Schedule of Events
Friday, November 1, 2019
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Attend a Class
Students may arrange with their professors for parents to visit classes, or parents and alumni may check here for the class schedule. The schedule will also be available at Registration in the Usdan University Center. Please plan to arrive on time and to stay for the duration of the class.
Attend a Class
Students may arrange with their professors for parents to visit classes, or parents and alumni may check here for the class schedule. The schedule will also be available at Registration in the Usdan University Center. Please plan to arrive on time and to stay for the duration of the class.
9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Registration and Information
Everyone--parents, families, and students--please check in at the Usdan University Center for a final weekend schedule (with updates and event locations), meal tickets, a welcome packet, and more.
Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
Registration and Information
Everyone--parents, families, and students--please check in at the Usdan University Center for a final weekend schedule (with updates and event locations), meal tickets, a welcome packet, and more.
Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Wesleyan Admission Information Session
Gather insight into the admission process at Wesleyan by attending this information session for prospective students.
Presented by: The Office of Admission
McKelvey Room, Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Admission Information Session
Gather insight into the admission process at Wesleyan by attending this information session for prospective students.
Presented by: The Office of Admission
McKelvey Room, Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: The Imperial Ghost in the Neoliberal Machine (Figuring the CIA)
The Central Intelligence Agency's efforts to purge sites of communism was a global operation—and East Asia was no exception. Key officials from the agency described acts of espionage and strategic coordination in the 1950s and '60s that ranged from the mobilization of controlled media and mafia groups to the violent suppression of socialist movements. With its title alluding to mind-body dualism, this exhibition contends with past machinations that are still corporeally present, albeit camouflaged in other forms of manipulation and continuing to shift control and coerce power under new terms. This exhibition is guest curated by the Tokyo-based project space Asakusa.
IN THE GALLERIES: The Imperial Ghost in the Neoliberal Machine (Figuring the CIA)
The Central Intelligence Agency's efforts to purge sites of communism was a global operation—and East Asia was no exception. Key officials from the agency described acts of espionage and strategic coordination in the 1950s and '60s that ranged from the mobilization of controlled media and mafia groups to the violent suppression of socialist movements. With its title alluding to mind-body dualism, this exhibition contends with past machinations that are still corporeally present, albeit camouflaged in other forms of manipulation and continuing to shift control and coerce power under new terms. This exhibition is guest curated by the Tokyo-based project space Asakusa.
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, 343 Washington Terrace (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: Into the Image
What lies behind the miniature’s mysterious power to draw us in? Anyone who has gazed at a book illustration or spent hours enthralled by a smartphone screen understands the pleasure of absorption that beholding small things can provide. Collectability, demonstration of artistic virtuosity, and intimacy between spectator and object all imbue the miniature with certain charms. Indeed, across historical moments, artists exploited these potentialities of the miniature to captivate their audiences. This exhibition of miniature artworks—drawn entirely from the Davison Art Center collection—features objects made across several centuries, and includes examples by Rembrandt van Rijn and Henri Matisse.
Davison Art Center, 301 High Street (Show in Map)
IN THE GALLERIES: Into the Image
What lies behind the miniature’s mysterious power to draw us in? Anyone who has gazed at a book illustration or spent hours enthralled by a smartphone screen understands the pleasure of absorption that beholding small things can provide. Collectability, demonstration of artistic virtuosity, and intimacy between spectator and object all imbue the miniature with certain charms. Indeed, across historical moments, artists exploited these potentialities of the miniature to captivate their audiences. This exhibition of miniature artworks—drawn entirely from the Davison Art Center collection—features objects made across several centuries, and includes examples by Rembrandt van Rijn and Henri Matisse.
