Lauren RubensteinWith the first official cohort of students following a three-year path a BA having graduating this spring, The Chronicle of Higher Education checked in on the program, which was first announced in 2012. Fifteen of Wesleyan's 799 graduates last month finished their degrees in six semesters. While a few students have always graduated early, the university announced in 2012 that it would provide support for students who wanted graduate in three years, which could reduce the price of a degree by about 20 percent. "I just wanted to make the three-year path more visible and more normal," President Michael Roth told the Chronicle. While he expects the program to…
The Wesleyan Argus student newspaper had a big showing at the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists' Excellence in Journalism awards dinner on May 21. Gabe Rosenberg '16, co-editor-in-chief of the Argus last semester, won a Bob Eddy Scholarship to Foster Journalism Careers, and Argus writers won several other awards, sweeping the editorial/op-ed category in the college competition.
Laurie KenneyIn this issue of News @ Wesleyan, we speak with Siri Carr ’15, who double majored in the College of Letters and Hispanic Literatures and Cultures. Carr’s thesis, Little Do We Know: Conceptualizing the “Little” in Children’s Literature, explores the concept of the “little” in children’s literature. The thesis was submitted for honors in the College of Letters.
Brian KattenEudice Chong '18 claimed the first-ever NCAA Division III tennis title for the Cardinals in a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory in the title match of the NCAA Division III women's tennis singles championship in Mason, Ohio on May 23. Named the NESCAC Player and Rookie of the Year, as well as the ITA Division III Rookie of the Year, Chong completed the 2014-15 campaign undefeated in singles play (22-0), dropping just two sets all season, both of them 4-6 to Joulia Likhanskaia of Bowdoin, whom she played for the third time this year in the NCAA finals. Chong also earned All-America…
Watch highlights from Reunion & Commencement Weekend 2015 in this video: View additional R&C weekend videos, including several Commencement speeches, the Board of Trustees Welcome, the recognition of retiring faculty, the Senior Class Welcome and more on the Video @ Wesleyan website.
Marissa Castrigno '15 made the following remarks during the 183rd Commencement Ceremony May 24: I feel immensely lucky to be able to stand here and see so many people that I love all in one place – so many people that love each other all in one place. My favorite college memory was on this very balcony two years ago when I sat with my best friend on its wide ledge and we spoke candidly for the first time about those private things that motivate and shape each of us. In that moment, among others during my first year here,…
Jenna Starr '15, Jasmine Masand '15, and Camille Casareno '15 delivered "Senior Voices" speeches on May 23 in Memorial Chapel. Below are the texts of their speeches. Jenna Starr I am grateful to Wesleyan. After a turbulent year at a different school, Wesleyan was the second chance I urgently needed. When I first got here (literally the first day), I was scared. I was so scared that when my dad and aunt tried to leave, I secretly jumped in their car so they would take me home. (more…)
Olivia DrakeSeveral members of the Class of 2015 decorated their graduation regallia for the 183rd Commencement Ceremony May 24. (Photos by Rick Ciaburri and John Van Vlack) (more…)
Graduating seniors picked up diplomas and gifts, presented by the Alumni Association in North College on May 22. (Photo by Laurie Kenney) (more…)
Qualifying members of the Class of 2015 were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society, the oldest national scholastic honor society, in a ceremony May 23 at Memorial Chapel. The event was held in conjunction with Reunion & Commencement Weekend.
Adriane Tharp, who will be coming to Wesleyan in the fall as part of the Class of 2019, set her admission essay in the Forestdale, Ala. Domino's Pizza where she worked, writing about the "lineup of fellow misfits who were her colleagues." The New York Times featured Tharp's essay in its annual story on admission essays about working and money. The story quotes Wesleyan Associate Dean of Admission Chris Lanser, who was the first reader of Tharp's essay. He tells the Times how rare it is for applicants to write about money and work, and explains what stood out to him about Tharp's…
In this video, the Wesleyan Beekeepers discuss what they've learned about bees and the threats posed to them by tending a hive at Long Lane Farm.