Olivia DrakeAs part of Wesleyan's Giving Tuesday celebration, members of the Class of 2014 attended the semi-formal Senior Class Reception Dec. 3 in Beckham Hall. Seniors enjoyed live entertainment, listened to remarks by alumni, and learned about the Seniors of Wesleyan Annual Gift (SWAG). A tradition that dates back nearly 20 years, SWAG allows graduating seniors the opportunity to give back to Wesleyan and set the standard for joining the Wesleyan community of alumni. This year the Class of 2014 has a SWAG goal of $10,000. Photos of the event are below: (Photos by Ryan Heffernan '16) (more…)
More than 100 students made presentations at the Quantitative Analysis Center Research Poster Session Dec. 6 in Beckham Hall. The poster session served as the students' QAC 201 final exam. The event provides students with the opportunity to share the fruits of their work with others. Several Wesleyan faculty and alumni evaluated the students' poster presentations. The Quantitative Analysis Center at Wesleyan has been developing an introductory course aimed at attracting a larger number of students to opportunities in the area of data analysis and applied statistics. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the QAC 201 course allows students to ask…
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Wesleyan students, parents, alumni and friends who attended Homecoming/Family Weekend festivities witnessed a historic moment Nov. 2, when the Cardinals claimed the Little Three football title for the first time in 43 years. The Little Three is a rivalry between Wesleyan, Williams College and Amherst College, which dates to the late 19th century. The Cardinals defeated Amherst 20-14 on Oct. 19, and the 16-14 Homecoming victory against Williams secured them the 2013 title and a 7-0 record. Watch NBC Connecticut's coverage of the Little Three victory here. Since 1970, Wesleyan has won Little Three titles dozens of times in sports…
While technology at Wesleyan is growing by leaps and bounds, the computational capacity is growing by gigaFLOPS and now, teraFLOPS. Not to be confused with the prehistoric pterodactyl's beach footwear, a teraFLOP is a term used in high-performance computing to quantify the rate at which computer systems can perform arithmetic operations. TeraFLOPs can perform one trillion operations per second (S), and for scientists at Wesleyan, this means calculations can be done up to 50 times faster with the new computing cluster, installed during the summer 2013. "The new cluster has been revolutionary in my own work," said Francis Starr, professor…
In September 2012, Wesleyan announced a new partnership with Coursera, a company offering the public access to free online courses from top colleges and universities. Wesleyan was the first liberal arts institution focused on the undergraduate experience to join the company. Seven Wesleyan faculty, including Wesleyan President Michael Roth, are teaching courses through the new platform in 2013. Thanks to a recent report by the Office of Institutional Research, the university is now aware of background information about its Coursera students. In early 2013, Institutional Research administered a survey to more than 200,000 students enrolled in Wesleyan’s Coursera course offerings.…
On Nov. 2, members of the Wesleyan community gathered at the Eclectic House to celebrate the building being named to the National Register of Historic Places and State of Connecticut Historic Registries. The Eclectic House, located at 200 High Street, was built in 1906 and formally dedicated in 1907. It was designed by Henry Bacon, who also designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as Olin Library and several other prominent buildings and spaces at Wesleyan. The National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the nation's historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by…
Wesleyan students, parents, families and friends gathered for Wesleyan's Homecoming/Family Weekend activities Nov. 1-3 on campus. (Photo by Olivia Drake) View the full Homecoming/Family Weekend photo gallery online here. (more…)
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The Friends of the Wesleyan Library held its annual Book Sale on Nov. 2 at Olin Library. More than 3,500 books were offered at prices from $1 to $10. Members of the lacrosse team (see last photo) helped by moving more than 100 heavy boxes of books for the sale. The Friends of the Wesleyan Library is a community of readers dedicated to celebrating and enjoying books of all kinds from vellum bound manuscripts to humble paperbacks to the latest digital innovation. The Friends raise funds to support the library's important work and activities including lectures, workshops, symposia and exhibitions; Consitution…