Davison Art Center, 301 High Street (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: Brendan Fernandes: Inaction
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
IN THE GALLERIES: Brendan Fernandes: Inaction
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
12:45 PM to 1:15 PM
Muslim Friday Prayers/Jumaa Salah
Please join the Muslim/Islam community at Wesleyan for Jumaa prayer in the Muslim Prayer Room. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about the Muslim culture and Islamic faith on campus, from both a spiritual and sociological perspective. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Muslim Prayer Room, 169 High Street, 2nd Floor (Show in Map)
Muslim Friday Prayers/Jumaa Salah
Please join the Muslim/Islam community at Wesleyan for Jumaa prayer in the Muslim Prayer Room. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about the Muslim culture and Islamic faith on campus, from both a spiritual and sociological perspective. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Muslim Prayer Room, 169 High Street, 2nd Floor (Show in Map)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Gordon Career Center Open House and Wesleyan Summer Grants Showcase
Stop by the Gordon Career Center as recipients of the 2019 Wesleyan Summer Grant share their experiences from this past summer. The Wesleyan Summer Grant Program allows students to pursue no- or low-pay career-related opportunities, including internships, volunteer work, research, and academic programs.
Afterwards, visit with the GCC staff and the Executive Director, Sharon Belden Castonguay, to learn about the resources available to students to explore career paths and find meaningful work.
All are welcome!
Gordon Career Center, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
Gordon Career Center Open House and Wesleyan Summer Grants Showcase
Stop by the Gordon Career Center as recipients of the 2019 Wesleyan Summer Grant share their experiences from this past summer. The Wesleyan Summer Grant Program allows students to pursue no- or low-pay career-related opportunities, including internships, volunteer work, research, and academic programs.
Afterwards, visit with the GCC staff and the Executive Director, Sharon Belden Castonguay, to learn about the resources available to students to explore career paths and find meaningful work.
All are welcome!
Gordon Career Center, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
WESEMINAR Wesleyan Abroad: Everything Your Student Might Forget to Mention
Join the Office of Study Abroad staff and students to discuss what families need to know about study abroad for Wesleyan students. Topics will include affordability and financial aid, sites and kinds of programs, credit transfer, health and safety, and the benefits of spending a semester or year studying in another country. Please come with questions.
Presenters: Emily Gorlewski, Ed.D., Associate Director, Office of Study Abroad at the Fries Center for Global Studies; Eddie Chapman ’20, Philosophy major; Grant Hill ’20, Italian Studies and Neuroscience and Behavior major.
Hansel Lecture Hall (Room 001), Public Affairs Center (PAC) (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Wesleyan Abroad: Everything Your Student Might Forget to Mention
Join the Office of Study Abroad staff and students to discuss what families need to know about study abroad for Wesleyan students. Topics will include affordability and financial aid, sites and kinds of programs, credit transfer, health and safety, and the benefits of spending a semester or year studying in another country. Please come with questions.
Presenters: Emily Gorlewski, Ed.D., Associate Director, Office of Study Abroad at the Fries Center for Global Studies; Eddie Chapman ’20, Philosophy major; Grant Hill ’20, Italian Studies and Neuroscience and Behavior major.
Hansel Lecture Hall (Room 001), Public Affairs Center (PAC) (Show in Map)
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Wesleyan Admission Information Session
Gather insight into the admission process at Wesleyan by attending this information session for prospective students.
McKelvey Room, Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Admission Information Session
Gather insight into the admission process at Wesleyan by attending this information session for prospective students.
McKelvey Room, Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Navigating Survivor Care & Support at Wes
In the spirit of building community, this “meet and greet” will be an opportunity for admitted students and their families to learn more about on-campus and community resources working to support survivors of interpersonal violence (i.e. sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and/or sexual harassment). There will also be opportunities to connect one-on-one with representatives from these community agencies and on-campus offices, and understand more explicitly each agency’s role. This event is open to everyone, whether you know a survivor, are connected to a survivor, or want to know information and resources for survivors in the future. Overall, the goal of this workshop is to connect students and their families into this network of resources as Wesleyan and the Middletown community for survivors and those whom are connected to survivors.
