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Welcome to Wes! My name is Jess French Smith and I’m a
rising senior from Long Island. I spent my first two amazing years here at
Wesleyan and this past year studying abroad in Tanzania, India, New Zealand
and Mexico. After an exciting year away I’m very happy to be back in both
the Wesleyan and greater Middletown community. My first year here I started
the Nagarote-Wesleyan Partnership, a program to link Wesleyan students to
the community in Nagarote, Nicaragua. I am also very interested in social
justice work, gender issues and working to make life at Wesleyan
environmentally sustainable. We are all eager to welcome you to the
community of vibrant, progressive and passionate individuals that make up
Wesleyan. Can’t wait to see you in August!
Welcome! My name is Erin Clark, and I am a senior
transfer student from nearby Granby, CT. This year I will complete my double
major in English and American Studies, with a concentration in Gender and
Policy. My academic interests are closely related to my work in the Feminist
Network, Amnesty International, and LiveWolves Vegan Cooperative, as well as
establishing a Sexual Assault Response Team on campus. My advice to new
students, particularly transfers, would be to jump right in! Everything
Wesleyan has to offer opens up another door of interest or possibility to
progress multifaceted growth. Feel free to ask me any question, big or
small!
Congratulations on being a new member of the Wesleyan
community! I’m Gwynne, a rising junior from Farmington, CT. I’m a psychology
major and a member of the squash team. I also work on Mind Matters, the
student-run psychology journal, write for Unlocked magazine, and work in a
research lab. I’m excited to be planning orientation for you and encourage
you to participate in as many activities during orientation week as you can.
Don’t be hesitant to join activities that you may have no background or
current interest in, because you never know what will spark your curiosity!
Orientation week is one of the best times to meet new people, form
friendships, and create lasting memories. I hope you will take advantage of
all that Wesleyan has to offer. See you soon!
 Congrats! Welcome to Wes! My name is Jayvan Mitchell
and I am a rising sophomore from Jamaica. My experience at Wes has been
great - I have learnt more than I thought I could possibly learn in one
year, simultaneously having lots of fun. I look forward to starting next
semester, as every semester at Wes presents new, more exciting prospects for
academic and social advancements. I look forward mostly to starting my major
-- College of Social Studies -- as well as to getting involved in various
extra-curricular activities that I have not yet explored. I have served on
various committees over the past two semesters, including the Wesleyan
Student Assembly and the Student Budgetary Committee, as well as the West
Indian Students’ Association. Being a part of the Wesleyan family has been a
rich experience and I am sure that you, the members of the freshman class,
will integrate into this family and make it even better than it already is.
I anxiously await your arrival in August! Go Wes!
Hi, I'm Rudi and I am an international student and
rising sophomore all the
way from Botswana. Welcome to Wes everyone! I love playing sports with soccer being
my favorite followed by tennis. I have a mixed passion for theater and
business. Theater because I love acting and watching performances, business
because I find it amusing what money can do to you and what people have done
for it. My main aim is to meet as many of the class of 2012 as possible
because I think you all are great people, which is why you here are at Wes!
My first year at Wes was amazing and I am sure you first year will be even
better because there is truly no place like Wesleyan. I look forward to
meeting all you be it during orientation or during the semester. Once again
welcome to Wes, class of 2012!
Hey class of 2012, welcome to Wes! You’re going to love
it. I’m Shirin Sulaiman, a rising sophomore from Singapore. I plan to be a
College of Letters and possibly French Studies major, but am generally
passionate about the humanities, fostering an appreciation for
interdisciplinary learning and the arts in my home country, and hope to
contribute somehow in forming intricate and more extensive intercultural
ties between the US and countries around the world. To the international
students in particular, I look forward to communicating with you over the
summer and welcoming you into the fold come August, and I hope you embrace
orientation as an opportunity to begin forming your Wesleyan experience.
Don’t hesitate to contact me or any of the other interns with queries you
might have!
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