Class of 2014 Students of Color Celebrated at AFCA Luncheon

The Administrators and Faculty of Color Alliance (AFCA) hosted a lunch for seniors of color May 19 at Daniel Family Commons. Students received stoles, which they may wear during the Commencement ceremony May 25. AFCA members Joanne Rafferty, associate director of Usdan University Center, and Antonio Farias, vice president for equity and inclusion, spoke to students during the luncheon. Photos of the event are below: (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)

Wesleyan students presented “Texts.com Presents Shrak the Musical: the Musical” May 3 in WestCo Cafe. Nick Petrillo '14, Sky McGilligan '14, Keegan Dufty '14 and Liza Pine '14 wrote, directed and acted in the musical. Charlie Kaplan '14 directed the music and co-directed the show. Ben Kafoglis '14 also wrote, directed and produced the show. (Photos by Ryan Heffernan '16) (more…)

Wesleyan students celebrated the end of the 2013-14 academic year during the annual Spring Fling, held May 8 on Foss Hill. Musicians included Chance The Rapper, tUnE-yArDs, and DJ S-Type. Read more about the bands in this Wesleyan Argus article. Photos of Spring Fling are below: (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)

The Neuroscience and Behavior Program hosted a senior symposium/dinner on May 1. Seventeen students delivered research poster presentations and six seniors made formal presentations during dinner. The event took place in the Daniel Family Commons. Photos of the event are below: (Photos by Ryan Heffernan '16) (more…)

Five Wesleyan faculty participated in Wesleyan Thinks Big May 2 in Memorial Chapel. Students nominated their favorite professors earlier in the semester to give nine-minute lectures, without slides, handouts, or Moodle, on a topic of their choice. (more…)

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The Campus Activities Committee sponsored the 3rd Annual Taste of Middletown, an event offering samples from 15 local restaurants and hotels including Typhoon Asian Cuisine, Sweet Harmony Bakery, Lyman Orchards and more. The event took place on April 30 in Beckham Hall and included a raffle prizes. More than 225 Wesleyan faculty and staff attended. Employees were encouraged to donate non-perishable food items to Amazing Grace, a food pantry located in Middletown. "Amazing Grace is grateful to all of our employees who donated a whopping 227 pounds of food and an additional $80 in cash," said event organizer Olga Bookas, director…

From daffodils, tulips, hyacinths and pansies to flowering cherry, magnolia and pear trees on College Row, spring blooms finally emerge across campus in warmer temperatures at the end of April. (Photos by Olivia Drake) (more…)

Wesleyan’s Cognitive Development Labs hosted Family Math Night at Edna Stevens Elementary School in Cromwell, Conn. on April 9. The event was full of games and activities for preschool children to play and get them excited about math while showing families activities that they can do at home to prepare their children for kindergarten. Assistant Professor of Psychology Anna Shusterman’s students designed the math games as part of a research methods class. (more…)

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On April 18, the chemistry majors group, Free Radicals, performed some of their favorite chemical demonstrations. The audience enjoyed liquid nitrogen ice cream afterwards. Photos of the event are below: (Photos by Ryan Heffernan '16) (more…)

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Class of 2014 Students of Color Celebrated at AFCA Luncheon

Seniors Write, Direct, Act in “Shrak the Musical”

Students Celebrate at Spring Fling

Neuroscience Students Present Research at Senior Symposium/Dinner

Faculty Speak on Black Holes, Tolerance, Dante at Wesleyan Thinks Big

8 Seniors Inducted into French Honors Society

Faculty, Staff Sample Local Eateries at Taste of Middletown

What’s Blooming on Campus?

Cognitive Development Lab Designs Games for Family Math Night

Earth Month Celebrated with “Earth Rant,” Earth Fest, Climate Conference

Free Radicals Demonstrate Chemical Reactions with Multiple Experiments

Wesleyan Welcomes New BA/MA Students