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GRADUATE STUDENT LIFE
Office of Graduate Student Services
The Office of Graduate Student Services (OGSS) is the
administrative center for all graduate students enrolled in
courses leading to the master of arts (MA) or doctor of
philosophy (PhD) programs at Wesleyan. The general
responsibilities include: graduate admissions, student
academic records, registration and enrollment, payroll and
stipend maintenance, billing, health insurance
administration, graduation audit, commencement, and the
Graduate Judicial Board.
The Office of Graduate Student Services is also
responsible for the administration of all admissions into
the BA/MA program in the sciences, the admission of graduate
German exchange students from the Regensburg and
Baden-Wurttemberg programs, the foreign language teaching
assistants in the department of Romance Languages and
Literatures, department of Asian Languages and Literatures,
and the Ford Fellows in the Writing Workshop.
Lower Level, North College
Working in partnership with students and collaboratively with other members of the Wesleyan community, the Office of Residential Life strives to provide a safe and supportive residential environment that complements and extends students’ educational experience. Student-centered programs and services are developed and implemented with an emphasis on holistic individual and community development, student leadership, individual responsibility, advocacy of academic inquiry; and freedom of thought, opinion, and expression in the spirit of mutual respect. These are the hallmarks of the Wesleyan residential experience and provide the essential foundation for a high-quality liberal education within a diverse and dynamic community.
The residence halls, apartments, and houses of Wesleyan University are places where students celebrate the uniqueness and dignity inherent in each individual, regardless of race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, class, ability, or age. The mission of Residential Life calls for students to stand up and speak out for social justice, empowerment, respect, and acceptance of all people. Residential Life actively promotes a community that is free from harassment, where differences are celebrated, and independent opinions are supported and respected. When community members are hurt or threatened by others, swift action will be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of the community.
Residence Facilities
The Office of Residential Life oversees all the programmatic aspects of undergraduate University housing. Wesleyan offers a wide variety of living options, including traditional residence halls, apartments, program housing, and unfurnished houses in proximity to the University. Each housing option is differentiated by type of living arrangement, class standing of residents, and program/services. All University-owned living options are connected to the University's voice/video/data network, providing basic phone, cable television, and data connection to the University mainframe.
For more
information, please visit the Residential Life Web site:
www.wesleyan.edu/reslife
Room Assignments
Room assignments for new students are made by the Office of Residential Life prior to the start of the semester. New students are required to submit their preferences. Every effort is made to assign students according to their stated preferences. Room assignments for current resident students are determined each spring according to a lottery system developed by the Office of Residential Life.
For detailed information pertaining to the room selection process, please contact the Office of Residential Life or visit the office's Web site:
www.wesleyan.edu/reslife.
Room Changes
A room freeze is in effect for the first two weeks of each semester. The third and fourth weeks of the semester are designated as a room-change period. Residents who wish to request a change in room assignment may do so during this time by obtaining a room-change form from any residential life staff member or from the Office of Residential Life. Students are required to follow the procedures outlined on the form to request the change.
Student Life Facilities
Student Life Facilities is responsible for all aspects of facility maintenance and custodial services in the buildings where students live and dine. This office attempts to provide a clean, safe, and comfortable environment in order to support and enhance the Wesleyan educational experience.
For more
information, please visit the Student Life Web site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/pplant/student_life.htm
First Floor, Usdan University Center, 45 Wyllys Avenue
The Wesleyan community may purchase stamps, mail
letters, and ship parcels at the postal sales window.
Certified, registered, insured, and express mail shipping
services, including UPS Next Day and 2nd Day, are also
available.
For more information, please visit Wes Stations web site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/wesstation/
The Usdan University Center offers students a multifunctional facility with diverse services. These include a ride board, daily video bulletin board, campus events board, e-mail station, information center, video game and pinball room, recreation equipment, meeting rooms, multipurpose room with large screen TV, and lounges throughout. The Campus Center is also home for important campus agencies that include the Center for the Arts Box Office, three distinct dining facilities, and Wesleyan Station, Wesleyan’s own postal service station.
For more information, please visit the
Usdan University Center Web site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/usdan/
Reserving Space for Events
If you are planning a meeting, conference, reception, or other special event, the
University's Events & Scheduling office can assist you in a number of ways. It provides information about facilities, room sizes, and seating capacities and can suggest an appropriate space for your event. The office acts as a liaison with the Physical Plant staff, Campus Dining, Audio-Visual Department specialists, and Public Safety. It can arrange custodial service, for the Physical Plant movers to deliver equipment for your event, for rental items (such as chairs or tables) to be ordered, and for signs to be made and posted. It can also suggest parking options, security needs, and arrange for rooms to be opened and locked after your event.