For more information or questions about this event, please contact Johanna DeBari, Director of the Office of Survivor Advocacy & Community Education at jdebari@wesleyan.edu
Presenters: Debbie Colucci, Wesleyan University Equity Compliance Director and Deputy Title IX Officer; Sharon Rabera, SACS Campus Advocate from the Women & Families Center (Off-Campus Resource); Priya Senecal, Psychotherapist in Counseling & Psychological Services at Wesleyan University (CAPS)and Rabbi David Teva, Wesleyan University Jewish Chaplain. Additional representatives from on and off-campus support resources will also be present.
Room 311, Allbritton Center (formerly Davenport Campus Center) (Show in Map)
Navigating Survivor Care & Support at Wes
In the spirit of building community, this “meet and greet” will be an opportunity for admitted students and their families to learn more about on-campus and community resources working to support survivors of interpersonal violence (i.e. sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and/or sexual harassment). There will also be opportunities to connect one-on-one with representatives from these community agencies and on-campus offices, and understand more explicitly each agency’s role. This event is open to everyone, whether you know a survivor, are connected to a survivor, or want to know information and resources for survivors in the future. Overall, the goal of this workshop is to connect students and their families into this network of resources as Wesleyan and the Middletown community for survivors and those whom are connected to survivors.
For more information or questions about this event, please contact Johanna DeBari, Director of the Office of Survivor Advocacy & Community Education at jdebari@wesleyan.edu
Presenters: Debbie Colucci, Wesleyan University Equity Compliance Director and Deputy Title IX Officer; Sharon Rabera, SACS Campus Advocate from the Women & Families Center (Off-Campus Resource); Priya Senecal, Psychotherapist in Counseling & Psychological Services at Wesleyan University (CAPS)and Rabbi David Teva, Wesleyan University Jewish Chaplain. Additional representatives from on and off-campus support resources will also be present.
Room 311, Allbritton Center (formerly Davenport Campus Center) (Show in Map)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WESEMINAR Inspired by Primary Sources
Join Suzy Taraba ’77, MALS ’10, Director of Special Collections & Archives, and Amanda Nelson, University Archivist, for a look at several students’ creative projects, research papers, and senior theses that began with encounters with primary sources in Special Collections & Archives. From medieval manuscripts to Shakespeare to local history to contemporary artists’ books, the rich collections in SC&A have inspired generations of students. Learn about some of this work and how your students can discover exciting sources that will spark their imaginations and lead to intellectually and creatively fulfilling projects at Wesleyan. Limited to 20.
Davison Rare Book Room, Special Collections & Archives, Olin Memorial Library (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Inspired by Primary Sources
Join Suzy Taraba ’77, MALS ’10, Director of Special Collections & Archives, and Amanda Nelson, University Archivist, for a look at several students’ creative projects, research papers, and senior theses that began with encounters with primary sources in Special Collections & Archives. From medieval manuscripts to Shakespeare to local history to contemporary artists’ books, the rich collections in SC&A have inspired generations of students. Learn about some of this work and how your students can discover exciting sources that will spark their imaginations and lead to intellectually and creatively fulfilling projects at Wesleyan. Limited to 20.
Davison Rare Book Room, Special Collections & Archives, Olin Memorial Library (Show in Map)
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
3:00 PM to 4:15 PM
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
Connect@WES
Connect@WES is the Gordon Career Center's annual networking event designed to help students of all class-years to prepare for professional networking and interviewing situations. Students rotate through short sessions with Expert Advisors, who offer students feedback on their personal presentation skills and provide guidance on how they can make their networking conversations stronger and more effective.
By invitation only.
Beckham Hall, Fayerweather (Show in Map)
Connect@WES
Connect@WES is the Gordon Career Center's annual networking event designed to help students of all class-years to prepare for professional networking and interviewing situations. Students rotate through short sessions with Expert Advisors, who offer students feedback on their personal presentation skills and provide guidance on how they can make their networking conversations stronger and more effective.
