Winter Language Buddy

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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

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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.

Upcoming Wesleyan Women in Science Events

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Join us this Friday December 3rd at 12:15pm for our Summer Opportunities Panel in the Gordon Career Center. Don’t miss out on the chance to hear your peers in STEM talk about their experiences doing a wide range of interesting things over the summer and learn how you can get involved.

Join us next Tuesday December 7th at 12pm for the next lunch in our student-faculty lunch series for a conversation with Psychology Professor Grace Sullivan!

Course Withdrawal Deadline 12/3

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The deadline to withdraw from full-semester and second-quarter classes for the Fall 2021 semester is Friday, December 3, at 5:00 p.m EST.  

If you need to withdraw from a course, please send a group email to the instructor, your faculty advisor, and your class dean, and attach a withdrawal form.

If you are thinking about withdrawing from a course:

  • Do use this time to talk to your professors, your advisors, and your class dean about your concerns.
  • Do make sure you are taking advantage of all the resources available to you.
  • Do not wait until Friday at 4:00 p.m. to seek advice from your instructor, advisor, or dean because you probably won’t hear back from them until after the deadline has passed.

Struggling in Your Courses? Discover New Approaches To Studying and Learning

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Cori Anderson, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, will be offering a Zoom workshop to introduce basic principles of metacognition and select metacognitive learning strategies.  This workshop will focus on empowering you to think about and be able to assess your own learning and will equip you with new learning tools to implement in your courses.