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A warm welcome to the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA)! We provide advice and counsel on every aspect of your adjustment to life at Wesleyan--cultural, academic, personal, financial, and immigration. We organize International Student Orientation when you arrive and on-going orientation programs on issues of particular interest to international students, and coordinate support for undergraduate international students who choose to remain on campus during official university breaks. Our goal is to smooth your way into U.S. academic culture, and to help you integrate on all levels into the vibrant and challenging intellectual and social community that is Wesleyan University. Incoming international students should arrive on campus on Friday, August 28, 2009 and participate in activities throughout the weekend. All other incoming students will arrive on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. New Student Orientation, which all students are expected to attend including international students, begins on Tuesday, September 1st and continues through Monday, September 7th. Click here for more information on New Student Orientation In addition, OISA works closely with many other offices on campus to ensure that your needs are met. We have included the more relevant offices for incoming and prospective international students below.
We look forward to seeing you on campus! Alice B. Hadler |
March 20, 2010 Meet the Authors - Jon Cotner, Andy Fitch, and Matvei Yankelvich Description: Come to Broad Street Books on Saturday, March 20th at 3:00pm to see Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch read/perform with Matvei Yankelvich! Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch are the authors of Ten Walks/Two Talks (Ugly Duckling Press, 2010), a book which Time Out New York describes as "philosophical, formally innovative and fascinating." In 2009 they co-edited Interdisciplinary Transcriptionsa 1,036-page digital anthology containing poets, critics, anthropologists and visual artists. Other publications include Animal Shelter, Brooklyn Rail, Denver Quarterly, Electric Literature, Hotel Amerika, LIT, n+1, and UbuWeb. Cotner and Fitch have performed their dialogic improvisations at festivals and conferences across the United States, as well as in Toronto and Berlin. Cotner lives in New York City. Fitch is an assistant professor in the University of Wyomings MFA Program. Matvei Yankelevich is the author of Boris by the Sea (Octopus Books, 2010). His writing has appeared in Boston Review, Fence, Open City, Tantalum, Typo, Zen Monster, and other little magazines. His translations from Russian have cropped up in Harpers, New American Writing, Poetry, The New Yorker, and in some anthologies including OBERIU: An Anthology of Russian Absurdism (Northwestern, 2006) and Night Wraps the Sky: Writings by and about Mayakovsky (FSG, 2008). His translations of Daniil Kharms were collected in Today I Wrote Nothing: The Selected Writings of Daniil Kharms (Ardis/Overlook, 2009) and received praise from the TLS, The Guardian, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Yankelevich lives in Brooklyn, where he edits and designs books for Ugly Duckling Presse. He teaches at Hunter College and Columbia University School of the Arts. See a description of their works: Ten Walks/Two Talks http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9781933254678/ten-walkstwo-talks.aspx Boris by the Sea http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/9780980193824/boris-by-the-sea.aspx Location: 45 Broad Street, Middletown Time: 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM Admission: Free Sponsor: Broad Street Books Contact: Brian Mitchard (860)685-7323 March 22, 2010 SARN Peer Advisor: Exam Preparation Description: Location: Usdan 136 (Hicks Meeting Room) Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Contact: Sarah Lazare March 23, 2010 Financing Your Legal Education Description: Wondering how youre going to pay for law school? Youre not alone! The good news is that federal financial aid programs exist to help you. Financing a legal degree is very different than it is for undergraduate school. Your focus as you prepare for law school should be on getting your financial house in order now and then borrowing the minimum amount possible to attend the school you choose. Developing a strategy will insure that youre successful both in financing your education and in achieving your long-term financial goals once you graduate. During this session well review the financing options available, the financial aid process, help you determine how much you should borrow, and help you with steps to get financially fit before you attend law school. Location: Usdan 108 (Taylor Meeting Room) Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Sponsor: Career Resource Center Contact: Jim Kubat March 24, 2010 Wesleyan Farmers Market Description: The Wesleyan Farmer's Market occurs the first and third Wednesday of each month from 11-2 in the Usdan Courtyard, or Beckham Hall when it gets cold. Come enjoy fresh produce and locally made baked goods, honey, jam, cheese, bread etc. Location: Usdan Huss Courtyard + Lawn Time: 11:00 AM - 02:00 PM Sponsor: Office of Community Services URL: More Information Contact: wesleyanfarmersmarket@gmail.com SARN Peer Advisor: Procrastination Description: The skills and techniques covered in this workshop will help you to understand the concept of motivation and how to inspire and organize yourself to productivity. Having difficulties starting or finishing assignments? Do you become disinterested with work the further into the material you get? Come to the Procrastination Workshop. Location: Usdan 114 Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Admission: None Sponsor: SARN URL: More Information Contact: jslewis@wesleyan.edu Vespers Dinner & Service Description: A contemplative gathering with a simple ritual and followed by a vegetarian dinner. No religious affiliation necessary. Location: Community Partnerships Chaplain's Lounge Time: 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM Sponsor: Office of Religious & Spiritual Life Contact: Gregory Besek (gbesek@wesleyan.edu) Astronomy Public Viewing Description: Wednesday night public observing takes place at the Observatory from 8-9 p.m on every clear Wednesday during the academic year. Come experience the changing night sky with the students and staff of the Wesleyan Astronomy Department. As always, this event is free and open to the public, and is dependent on clear skies. For more information, click on the "Public Observing" link on the Astronomy Department web page. Location: Van Vleck Observatory 202 16" Telescope Time: 08:00 PM - 09:00 PM Sponsor: Astronomy Department Contact: Roy Kilgard, ext 3664 WestCo Wednesday Open Mic Night Description: Location: WestCo Cafe Time: 09:30 PM - 12:00 AM Sponsor: West College Contact: WestCo Guidance March 25, 2010 Vendor - Gypsy Jewelry Description: Deb showcases whimsical jewelry. What's whimsical jewelry? Come take a look. Location: Usdan Vendor F1 Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Contact: Frank Marsilli - X3559 Interviewing Skills Workshop Description: Interviewing well for a job is a skill that can be learned. This workshop will cover all the points that you need to know - such as preparation, attire, greetings, use of examples from your past experience, strategies for structuring your answers, and questions you can ask the interviewer. Location: Usdan 108 (Taylor Meeting Room) Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Sponsor: Career Resource Center Contact: QRode x2180 Dr. Ofer Tchernichovski, "Developmental song learning in the zebra finch: from sensory development to cultural evolution" Description: Dr. Ofer Tchernichovski is Associate Professor of Biology at City College of New York, CUNY Location: Shanklin 107 (Kerr Lecture Hall) Time: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Admission: free Sponsor: Biology Department Contact: Biology Department, x2140 Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University Dept of Applied Mathematics Description: Undergraduate Math Talk: Introduction to Scientific Computing and the Influence of Mathematics to Its Development Location: ESC 601 (Math Lounge) Time: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM Sponsor: Mathematics and Computer Science Contact: Caryn Canalia Math Colloquium- Chi-Wang Shu Description: High Order Methods for Convection Dominated PDEs--An Overview In this talk we will give an overview of algorithm development, analysis and application, with an emphasis on motivation, historical perspective and recent progress, on high order numerical methods for convection dominated partial differential equations. These partial differential equations arise in diverse application areas, including computational fluid dynamics, traffic flow models, computational electromagnetism, and astrophysics. After a discussion of motivation and overview on several standard methods, we will discuss a few modern numerical methods, including the finite difference weighted essentially non-oscillatory (WENO) schemes, finite volume WENO schemes, and discontinuous Galerkin (DG) finite element methods. A comparison of their relevant advantages and disadvantages will be given. Location: ESC 638 Time: 04:15 PM - 06:00 PM Sponsor: Mathematics and Computer Science Contact: ccanalia@wesleyan.edu March 26, 2010 Alumni Back to School Description: Join us for Alumni Back to School Program Alumni: Return to campus and experience a day in the life of a current Wesleyan student! Students: Do you have Friday classes? Want to meet interesting alumni and hear great stories about Wesleyan back when? Please consider signing up to host an alumnus/a for the day. Take your alumnus/a to class, games, student group meetings, or simply tour the campus and share your Wesleyan experience *A light breakfast for alumni and students will be provided Location: Usdan 108 (Taylor Meeting Room) Time: 08:00 AM - 10:00 AM Contact: Sandy Tello, Office of Alumni and Parent Programs, 860-685-3679 or stello@wesleyan.edu Vendor - Norden Sherpa Description: Let this Sherpa be your personal guide to the heights of fashion. I have one of his wool caps, and it is so toasty! Location: Usdan Vendor F1 Time: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Contact: Frank Marsilli - X3559  |