By invitation only.
Beckham Hall, Fayerweather (Show in Map)
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
WESEMINAR Celebrating Seniors: Research Excellence at Wesleyan and Abroad
Members of the Class of 2020 share their summer and fall projects, representing a cross-section of student research and creativity. Students will share their work and discuss the process that guided their explorations.
Moderator: David Phillips, Dean for the Class of 2020
Student Presenters:
Carina Bolaños Lewen: The Social Implications of Robotic Technologies in E-commerce Logistics Work.
Mohamed Hammami: The Political Economy of Capitalist Networks in Tunisia
Isaac Klimasmith: Evolutionary Relationships between Bacteria in Soil-Based Microcosms
Room 116, Judd Hall (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Celebrating Seniors: Research Excellence at Wesleyan and Abroad
Members of the Class of 2020 share their summer and fall projects, representing a cross-section of student research and creativity. Students will share their work and discuss the process that guided their explorations.
Moderator: David Phillips, Dean for the Class of 2020
Student Presenters:
Carina Bolaños Lewen: The Social Implications of Robotic Technologies in E-commerce Logistics Work.
Mohamed Hammami: The Political Economy of Capitalist Networks in Tunisia
Isaac Klimasmith: Evolutionary Relationships between Bacteria in Soil-Based Microcosms
Room 116, Judd Hall (Show in Map)
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
WESEMINAR Citizen Outlaw: One Man’s Journey from Gang Leader to Peacekeeper
Charles Barber, Writer in Residence in the College of Letters, will read from his new book, Citizen Outlaw: One Man’s Journey from Gang Leader to Peacekeeper (HarperCollins), a dramatic account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw. William Outlaw will also appear and take questions.
Presenter: Charles Barber is a Writer in Residence at Wesleyan University and a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale.
Russell House (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Citizen Outlaw: One Man’s Journey from Gang Leader to Peacekeeper
Charles Barber, Writer in Residence in the College of Letters, will read from his new book, Citizen Outlaw: One Man’s Journey from Gang Leader to Peacekeeper (HarperCollins), a dramatic account of the life of William Juneboy Outlaw. William Outlaw will also appear and take questions.
Presenter: Charles Barber is a Writer in Residence at Wesleyan University and a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale.
Russell House (Show in Map)
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Homecoming/Family Weekend Dinner
Parents, families, friends, and other guests are invited to join students for dinner at the Usdan University Center. Sample a variety of fresh, local, and made-to-order options from Bon Appetit, Wesleyan’s on-campus dining service. Enjoy salad bars, carving stations, hot entrees, numerous side dishes, beverages, and desserts. Vegetarian, vegan, and Kosher-style options are available.
Tickets: $20 adults, $10 children 12 and under (Wesleyan students use their meal plans and should not buy tickets).
Note: A select menu of a la carte food and beverages will also be available for purchase on-site at the Usdan Café, or you can visit one of the many restaurants in downtown Middletown.
Marketplace, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
Homecoming/Family Weekend Dinner
Parents, families, friends, and other guests are invited to join students for dinner at the Usdan University Center. Sample a variety of fresh, local, and made-to-order options from Bon Appetit, Wesleyan’s on-campus dining service. Enjoy salad bars, carving stations, hot entrees, numerous side dishes, beverages, and desserts. Vegetarian, vegan, and Kosher-style options are available.
Tickets: $20 adults, $10 children 12 and under (Wesleyan students use their meal plans and should not buy tickets).
Note: A select menu of a la carte food and beverages will also be available for purchase on-site at the Usdan Café, or you can visit one of the many restaurants in downtown Middletown.
