November 17, 2009

Please read the following information from the Office of Residential Life:

As you prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday, remember to LOCK ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS whether you will be remaining on campus or leaving for the break!  Also, please consider taking home your bikes and other belongings that you will not need through the winter.  If you are staying on campus over the break period, remember to walk in well lit areas after dark, preferably in groups, and report suspicious people to Public Safety immediately at 860-685-3333 or x3333 from a campus phone line.  Although the RIDE program will not be operating Thursday through Saturday, Public Safety will provide escorts for individuals upon request.  Public Safety’s general phone number is 860-685-2345.

As you finalize your travel arrangements for the winter break, remember that the residential units will close for the fall semester at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 23, 2009.  All residential units, with the exception of the wood frame houses, will close at this time.  Students can return to campus at 9:00 am on Sunday, January 17, 2010.

There will be a limited number of employment opportunities for students looking for work on campus during winter break.  Students wishing to do so must request housing with Residential Life by December 2, 2009.   Requests should be made through the Winter Break web site at http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/ugrad_housing/winter_closing.html.  Please note:  Housing is not guaranteed during the winter break period, students who are granted permission to live in their units during the break will be notified by December 11, 2009.

Thank you.

The Office of Residential Life

WesWars 2009
SENIORS are winning, but it’s not over yet!
CURRENT SCORES:
Seniors: 4922; Freshmen: 4029; Sophomores: 3237; Juniors: 2916
(Check out the WesWars Scoreboard and see how your class is doing)
MORE GAMES:
Kickball Tournament
Friday, 12:30 p.m. outside Usdan
Cell Phone Scavenger Hunt
Friday, 9 p.m. Usdan Courtyard
Host your own game
You choose the game, you make the rules, you choose the time and place.
Send us the information, we’ll post to the website and add the points to
your score! Any and all games are welcome, we will tally points
until 9:30 p.m. on Friday night.
WIN:
Bragging Rights at Homecoming
President Michael Roth will present the “Class Key” to the winning
class during halftime of the Homecoming Football Game. A photo of the
winning class, with the “Class Key” will hang in Usdan for the remainder
of the school year.
A reception for your class
Dean Michael Whaley has offered to host a reception for participants of
the winning class with your class Dean.
SIGN UP HERE
for the Cell Phone Scavenger Hunt, Kickball or to post your own game.
We hope you will continue to support your class!
Yours,
The Cardinal Council
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For more information about WesWars or the Cardinal Council, please visit: www.wesleyan.edu/gowes

Tags: Campus Events, WesWars

Dear Wesleyan Musical Performers,
In an effort to collaborate and combine programming efforts, a new committee has been established. The Usdan Common Connections Committee is looking to work with musical performers within the Wesleyan Community to provide opportunities to showcase your talents.

These performances will take many different forms and will happen in a variety of venues. We are currently planning a series of Coffee House performances that will feature two or three artists or groups and will likely be held in the Daniel Family Commons on the third floor of Usdan. The committee is also putting together a “Last Waltz”esque jam that will happen on December 14th in the Marketplace Dining wing. This event is tentatively being billed as “Classes Ending on a Good Note”.

Our hope is that throughout the year many different performers or groups will take advantage of the opportunity to let the Usdan Common Connections Committee plan their performance event. If you have ideas for performances or would like to play in either a Coffee House or in the December jam, please contact Michelle Myers-Brown via email (mmyersbrown@wesleyan.edu) for more details.

If you, or your group, are interested in performing in Usdan at these or other events, please email Michelle Myers-Brown by 11/20/09.

We look forward to hosting performances that showcase the diverse musical styles and the musicians helping to continue the tradition of great music at Wesleyan.

Sincerely,
The Usdan Common Connections Committee

Tags: Campus Events, UCC

Have you thought about sharing your love for Wesleyan with prospective students?
Did you have a great Wesleyan tour guide?
Do you see tours around campus and wish that you were the one leading them?
The Office of Admission is hiring tour guides for the Spring 2010! Admission Tour Guides represent Wesleyan to prospective students and their families as they decide where they will apply and where to attend college. Do you remember your Wesleyan tour guide? Often, a tour guide is the first, and sometimes only, student these families will meet and are critical in forming their impressions of campus and Wesleyan students.
Applications are due on Wednesday, November 11 by 5pm, but you can definitely submit them earlier (and it would be appreciated!). If you are interested in applying, please go here: https://sites.google.com/site/cardinalkey/application. The application can be downloaded (at the bottom of the page) and completed. Once you complete the application, you can return a hard copy to the Office of Admission front desk, or e-mail it to Assistant Dean of Admission Tara Lindros at tlindros@wesleyan.edu.
The position begins at the start of the spring semester 2010. You would need to be available to give approximately 1-2 tours a week (more can be made available if you’d like), and attend meetings (1-2 times per month) as scheduled. Work study and non-work study students are welcome to apply, although work study students will be given preference this semester. Also, we want tour guides to reflect Wesleyan students and the diversity of backgrounds, thoughts, and interests, and encourage all students to consider applying.
If you have any questions, please contact Tara at tlindros@wesleyan.edu. We look forward to reading your applications!

