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“What Does It Take to Launch a Successful Career?” Two notable members of the Wesleyan community tackled that question in a career workshop titled Your Career Playbook, sponsored by the WESpeaker Series, the Athletics Advantage Program and the Wesleyan Career Center on Feb. 26. Julie Bennett ’00, former captain of the women’s basketball team and member of the Athletic Advisory Council and now in sales and trading in equity derivatives at Citigroup (her “dream job”) joined Wesleyan trustee Jim Citrin P’12, P’14, leader of Spencer Stuart's North American CEO Practice, and author of The Career Playbook: Essential Advice for Today’s Aspiring Young Professional in…

Three social ventures started by Wesleyan students were recently awarded $5,000 seed grants in the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship's annual Seed Grant Challenge. They are Kindergarten Kickstart, TRAP House and Walking Elephants Home. The last weekend in February, all six finalists for the seed grants presented pitches for their ventures before the Board of Trustees, Patricelli Center Advisory Board and Seed Grant judges, as well as representatives of CT Innovations and the ‎State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, fellow students, and others. The event was also livestreamed. One of the other finalists, <Zim/Code>, chose to withdraw from the…

This month, the Workshop, a new student-run arts collective, opened in the basement of Hewitt 8, The collective was created to provide space, support and resources to any student wanting to pursue a creative project—from bookmaking and woodworking to photography and filmmaking to sewing and weaving.

During Winter Storm Lexi on Feb. 5, campus received more than 6 inches of snow. In blizzard-like conditions, students still enjoyed the winter weather and attended classes. Photos of the storm are below and in this Wesleyan Facebook gallery. (more…)

More than 200 women undergraduates from the Northeast attended the American Physical Society Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) Jan. 15-17 at Wesleyan. Wesleyan was one of nine institutions from around the country to host a conference. The APS CUWiP provides female physics majors with the opportunity to experience a professional conference, information about graduate school and professions in physics, and access to other women in physics with whom they can share experiences, advice and ideas. The program included panel discussions about graduate school and careers in physics, presentations and discussions about women in physics, laboratory tours, student research talks, a student poster session, banquet and career fair.

Fifteen seniors were inducted to the university's Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa during a ceremony on Dec. 2. (more…)

On Nov. 6, four Wesleyan seniors spoke to members of the Wesleyan community about their thesis topics and research. The event, “Celebrating Seniors: Research Excellence at Wesleyan and Abroad" took place in Judd Hall, and was moderated by the Class of 2016 Dean David Phillips. The student presenters were Tahreem Khalied ’16, Claire Wright ’16, Simon Chen ’16 and Kate Cullen ’16, and their projects varied widely. (Story by Margaret Curtis '16, photos by Rebecca Goldfarb Terry '19) (more…)

The 5th Annual Stone A Cappella Concert at Memorial Chapel on Nov. 8 featured the vocal talents of Wesleyan’s many student a cappella groups. “A cappella" is Italian for “in the manner of the chapel.” (Photos by Rebecca Goldfarb Terry '19) (more…)

The Wesleyan Student Assembly hosted the 24th Annual Student Groups Fair Sept. 18 on Andrus Field. The event provided students with an opportunity to meet with both new and established groups. The annual fair also offered students a chance to network with multiple school departments who provide a variety of programs every year.

On Sept. 11, the Center for the Arts celebrated the student music scene at The MASH. Inspired by Fete de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, this fourth annual festival highlights Wesleyan's student musicians. The event took place inside Usdan University Center, Patricelli '92 Theater and Crowell Concert Hall. More than 15 bands performed including Locus, described as “one man with psychedelic textures and experimental beats;” Mom, a funky band full of post-pubescent mystery rock; Quasimodal, Wesleyan's oldest co-ed A cappella group; Veeblefetzer, Wesleyan's finest Klezmer ensemble; Lo-Qi, a rap duo “here to denounce corporate oppression;” Sleep Kid,…

Spring weather arrived at Wesleyan this week, and both students and faculty took advantage of the warm temperatures to spend some quality time outdoors. (Photos by Laurie Kenney) (more…)

On April 9, more than 200 students gathered at Olin Library for a vigil to remember the 147 people—most of them students—killed in the massacre at Garissa University College in Kenya earlier this month. Speakers at the vigil included Arnelle Williams '17, Giselle Torres '16, Claudia Kahindi '18, Geofrey Yatich '17, Ismael Coleman '15, Nyanen Deng '17, Alexandria Williams '15, and Irvine Peck’s-Agaya ’18. (more…)

Citrin P’12, P’14 and Bennett ’00 Offer Advice, Experience in Career Workshop

2016 Patricelli Center Seed Grant Winners Announced

New Student-Run Workshop Allows Any Student to Pursue Creative Projects

Winter Wonderland at Wesleyan

Wesleyan Hosts Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics

15 Seniors Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Senior Thesis Writers Discuss Research with Wesleyan Community

Student Groups Perform A Cappella Concert During Homecoming/Family Weekend

WSA Hosts Student Groups Fair

Student Music Scene Celebrated at the 4th Annual MASH

Springtime Arrives at Wes

Students Gather to Mourn Kenyan Victims