Olivia DrakeTHE MASH, inspired by Fete de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, highlights the student music scene at Wesleyan. The event, which took place on Sept. 6 on multiple stages around campus, provided students with the both the opportunity to listen to some of Wesleyan's most popular faculty and student bands, and to sign up and play for the audiences themselves. The event was sponsored by the Center for the Arts. (more…)
Wesleyan's Student Activities and Leadership Development office and the Usdan Center Activities Board sponsored a Cardinal Fun Night Sept. 5. Wesleyan students captured their first week back on campus with a photo booth and box of various props. (Photos by Hannah Norman) (more…)
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Gabe Rosenberg '16The Fall 2013 Student Groups Fair took place Sept. 13 inside the Spurrier-Snyder Rink at the Freeman Athletic Center. About 170 student groups were represented. The event was sponsored by the Wesleyan Student Assembly and the WSA Office. Photos of the event are below: (more…)
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Learn more about Professor Croucher's research in this past Wesleyan Connection article or in this video. (Photos by Ryan Heffernan '16)
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Ronald Ebrecht, artist-in-residence and university organist, performed a "Bach to School" organ concert Sept. 6 in Memorial Chapel. Ebrecht performed major works composed for the organ in various styles during the 19th century by Marco Enrico Bossi, Cesar Franck, Franz Liszt and Felix Mendelssohn. The event kicked off the Center for the Arts' Music Department Events for the 2013-14 academic year. View upcoming performances here. (more…)
On Aug. 25, Wesleyan welcomed 92 international students to campus. Of these, 71 are foreign nationals and 21 are U.S. citizens living abroad. International students represent about 13 percent of the entire Class of 2017. Students come from more than 50 countries around the world including Portugal, Macedonia, Singapore, Jamaica, Bosnia, Brazil, Germany, Ireland, Argentina, Spain, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Nepal, Iran, Kuwait, Mongolia and others. International Student Orientation began Aug. 25 when orientation leaders helped move the new students into their residence halls. International students received a campus tour, a welcome dinner, shopping trips and multiple educational programs sessions that…
Natalie Robichaud ’14Graduate Liberal Studies hosted its annual networking celebration Aug. 8 in the Center for Film Studies. The event provided an opportunity for prospective and current students to network with GLS alumni, faculty and with one another. Attendees also toured the Nicita Gallery, which is currently featuring an exhibit on award-winning writer, director and producer Joss Whedon '87. For more information on Wesleyan's Graduate Liberal Studies, see this website. Photos of the reception are below: