials including faculty recommendations must be submitted electronically to Davenport Student Grants (davenport@wesleyan.edu), by midnight, Sunday, March 27, 2022.
Please direct questions to Marie McKenna, Allbritton AA (mmckenna01@wesleyan.edu) or Katja Kolcio, Allbritton Center Director (kkolcio@wesleyan.edu).
These funds are made available through a gift to Wesleyan University from the Surdna Foundation in honor of Frederick Morgan Davenport, Wesleyan University Class of 1889, and Edith Jefferson Andrus Davenport, Wesleyan University, Class of 1897.
Writing Mentor Applications Due 2/1
The Writing workshop is accepting applications for the writing mentor program until Wednesday, 2/2/22 at noon. This program is exceptionally beneficial for students with writing heavy course loads as well as folx who have not been able to spend time developing their confidence and skills as writers.
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 |