Marketplace, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
WESEMINAR Alumni in Real Estate & Finance Panel
Join us for an open forum discussion with Wesleyan alumni on their careers in the real estate industry
Presenters: Ryan Meier ’14, Acquisitions Associate at Starwood Capital Group; Matt Winn ’92, Managing Member at Winn Winn Consulting and Vice Chair of the Alumni Association; Michael Zazzaro ’13, Senior Associate at AION Partners.
Room 112, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Alumni in Real Estate & Finance Panel
Join us for an open forum discussion with Wesleyan alumni on their careers in the real estate industry
Presenters: Ryan Meier ’14, Acquisitions Associate at Starwood Capital Group; Matt Winn ’92, Managing Member at Winn Winn Consulting and Vice Chair of the Alumni Association; Michael Zazzaro ’13, Senior Associate at AION Partners.
Room 112, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Red & Black Swimming & Diving Meet
Swimming and Diving Alumni are welcome to join-in on the fun as Wesleyan's varsity team kicks off their 2019-20 season with their traditional Red & Black Intersquad Meet. Break-out that old Speedo and put together some alumni relays (4 x 50 Medley, 4 x 50 Free, 4 x 50 Fly, 4 x 50 Back, 4 x 50 Breast, and/or 4 x 50 Free). Divers get a chance to show-off their best 3 dives!!! Warm-ups start at 4:30 p.m.
Natatorium, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
Red & Black Swimming & Diving Meet
Swimming and Diving Alumni are welcome to join-in on the fun as Wesleyan's varsity team kicks off their 2019-20 season with their traditional Red & Black Intersquad Meet. Break-out that old Speedo and put together some alumni relays (4 x 50 Medley, 4 x 50 Free, 4 x 50 Fly, 4 x 50 Back, 4 x 50 Breast, and/or 4 x 50 Free). Divers get a chance to show-off their best 3 dives!!! Warm-ups start at 4:30 p.m.
Natatorium, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Shabbat Services
Please join Wesleyan’s Jewish chaplain, Rabbi David Leipziger Teva, and the Wesleyan Jewish community for Shabbat services. All are welcome. No reservations necessary.
The Bayit, 157 Church Street (Show in Map)
Shabbat Services
Please join Wesleyan’s Jewish chaplain, Rabbi David Leipziger Teva, and the Wesleyan Jewish community for Shabbat services. All are welcome. No reservations necessary.
The Bayit, 157 Church Street (Show in Map)
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
1960s Decade Football Reunion
Join fellow football alumni in honoring the 1960 All-Decade and 1969 Undefeated Team. Tickets for this event are $75 per person and includes a buffet-style dinner and open bar. Registration and additional details can be found here. If you have any questions prior to the program, please contact Head Football Coach, Dan Dicenzo at (860) 685-3012 or ddicenzo@wesleyan.edu.
Courtyard by Marriott, 4 Sebethe Drive, Cromwell, CT 06416
1960s Decade Football Reunion
Join fellow football alumni in honoring the 1960 All-Decade and 1969 Undefeated Team. Tickets for this event are $75 per person and includes a buffet-style dinner and open bar. Registration and additional details can be found here. If you have any questions prior to the program, please contact Head Football Coach, Dan Dicenzo at (860) 685-3012 or ddicenzo@wesleyan.edu.
Courtyard by Marriott, 4 Sebethe Drive, Cromwell, CT 06416
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
WESEMINAR From the Corner of the Oval
WESEMINAR From the Corner of the Oval
The Wesleyan R.J. Julia bookstore is delighted to welcome Beck Dorey-Stein ’08. In 2012, Beck was just scraping by in DC when a posting on Craigslist landed her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. The ultimate DC outsider, she joined the elite team who accompanied the president wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. On whirlwind trips across time zones, Beck forged friendships with a tight group of fellow travelers--young men and women who, like her, left their real lives behind to hop aboard Air Force One in service of the president. But as she learned the ropes of protocol, Beck became romantically entangled with a consummate DC insider, and suddenly, the political became all too personal. Set against the backdrop of a White House full of glamour, drama, and intrigue, this is the story of a young woman making unlikely friendships, getting her heart broken, learning what truly matters, and discovering her voice in the process.
