Benjamin Travers

Wesleyan students and alumni impact the world in so many ways. As you explore the journeys we’re sharing this spring and reflect on your own, we hope you’re inspired to help the next generation of Cardinals take flight. View the journeys of Charles Bonar ’19 and Jessica Chukwu '11 online here.

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Pritzker Prize–winning architect Kevin Roche, who designed Wesleyan's Center for the Arts, died on March 1 at the age of 96 at his home in Guilford, Conn. In January, the Connecticut Architecture Foundation presented the Connecticut premiere of the feature documentary film “Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect” (2017) at Wesleyan. The film considers many of the key architectural questions through his 70-year career, including the relationship between architects and the public they serve. His architectural philosophy was that "the responsibility of the modern architect is to create a community for a modern society," and he emphasized the importance of bringing…

As first announced in October 2018, Wesleyan has assumed leadership of the Center for Creative Youth (CCY) as an official program of the University. The first CCY camps under Wesleyan’s management will be offered in summer 2019. For 42 years, CCY was held on Wesleyan’s campus, but run by the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC). With state education cuts and the resulting financial strain experienced at CREC, CCY’s existence was in jeopardy. This transition to Wesleyan is not only the beginning of a bright new chapter for CCY, but the continuation of a beloved series. CCY is a four-week precollege…

(By Alessio Gallarotti ’15) This summer, the Sustainability Office, in conjunction with Human Resources, is encouraging Wesleyan employees to get out and walk. In 2016, with the approval of President Roth and his cabinet, as well as with strong grassroots support, the Sustainability Office began implementation of a five-year sustainability action plan (SAP), which included approximately 160 initiatives to promote holistic sustainability on campus. The term “sustainability,” while typically used to refer to topics like recycling, resource efficiency, and emissions, is a much broader concept, including social and economic components. Promoting walking promotes well-being and appreciation for place, both of which…

Twin comedians Todd '05 and Adam Stone '05 first took the stage as Stone and Stone while at Wesleyan. Today they perform standup together and have been featured on NBC's Last Comic Standing, a series of national Verizon FiOS commercials and in videos on Comedy Central. They have performed at comedy clubs and theaters throughout New York and Los Angeles, including the UCB Theatre, Carolines, Gotham Comedy Club and the Laugh Factory, and they perform regularly at the People's Improv Theater (PIT) and at the New York Friars Club, where they have roasted people including Larry King, George Takei, and…

In this video, experience Wesleyan from day to starlight in this time-lapse video, captured over the course of six months on rooftops and in iconic locations across campus. [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://youtu.be/SFISRDj5BNk[/youtube]

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Wesleyan's Women in Science group hosted a Graduate School Admissions Panel Dec. 3 in the Allbritton Center. Students learned about the various opportunities in graduate studies from representatives in a wide range of disciplines. Panelists included: Richard Zeff, assistant dean of admission at University of Connecticut's School of Medicine; Mary Keefe, director of admission at the Yale School of Public Health; Cheryl-Ann Hagner, director of Graduate Student Services at Wesleyan; Dannika Byrd, assistant director of student affairs in Yale's School of Medicine's Physician Associate Program; Merideth Frey, Ph.D. candidate in Yale's Department of Physics; and Sarah Moustafa BA '11, MA '12, Ph.D. candidate in Yale's…

On Friday, Sept. 7, The MASH, inspired by Fete de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, highlighted the student music scene at Wesleyan University and kicked off the year-long campus and community-wide Music & Public Life program. The event opened with Wesleyan President Michael Roth joining the faculty and staff band Mattabassett String Collective for a short set at the Usdan University Center. Three outfitted stages -- located at the West College Courtyard, Usdan Huss Courtyard and Olin Library lawn -- provided students with both the opportunity to listen to some of Wesleyan's most popular student bands and…

Matt Donahue '14 is a double major in psychology and neuroscience and behavior, works in several departments on campus, and is the chapter president of Brighter Dawns, a student run non-profit that aims to improve health conditions in the slums of Bangladesh. Learn more about Donahue in the video below: [youtube width="640" height="420"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-xjE8Zsv2U[/youtube]

Explore Wesleyan Journeys by Students, Alumni

PIE Conference Teaches Underrepresented Students about Research Prospects in Academia

Roche Remembered for Designing the Center for the Arts Complex

Wesleyan Assumes Leadership of Center for Creative Youth

Walking Paths Help Employees Avoid Sedentary Lifestyles at Work

Twins Stone and Stone ’05 Perform Standup Comedy

From Daylight to Dusk: A Time-Lapse View of Wesleyan

Experts Discuss Césaire at Americas Forum

Faculty Discuss “Allyship in a Post-Racial Society”

Women in Science Group Hosts Graduate Admission Panel

Video Feature on the Student Music Celebration, The MASH

Video Feature on Matt Donahue ’14