Olivia DrakeHomecoming/Family Weekend celebrates some of the best and most enjoyable aspects of life at Wesleyan. It brings people together from across the university's extended community—including students and their families, faculty, and alumni—to enjoy an array of academic, cultural and athletic events. During HCFW 2013, held Nov. 1-4, students’ families gain a sense of the undergraduate experience by sitting in on regularly scheduled classes, attending WESeminars, and by meeting faculty and administrators in both academic and social settings. Alumni reconnect with Wesleyan and with each other at a host of special seminars and social gatherings. This year, attend an all-college dinner, a…
For Robert Nelson P'16 and Jean Fujisaki P'16, nothing means more to them than time with their son, Ryden '16. During Wesleyan's Homecoming/Family Weekend Oct. 19-21, the parents, who visited from La Jolla, Calif. caught a glimpse of Ryden's new home-away-from-home. During their short visit, Nelson and Fujisaki attended Ryden's Japanese class, a general physics lecture, a comedy show, mingled with his new friends and watched bits of the Homecoming football game Oct. 20. "Family Weekend has given us a better sense of what Wes is about," Nelson said, sitting with his family outside Fayerweather on Saturday morning. "We've enjoyed…
More than 2,200 students, alumni, parents, friends and family attended Homecoming/Family Weekend activities Nov. 4-6. Campus guests participated in numerous academic, cultural and athletic events while reconnecting with Wesleyan and with each other at a host of special seminars and social gatherings. Key events this year included the homecoming football game against Williams College; a celebration of Alvin Lucier, the John Spencer Camp Professor of Music, emeritus; a Randy Newman P’14 benefit concert; a Homecoming Day Lunch, Fall Harvest Brunch and All-College Dinner; an Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony; Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Ribbon Cutting; the 19th Annual…
All Wesleyan students, alumni, parents, families, faculty and staff are invited to Homecoming/Family Weekend Nov. 4-6. This year, campus guests can participate in an array of academic, cultural and athletic events. Students’ families gain a sense of the undergraduate experience by sitting in on regularly scheduled classes, attending WESeminars, and by meeting faculty and administrators in both academic and social settings. Alumni can reconnect with Wesleyan and with each other at a host of special seminars and social gatherings. “We welcome all members of the Wesleyan community to take advantage of the rich schedule," says Makaela Kingsley '98, associate director…
Bill HolderThe internationally lauded novelist and journalist Amos Oz will speak on “Israel Through Its Literature," at 8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3 in Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the campus community. Amos Oz, Israel’s best known writer, is the author of novels, novellas, short stories, children’s books, literary and political essay collections, and the moving memoir A Tale of Love and Darkness. Oz’s most widely acclaimed novel, My Michael (1968), was an immediate artistic and political sensation. It has been published in over 30 countries and in 1975 was made into a popular film. Among many other…
During Homecoming/Family Weekend 2010, more than 2,700 Wesleyan alumni, students, families, faculty and staff had the opportunity to attend WESeminars, root on the Cardinals in several Homecoming sporting events, tour campus and visit with old friends. Pictured are a few highlights of the weekend: (more…)
To view photos of Homecoming / Family Weekend 2010, visit one of our online galleries: http://www.wesleyan.edu/hcfw/2010/ http://www.facebook.com/wesleyan.university http://www.flickr.com/groups/wesleyan/ More photos will be posted in the November Wesleyan Connection.
More than 5,000 parents, alumni and friends came to campus Nov. 6-8 to celebrate Homecoming/Family Weekend. This year's theme was "Come Home!" Event photos are posted on the HCFW website. "Every year, I hear from alumni, parents and students that Homecoming/Family Weekend gets better and better," says Gemma Fontanella Ebstein, associate vice president for external relations. "We had a terrific turnout this year and the energy was palpable across campus – in the WESeminars, athletic contests, department anniversary celebrations and other special gatherings throughout the weekend. This has become one of the highlights of the year for the Wesleyan community.” The…
Come Home!" was the theme of Wesleyan's Homecoming/Family Weekend (HCFW) Oct. 17-19. "I chose Come Home! as the theme for this event because I believe that Wesleyan is a family that grows stronger by engagement at regular gatherings such as Homecoming/Family Weekend," says Wesleyan President Michael Roth. "Many things in our lives change year to year, but we can always come back to Wesleyan and feel we belong." The event featured 21 WESeminars, several athletic events, campus tours, an all-college dinner, (more…)
"Come Home" is the theme for the 2008 Homecoming/Family Weekend, scheduled Oct. 17-19 on campus. "Come Home is a literal invitation for alumni, but we also address this message to parents, families, students, faculty and staff," says Makaela Kingsley '98, associate director of events and alumni association secretary. (more…)