Presenter: Beck Dorey-Stein ’08 is the author of the New York Times bestseller, From the Corner of the Oval. A proud Wesleyan alum, Beck majored in English Literature, co-captained the women's lacrosse team, served as a senior interviewer in the Admissions Office and dominated the waffle-maker in Usdan before graduating in 2008. She taught high school English in New Jersey, South Korea and Washington, D.C. before landing a job in the Obama White House via Craigslist and, six years later, publishing her memoir about the experience. She now splits her time between Philadelphia and Cape May, and is working on a second book.
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore, 413 Main Street (Show in Map)
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Kids' Night at the Van Vleck Observatory
Featuring an hour of fun, kid-friendly space activities aimed at elementary school ages but open to all. Weather permitting.
Van Vleck Observatory
Kids' Night at the Van Vleck Observatory
Featuring an hour of fun, kid-friendly space activities aimed at elementary school ages but open to all. Weather permitting.
Van Vleck Observatory
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Shabbat Dinner
A special Shabbat dinner is planned for all family members and friends of Wesleyan students. Together with students, faculty, and staff, we will welcome Shabbat with song, food, and our special joyful Ruach. We invite you to be a part of a memorable celebration of the Wesleyan Jewish family.
Tickets: $20 adults, $10 children 12 and under; free for Wesleyan students.
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
Shabbat Dinner
A special Shabbat dinner is planned for all family members and friends of Wesleyan students. Together with students, faculty, and staff, we will welcome Shabbat with song, food, and our special joyful Ruach. We invite you to be a part of a memorable celebration of the Wesleyan Jewish family.
Tickets: $20 adults, $10 children 12 and under; free for Wesleyan students.
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Wesleyan Film Series: The Farewell
2019. USA. Dir: Lulu Wang. With Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen. 98 min.
$5.00 per person admission
Billi’s beloved grandmother, Nai Nai, has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The whole family knows except Nai Nai, and everyone is set on keeping it that way — everyone except for Billi, that is. Shouldn’t someone tell her? Wang’s family dramedy delves deep into the Chinese-American experience and the role of cultural differences in shaping one’s values, character, and identity.
Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Film Series: The Farewell
2019. USA. Dir: Lulu Wang. With Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen. 98 min.
$5.00 per person admission
Billi’s beloved grandmother, Nai Nai, has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. The whole family knows except Nai Nai, and everyone is set on keeping it that way — everyone except for Billi, that is. Shouldn’t someone tell her? Wang’s family dramedy delves deep into the Chinese-American experience and the role of cultural differences in shaping one’s values, character, and identity.
Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies (Show in Map)
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers as part of their culminating project for the dance major. Tickets can be purchased through the University Box Office.
Patricelli '92 Theater (Show in Map)
Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers as part of their culminating project for the dance major. Tickets can be purchased through the University Box Office.
Patricelli '92 Theater (Show in Map)
8:15 PM to 9:30 PM
Men’s Ice Hockey Alumni Game
Please let Coach Potter know if you’re planning to attend.
Spurrier-Snyder Rink (Show in Map)
Men’s Ice Hockey Alumni Game
Please let Coach Potter know if you’re planning to attend.
Spurrier-Snyder Rink (Show in Map)
8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Gag Reflex Long-Form Improv and New Teen Force Free-Form Improv
Come out to see Wesleyan's two long form improv comedy groups! The show will run for just over an hour, and if even one parent/kid combo doesn't laugh, we will offer a full refund. This event is free.
Hansel Lecture Hall (Room 001), Public Affairs Center (PAC) (Show in Map)
Gag Reflex Long-Form Improv and New Teen Force Free-Form Improv
Come out to see Wesleyan's two long form improv comedy groups! The show will run for just over an hour, and if even one parent/kid combo doesn't laugh, we will offer a full refund. This event is free.