To ensure a successful event, advance planning is essential. Facilities are reserved on a first-come basis; there is a tremendous demand for space on the Wesleyan campus. Please call the
Events & Scheduling Office as soon as you know about an upcoming event. If you are unfamiliar with a facility, the office will be glad to arrange a visit and to discuss possible set-ups. Although there is no rental charge for University-sponsored events, please remember that it is necessary to have an account number for Physical Plant or Public Safety billing. The office can help you avoid possible conflicts for audience and support services by informing you of other events that have been scheduled on a given date. If you submit a written copy by the enclosed publication deadline, the office can also list your event in Wesleyan Weekly .
Contact - Events & Scheduling Office:
Cheryl-Ann Hagner, Director, 685-4780
Brandi Cahill, Assistant Director, 685-3762
Occupancy Limits
The Middletown Fire Department has established occupancy limits for on-campus buildings. Please contact the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development at 685-2467 to get the occupancy limit on the facility that yo are interested in utilizing.
For more information, please visit the Student Activities
and Leadership Development web site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/stuact/
Office of Religious and Spiritual Life
169 High Street
The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life conducts regular worship services and help develop a variety of religious, spiritual, educational, cultural, and social programs. Students are encouraged to participate actively in the creation and implementation of these programs. The chaplains are counselors, available to students for discussion of personal concerns ranging from religious/spiritual and social issues to academic and vocational matters.
The chaplains maintain contacts with many local places of worship and are happy to assist students with referrals to local faith communities. A listing of local places of worship may be found in The Local Community section of this handbook.
For more
information, please visit the Office of Religious and
Spiritual Life web site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/chaplains/
167 High Street
The Office of Community Service and Volunteerism serves as a resource for students, faculty, and staff who are interested in local volunteer and community service opportunities. Information on more than 75 social service agencies and their volunteer needs is available. Individuals can serve meals in a soup kitchen, adopt a grandparent, be a big brother or sister, tutor a Middletown child, work in a local hospital, or participate in a wide range of other service activities. Most volunteer opportunities are within walking distance of campus; however, shuttle service is available upon request. The office also provides support for service learning initiatives and student-run tutorial programs. In addition, the office has a library of resource materials for individuals and groups interested in organizing community service projects.
For more
information, please visit the Community Service and
Volunteerism web site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/ocs/
208 High Street
The Office of Public Safety is here to help you. Its orientation is service, prevention, and detection. The Public Safety staff is trained to solve problems and will assist you in any way possible. Public Safety personnel are on and around campus constantly. They are here for your benefit. Don’t hesitate to call upon them for their assistance.
The Office of Public Safety is staffed by officers and supervisors who patrol the campus on a 24-hour basis. All are trained in CPR and first aid as well as in other areas applicable to their position as officers in a University setting. Each person is equipped with a two-way radio, which keeps him/her in constant contact with the Office of Public Safety, located at 208 High Street. From this location, Public Safety has contact with the Middletown Police Department, the Middletown Fire Department, and emergency medical services.
The Office of Public Safety also enforces University regulations pertaining to the University’s Code of Non-Academic Conduct, parking control, fire safety, and academic/administration departmental rules and procedures. Every effort is made to enforce these regulations equitably and professionally.
For patrol purposes, the campus is divided into sectors that are assigned to officers in patrol vehicles, on bicycles, and on foot. Highly visible and easily recognizable, the patrol vehicles are equipped with emergency lights and red cruise lights that glow at night; telephone numbers for reporting emergencies are listed on the doors of the patrol vehicles. Officers' uniforms are likewise designed to allow ready identification.
The office works closely with the Middletown Police and Fire departments on incidents occurring on or around campus and operates in conjunction with the personnel of other local and state agencies. The Public Safety investigative captain coordinates investigations and enlists whatever outside resources are necessary to assist. We encourage you to report all incidents, whether on or near campus.
The office provides a variety of services to the community, including:
- The operation of the nighttime safety shuttle and escort service
- Parking registration for students, faculty, and staff
- Assisting campus motorists with minor motor-vehicle problems
- Coordination of fire drills in campus buildings
- Maintaining the University ’s lost-and-found department
- Operation I.D., an identification engraving program designed to discourage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen items; and registration of bicycles and other valuables on campus
For more
information, please visit the Public Safety web site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/publicsafety/
287 High Street
The Women ’s Resource Center operates as the primary source on this campus for information, literature, networking, support, and events concerning women’s issues. The center’s extensive and continually expanding library of books and periodicals is open to all students. The library houses materials on sexuality, health care, women’s history, spirituality, fiction, women of color, and many other themes.