Tags: Admissions

The Registrar’s Office would like to remind students of the following deadlines:

•The last day to withdraw from full-semester and second-quarter classes is Thursday, November 19. Completed forms are due in the Registrar’s Office by 5 p.m. and must include the following signatures: instructor, faculty advisor, and class dean.

•The deadline for submission of leave of absence applications for Spring 2010 is Tuesday, December 1. All completed applications are due in the Registrar’s Office by 5 p.m. that day.

Please contact the Registrar’s Office at Ext. 2810 if you have any questions concerning these deadlines.

Tags: Registrar

Volunteer as a WesWELL Peer Health Advocate (PHA)!

We welcome students with interests in all health topics who wish to have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the Wesleyan student body to join WesWELL’s PHA program. As a PHA member, you will help proactively address health issues on campus, learn about important health and wellness resources for your own education and share these with our student community through innovative programming and outreach. Join us on one of the info sessions below (all session at the Davison Health Center solarium 2nd floor) – Visit the WesWELL website at www.wesleyan.edu/weswell for further info and a PHA application!

Sunday, 11/1 @ 4pm (you are welcome to attend the regular PHA meeting @3pm)
Thursday, 11/5 @ 12noon
Sunday, 11/8 @ midnight – new PHA application deadline

Tags: PHA, WesWell

TO: All Students

FROM: Office of Residential Life

DATE: November 3, 2009

RE: Winter Break

This is a reminder to students that all residential units will close for the fall semester at 12:00pm on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. All residential units, with the exception of wood frame houses, will close at this time; students who wish to stay in their wood frame house must register with Residential Life on-line at http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/Forms/woodframe_house_info.htm.

Students can return to campus at 9:00am on Sunday, January 17, 2010.

International students and student athletes will receive information regarding winter break housing from either the Office of International Student Affairs or their coach.

Students who wish to return to campus early must submit an on-line application located at http://www.wesleyan.edu/reslife/ugrad_housing/winter_closing.html. This application is due on December 2, 2009 – no exceptions. Please also note that all applications will be scrutinized and there is no guarantee that your request can be processed.

***Furthermore, students who are moving into a new residence hall will not be able to pick-up their keys before Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:00am.

There will be a limited number of employment opportunities for students looking for work on campus during winter break. Students wishing to do so must request housing with the Office of Residential Life by December 2, 2009.

In order to maximize class appropriate spaces for students returning from leave/abroad, the Office of Residential Life will not process Room Change Requests after November 13, 2009. Students interested in making a room change after this date must wait until two weeks into the spring semester, after all returning students have been placed. Requests to pull-in a student into a spring vacancy can be made until November 30, 2009.

Any questions regarding these processes should be directed to Residential Life at 860-685-3550 or at reslife@wesleyan.edu.

Thank You.

Tags: Housing, Res Life

Want your photography to be the next to hang in the Usdan Center?
Guidelines:
• Eligibility: Open to all students of Wesleyan University; all entries must be original work and created during the last two years

• Submit up to three photographs to tshiner@wesleyan.edu by December 7, 2009 or by dropping them off on CD-Rom at 124 Usdan

• Include your name, class year, a title and a description of the photo(s).

• Up to ten photographs will be selected to display. Decisions will be made by December 15, 2009.

• Selected photographs will be enlarged to 24”x36” (or largest size allowed by resolution of the original) and hung in Usdan common areas for the beginning of the Spring Semester. Please submit the highest resolution you are

• At the end of the show, artists will receive their enlarged print as a prize.
• Copyright: Wesleyan University reserves the right to publish winning images in Usdan University Center printed materials related to the building.
• Entrants must not infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person or submit images that involve the willful harassment of individuals, wildlife or damage to the environment by the photographer

Tags: Campus Events, Photo Contest

The Cardinal Council invites you to bring your
Wesleyan Spirit and your Class Pride to

WesWars 2009

Friday, October 30th
4 – 6 p.m.
Andrus Field

Featuring:
GAMES, Student Group Tables, a Moon Bounce,
Free Ice Cream… and more.

For more information and a detailed schedule of WesWars games, please visit: www.wesleyan.edu/gowes and click the Douglas Cannon.

What is WesWars?
WesWars is a series of interclass games and challenges, athletic and intellectual. The Cardinal Council’s fresh take on interclass competitions of old and “Cannon Scraps” that were popular in the 1800’s. WesWars begins with an all-campus “field day” on Friday, October 30 and smaller games will be hosted throughout the week, ending on November 6th. Win a game, score points for your class!

Who is the Cardinal Council?
The Cardinal Council is an undergraduate advisory group to University Relations and the Alumni Association with a mission to help foster greater school spirit, strengthen class bonds and create a more unified undergraduate experience. Cardinal Council members LOVE Wesleyan, and are as diverse in their interests and affiliations as the greater Wesleyan community.

How can I play?
Anyway you like! Play one of the larger games on the field on Friday (tug of war, capture the flag etc.), answer an academic or trivia question, wear your class color and don some Wes face paint, OR create your own game! We welcome any and all game or competition ideas, just submit the name of the game and the rules to AhDream Smith ‘12 at afsmith@wesleyan.edu/ and we’ll tally the points!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tags: Campus Events, WesWars