Hansel Lecture Hall (Room 001), Public Affairs Center (PAC) (Show in Map)
9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Prometheus Homecoming/Halloween Show
Come see Prometheus light up the night, with all new members!
Steps in front of Alpha Delta Phi (Show in Map)
Prometheus Homecoming/Halloween Show
Come see Prometheus light up the night, with all new members!
Steps in front of Alpha Delta Phi (Show in Map)
Saturday, November 2, 2019
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Registration and Information
Everyone--parents, families, and students--please check in at the Usdan University Center for a final weekend schedule (with updates and event locations), meal tickets, a welcome packet, and more.
Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
Registration and Information
Everyone--parents, families, and students--please check in at the Usdan University Center for a final weekend schedule (with updates and event locations), meal tickets, a welcome packet, and more.
Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
50th Reunion Planning Meeting for the Classes of 1970-1974
Olson Commons, Gordon Career Center (Show in Map)
50th Reunion Planning Meeting for the Classes of 1970-1974
Olson Commons, Gordon Career Center (Show in Map)
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wrestling Homecoming Breakfast and Team Training Session
Alumni, parents, family, & friends of Wesleyan Wrestling are invited to join us for continental breakfast, catch up with the coaches, wrestlers, and alumni. Coffee service is available from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and the team workout is 10:00 -11:30 a.m..
Biddiscombe Wrestling Room, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
Wrestling Homecoming Breakfast and Team Training Session
Alumni, parents, family, & friends of Wesleyan Wrestling are invited to join us for continental breakfast, catch up with the coaches, wrestlers, and alumni. Coffee service is available from 9:00-11:00 a.m. and the team workout is 10:00 -11:30 a.m..
Biddiscombe Wrestling Room, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
WESEMINAR Where On Earth Are We Going: The 17th Annual Symposium of the Robert Schumann Institute of the College of the Environment presents What on Earth Are They Saying: Listening and Learning Beyond the Human
Meaning and language are commonly thought to be the exclusive province of humans. But is this thinking simply our own anthropocentric conceit? Join Menakka and Essel Bailey ’66 Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the College of the Environment Charles Siebert in a discussion about the nature of meaning in the world, the myriad of forms in which it manifests, and the many ways in which they inform our place in the world.
Presenter: Charles Siebert is the author of three critically acclaimed memoirs, The Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward a New Understanding of Animals, A Man After His Own Heart, and Wickerby: An Urban Pastoral, a New York Times Notable Book of 1998, as well as a novel, Angus; an e-book Rough Beasts: The Zanesville Zoo Massacre One Year Later; and a children’s book, The Secret World of Whales. A poet, journalist, essayist, and contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, he has written for The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Outside, Men’s Journal, National Geographic, and numerous other publications. He presently teaches creative writing at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Introduction: Barry Chernoff, Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies, is Director of the College of the Environment and Professor in the departments of Biology, and Earth and Environmental Studies. Dr. Chernoff researches aquatic ecosystem ecology and conservation genetics of fishes. He teaches courses in science and environmental issues.
Tishler Lecture Hall (Room 150), Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Where On Earth Are We Going: The 17th Annual Symposium of the Robert Schumann Institute of the College of the Environment presents What on Earth Are They Saying: Listening and Learning Beyond the Human
Meaning and language are commonly thought to be the exclusive province of humans. But is this thinking simply our own anthropocentric conceit? Join Menakka and Essel Bailey ’66 Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the College of the Environment Charles Siebert in a discussion about the nature of meaning in the world, the myriad of forms in which it manifests, and the many ways in which they inform our place in the world.
