Department and Program Open House Schedule

Academic departments and programs are hosting open houses for prospective majors in the Class of 2018 from October 6 through November 13.  Please check this page often for updates.

Department/Program Place/Date
Notes
African American Studies 11/10/15
Center for African American Studies Lounge
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Ice cream social and hot chocolate
American Studies 11/3/15
Center for the Americas, 255 High Street
12 PM – 1 PM
Great Typhoon Thai Food will be served, plus Superb Apple Cider from Lyman’s Orchards, plus Amazing Almond Cookies from the Famous Lucibello’s Bakery in New Haven.
Anthropology 11/11/15
Anthropology. 281 High Street.
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Cookies and soda.
Archaeology 11/4/15
200 Downey House Lounge, 294 Hight Street
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch will be provided
Art History 11/3/15
Davison Art Center, Print Reference Library
12 PM – 1 PM
Pizza lunch provided. Also open to prospective minors.
Art Studio 11/3/15
Zilkha Gallery Room 202
4:30 PM –
Refreshments. This more of an informational meeting and the program director will be speaking to everyone at one time, so please arrive at 4:30.
Astronomy
Prospective majors are urged to speak at their earliest convenience with any members of the Department
Biology 11/4/15
Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
12 PM – 1 PM
Pizza and salad
Classical Studies 11/5/15
200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street
12 PM – 1 PM
Pizza lunch
College of East Asian Studies 11/12/15
Usdan 110
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
We will have dumplings from Tibetan Kitchen.
College of Letters 10/12/15
COL Library (third floor) 41 Wyllys Ave.
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Refreshments will be provided.
Computer Science 10/21/15
Math Lounge, 601 Exley Science Center
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch will be served. Undergraduate CS majors, graduate students and professors will be present.
Dance 10/15/15
247 Pine St/Schonberg Dance Studio
12 PM – 12:50 PM
Serving variety of pizzas, salads and cider. All are welcome to stop in to hear important information and overview of the Dance Department as a major. Talk with our Chair, Nicole Stanton, other Dance Department faculty and hear our current Dance majors’ experiences.
Economics 11/4/15
CSS Lounge (PAC 406)
12:15 PM – 1 PM
Pizza and drinks
English 11/3/15
Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Light Refreshments will be served.
Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies 11/3/15
ALLB 215 (FGSS Lounge)
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch (pizza) will be provided
Film Studies 11/10/15
Goldsmith Family Cinema CFS100
8 PM – 9:30 PM
Light refreshments. The November 10th Open House is designed for Sophomores who intend to apply to Film Studies as either a Major or Minor.The Film Studies department additionally requires face-to-face meetings with Professor Scott Higgins for all students who intend to apply.
German Studies 11/6/15
Fisk 403
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Refreshments will be served.
Government 11/10/15
PAC 002
12 PM – 1 PM
History 11/3/15
CSS Lounge, PAC
12 PM – 1 PM
Pizza Lunch
Jewish and Israel Studies Certificate 11/5/15
Allbritton 311
12 PM – 1 PM
Food and drink will be provided
Latin American Studies TBA
Mathematics 10/20/15
Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch will be served. Undergraduate math majors, professors and graduate students will be present.
Medieval Studies 11/2/15
200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Snacks
Molecular Biology & Biochemistry 11/11/15
Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch will be provided.
Neuroscience and Behavior 10/14/15
Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch
Philosophy 11/5/15
Russell House
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch. The open house will be held in the Millet Room on the first floor.
Physics 10/13/15
Physics Lounge (ESC 255)
4:15 PM – 5 PM
We will be providing pizza, soda, chips and a cheese platter.
Psychology 10/6/15
Judd Hall 116
12 PM – 1 PM
Pizza. PSYC Majors Meeting – Overview for New and Prospective Majors.
Andrea Patalano (Department Chair) will provide an overview of the major to sophomore prospective majors and to review requirements with junior and senior majors. This meeting is not appropriate for first year students (due to a change in major requirements). The chair will be available before and after the meeting to sign forms (e.g., study abroad, transfer credits).
Psychology Majors manual: http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/psychman_pre2019.pdf
Religion 10/15/15
Religion Department Seminar Room, 171 Church Street
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Snacks and drinks
Romance Languages & Literatures 10/12/15
300 High Street
The Highwaymen Common Room

12 PM – 1 PM
Pizza & Soda. Information about the French, Italian, Spanish and Romance Studies Majors, as well as information about the French Minor
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 10/15/15
Fourth floor of Fisk (405-8)
12 PM – 1:10 PM
There will be hot pizza at noon in the hallways of the Russian Studies department offices. Everyone interested in things Russian is welcome!
Science in Society 10/30/15
ALLB 311
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch (pizza) will be provided
Sociology TBA
Theater 11/2/15
Theater Studios, Jones Room (TST-101)
12:15 PM – 1 PM