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Students Present Academic Research at Poster Sessions

Olivia DrakeMay 5, 20172min
Hundreds of Wesleyan students had the opportunity to present their academic research at various poster sessions in March and April. Posters often contain text, graphics and images that illustrate the students' research results on a single board. Poster session attendees can view the posters and interact with the author. This year, the Psychology Department, College of the Environment, Biology Department, Neuroscience and Behavior Program, Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division, Quantitative Analysis Center and the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences hosted poster sessions. Photos of the poster sessions are below: (Photos by Olivia Drake, Caroline Kravitz '19 and Rebecca Goldfarb Terry '19) (more…)
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Wesleyan Refugee Project Hosts Panel, Exhibit on Refugee Resettlement

Olivia DrakeApril 27, 20173min
On April 21, the Wesleyan Refugee Project (WRP) hosted a speaker panel in Memorial Chapel about refugee resettlement. WRP is a student-led group dedicated to volunteering, advocating, fundraising, and raising awareness of current refugee crises. The team works with a number of international and local nonprofit organizations, assisting in areas such as tutoring, legal aid, and refugee resettlement. Angie Smith, a photographer based in Los Angeles, Calif. and the founder of Stronger Shines the Light Inside (SSTLI), delivered the keynote address. SSTLI traces processes of refugee resettlement though a series of photographs and interviews with the refugee community in Boise,…
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QuestBridge/First Class Volunteers Read to Green Street TLC Students

Olivia DrakeApril 25, 20172min
Four Wesleyan students participated in a literacy program March 24 at the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center. The students, who are members of Wesleyan's QuestBridge/First Class organization, read social justice-themed books to the Green Street students and spoke about being a first-generation college student. QuestBridge/First Class provides support to low-income and/or first-generation students on campus. The student volunteers included Yuhsuan Liu '20, Aysha Khan '19, Jada Jenkins '20, and Mya Valentin '19. The literacy program was organized by Belen Rodriguez '19 and Emma Llano '19. "We thought this would be a great way to interact with younger students in Middletown who…
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Students Learn about Global Poverty at Hunger Banquet Fundraiser

Olivia DrakeApril 14, 20172min
On April 12, the Hunger and Homelessness student group in the Office of Community Service raised more than $500 at the Wesleyan Hunger Banquet, an interactive simulation of global poverty rates. The funds will be donated to the Amazing Grace Food Pantry in Middletown. More than 35 Wesleyan students and Class of 2021 admitted students and their parents, visiting for WesFest, attended the event. Participants were placed into an income bracket at random and then provided a seating arrangement and meal indicative of that income level. Anthony Hatch, assistant professor of science in society, assistant professor of African American studies,…
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