Upcoming Department and Program Open Houses through 11/6

The following is a list of Department and Program Open Houses that will be taking place through November 6.

Department/Program Place/Date
Notes
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.
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.
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
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
German Studies 11/6/15
Fisk 403
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Refreshments will be served.
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
Medieval Studies 11/2/15
200 Downey House Lounge, 294 High Street
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Snacks
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.
Science in Society 10/30/15
ALLB 311
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch (pizza) will be provided
Theater 11/2/15
Theater Studios, Jones Room (TST-101)
12:15 PM – 1 PM

Want to Get Paid to have FUN?!?

Looking for more ways to meet people and get involved on campus? Family Weekend 2015 is fast approaching (November 6th-November 8th), and we need student employees! Aside from getting paid, you’ll also have the unique opportunity to help out with one of Wesleyan’s most important events, make lasting connections with alumni, and represent the student body to hundreds of visitors and guests. Potential jobs include working at the registration site, escorting guests around campus in shuttle vans, and much more!

To apply for a position, please fill out and submit the student employee application, available here. Applications will be accepted until Friday, October 16th at 5:00 PM, and we will notify you of your employment status no later than Tuesday, October 20th.

There will be a mandatory student employee meeting on Wednesday, November 4th in Exley Science Center 150, at 5:00 PM. If you are hired, you must attend this meeting to receive your work schedules, event staff T-shirt (it’ll even be long sleeved!), and other important event information.

If you have any questions, please contact us at aprinterns@wesleyan.edu.

Thanks for your interest!

Best,
Interns

Catherine Marquez ’16, and Avva Saniee ’17
Family Weekend and Homecoming 2015 Interns
Office of Alumni and Parent Relations
330 High Street
aprinterns@wesleyan.edu
(860) 685-2802

Upcoming Department and Program Open Houses 10/14-10/21

The following is a list of Department and Program Open Houses that will be taking place through October 21.

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.
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.
Neuroscience and Behavior 10/14/15
Woodhead Lounge, Exley Science Center
12 PM – 1 PM
Lunch
Religion 10/15/15
Religion Department Seminar Room, 171 Church Street
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Snacks and drinks
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!

PSYC Majors Meeting – Overview for New and Prospective Majors 10/6

PSYC Majors Meeting – Overview for New and Prospective Majors

Tuesday, October 6
Judd Hall 116
12 PM – 1 PM

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). Pizza will be served.

Psychology Majors manual: http://www.wesleyan.edu/psyc/about/psychman_pre2019.pdf

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

Florian Sedlmeier: American Studies/American Literary Studies beyond the U.S. 9/30

This Wednesday, Sept. 30, 4:30-6:00, Downey Lounge, the American Studies major and English major will be hosting a very special guest, Florian Sedlmeier, a young professor at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Free University (Freie Universitat), Berlin, Germany.  (Delicious treats will be served.)  He is really eager to meet Wesleyan students and faculty.  The “JFK” is the greatest American Studies center in Europe.  I am going to have a dialogue with him about the kind of critical edge one can develop by doing American Studies and American literary studies outside (yes, outside) of the U.S.!  This subject is close to my heart because my first full immersion in American Studies–my intellectual conversion–was when I did an M.A. in American Studies at the University of London.  Several Europeans–Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber, D. H. Lawrence, Antonio Gramsci–have given us some of the most astute analyses of how America “ticks” as a power structure and culture (and popular culture, for instance, Francois Truffaut on Westerns).  And many Americans–Gertrude Stein, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and others–went to Europe to bust out of the American bubble critically and artistically.  Florian Sedlmeier and I want to spark a conversation–that we will open up to everyone once we raise some concerns and questions–about what’s at stake in thinking about this.  American Studies became a big deal in Europe after World War II as part of America’s–the U.S. Information Agency’s–“free world” Cold War propaganda campaign.  But European American Studies has had a way thinking critically about the U.S., partly because of its own radical traditions.

Florian will also tell us more about the famous “JFK.”  This amazing institute is located in the gorgeous neighborhood of Dahlem, in Berlin, and ALL CLASSES–undergraduate and graduate–ARE IN ENGLISH.  You might wish to consider being an exchange student at the “JFK” at some point.  And if you consider doing graduate work in American Studies there–say, an M.A.–you should know that THE TUITION IS FREE (you just have to pay for your lodging and food).  It was my privilege to be a visiting professor at the “JFK” in 2012 and I loved it.  It’s very comprehensive.  There are five departments within American Studies:  Culture, Literature, History, Political Science, and Economics.  The faculty–as you’ll see when you meet Florian–are brilliant, accomplished, and a lot of fun.  The courses that each department offers are wide-ranging and fascinating.  And Berlin is an absolute BLAST!

So please come and please bring any friends!  You’ll learn some surprising stuff.  Florian is really psyched about coming to Wes!

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