The main goal of the Women’s Resource Center is to be an accessible vessel for raising feminist consciousness on campus.
190 High Street
The Queer Resource Center (QRC) is located on the second floor of the WSA building. The QRC acts both as the physical headquarters of Queer Alliance and as a general resource for the entire gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning community at Wesleyan. Anyone may come to borrow books, videos, or magazines from the library, and free condoms and lube are available. Student staff members and volunteers are available to answer questions and offer support during posted office hours and also by appointment.
For more
information, please visit the Queer Resource Center web
site:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/queer/
45 Broad Street
Broad Street Books, the Wesleyan University bookstore, is located just off the Wesleyan campus at the intersection of Broad and William Streets. The newly renovated store offers the University and greater Middletown community a wide selection of Wesleyan imprinted clothing, gift items, stationery, and school supplies.
The trade book department with an expanded title base provides books for all ages and interests and includes university presses, children’s books, and a special section of Wesleyan University Press authors. Autographing parties, readings, and other events are an integral part of the store calendar.
Wesleyan students buy their textbooks on the lower level of the store. In addition to the open shelves that accommodate easy viewing of course materials, students can access the store Web site to buy books. The store has a text reservation system, which allows students to place an order online for the rush period of the semester and pick up books at the store. In addition, the textbook area is offering an expanded number of used books for courses.
The Red and Black
café within the bookstore features a light menu consisting of soups, sandwiches, and pastries. Students may use points from the meal plan to purchase food and drinks, and take-out service is also available. The café offers a pleasant gathering place for the Middletown and Wesleyan communities.
Check the links on the Wesleyan Web site:
Broad Street Books / Follett Online Bookstore
for hours and other information on Broad Street Books
and the café or call 860-685-7323.
RECYCLING
What You Can Recycle:
Mixed
Paper
Envelopes
(without plastic windows)
Computer
Paper
Paper with
staples
Glossy
Paper and Magazines
Colored
Paper
Lined Paper
Manila
Folders
White Paper
Newspaper
(if possible, newspaper should be placed in the "Newspaper" bin)
Newspaper Bin
Newspaper
Only
Bottles
and Cans Bin (rinse, remove caps)
Glass
Tin Foil
#1 and #2
Plastics
Tofu boxes
(remove plastic covers)
Bottles
Cans
Aluminum
Cardboard Dumpster
Corrugated
Cardboard Only
Cereal
Box Bin
Thin,
Non-Corrugated Cardboard
Soda/Beer
Cases
Paperboard
Cereal
Boxes
Where You Can Recycle:
Mixed
paper, Newspaper, Bottles and Cans
Blue bins
in many buildings all around campus
Corrugated Cardboard (not waxed)
Campus
Center loading dock
Hi-Rise
Clark
Butterfield
A parking lot
Science
Center loading dock
Cereal
Boxes and Paperboard
Campus
Center loading dock
WEShop
service entrance
Hi-Rise
Lo-Rise
In-Town
Batteries
Science
Center lobby
Hall-Atwater near Lawn Avenue entrance on ground floor
Recycling
at Senior/Program Houses
Curbside
recycling in houses is picked up once a week by the City of Middletown
depending on house location. Newspaper must be placed in brown bags or
tied with string. Mixed paper (including paperboard and newspaper) must
be tied with string. Large amounts of corrugated cardboard (flattened
and cut to 2 ft. by 3 ft.) must be tied with string. Pizza boxes cannot
be recycled. For more information, contact the Middletown Recycling
Center at 344-3526.
For more
information, call x3788 or visit
www.wesleyan.edu/recycling
Composting on Campus
E3 has started a house
composting program this year in connection with the
University, which has agreed
to use the soil from the compost bins at the end of the
year. If you are interested in getting a bin for your house (program or private),
please contact e3@wesleyan.edu.
Quick Guide to Composting:
•Allowed—vegetables,
fruits (no whole fruits or veggies), grains, coffee
grinds, tea bags, leaves, grass clippings, wood chips, shredded
newspaper, any nondairy, nonmeat, nonoily food
It is best to start the bin with
a layer of "browns" that include dried leaves,
shredded newspaper, or dried grass
clippings. Put food waste ("greens"—with
the exception of meat, dairy, and oil) in bin. If the
compost is too wet or smells, add a
layer of browns on top. You will get the best results
from your compost if you
aerate it once in a while with a stick or broom handle
(just stick it down in the compost and make a hole in different places) and
turn (stir) the compost occasionally as well. Other than
that, let Mother Earth heat,
decomposition, chemical reactions, and, of course, worms,
do the rest!
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