Presenter: Charles Siebert is the author of three critically acclaimed memoirs, The Wauchula Woods Accord: Toward a New Understanding of Animals, A Man After His Own Heart, and Wickerby: An Urban Pastoral, a New York Times Notable Book of 1998, as well as a novel, Angus; an e-book Rough Beasts: The Zanesville Zoo Massacre One Year Later; and a children’s book, The Secret World of Whales. A poet, journalist, essayist, and contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, he has written for The New Yorker, Harper’s Magazine, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Outside, Men’s Journal, National Geographic, and numerous other publications. He presently teaches creative writing at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Introduction: Barry Chernoff, Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies, is Director of the College of the Environment and Professor in the departments of Biology, and Earth and Environmental Studies. Dr. Chernoff researches aquatic ecosystem ecology and conservation genetics of fishes. He teaches courses in science and environmental issues.
Tishler Lecture Hall (Room 150), Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Annual Parents Assembly
President Michael S. Roth ’78 will provide remarks. All Wesleyan families are welcome.
Crowell Concert Hall (Show in Map)
Annual Parents Assembly
President Michael S. Roth ’78 will provide remarks. All Wesleyan families are welcome.
Crowell Concert Hall (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Team Tailgates on Andrus Field
Many teams will host tailgates on Andrus Field during the football game. Check back as more teams are added.
Please note, the parking lot will open at 9 a.m..
Please find locations of team tailgates here.
Team Tailgates on Andrus Field
Many teams will host tailgates on Andrus Field during the football game. Check back as more teams are added.
Please note, the parking lot will open at 9 a.m..
Please find locations of team tailgates here.
Baseball (concessions in the end zone area)
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Football Parents
Golf
Men's Ice Hockey (11 a.m.)
Women's Ice Hockey
Men's Lacrosse
Women's Lacrosse (2019 Team Final Four Celebration - 12 p.m.)
Softball (concessions in the end zone area; tailgate 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.)
Squash
Swimming & Diving (11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)
Track & Field (10 a.m. - 2 p.m.)
Volleyball
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Tailgating and Parking on Andrus Field
The Wesleyan men's and women's swimming and diving teams oversee and direct visitor parking at all home football games. In return, many visitors choose to make a donation to the swimming and diving program which helps defray equipment, travel, and other program costs. The suggested donation is $5 per car, but any amount is graciously accepted.
Please note, the parking lot will open at 9 a.m..
Open Container Policy: University policy and NESCAC regulations state that alcohol is not allowed at any sporting event with the exception of the tailgate area on Andrus Field. Open containers are not allowed near the football field.
Andrus Field and Foss Hill (Show in Map)
Tailgating and Parking on Andrus Field
The Wesleyan men's and women's swimming and diving teams oversee and direct visitor parking at all home football games. In return, many visitors choose to make a donation to the swimming and diving program which helps defray equipment, travel, and other program costs. The suggested donation is $5 per car, but any amount is graciously accepted.
Please note, the parking lot will open at 9 a.m..
Open Container Policy: University policy and NESCAC regulations state that alcohol is not allowed at any sporting event with the exception of the tailgate area on Andrus Field. Open containers are not allowed near the football field.
Andrus Field and Foss Hill (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Softball Homecoming Breakfast
Wes Softball Family & Alumnae Breakfast
Classroom, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
Softball Homecoming Breakfast
Wes Softball Family & Alumnae Breakfast
Classroom, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Salute to Service
Salute to Service
All are welcome to join the Wesleyan Community as we honor local veterans as well as students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents who have served.
Please see below for the Event Schedule:
11:00 a.m. – Brunch for Veterans
By Invitation Only
Beckham Hall, Fayerweather (Show in Map)
12:40 p.m. - Middletown Police Bagpipe Association will lead veterans onto the field for recognition.
1:00 p.m. – Wesleyan Football vs. Williams
Please RSVP to Jill Mattus at jmattus@wesleyan.edu.
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Academic Advancement Office Drop-in Hours
An opportunity for parents to have brief informal one-on-one meetings with their student’s class dean and/or the dean for academic advancement and accessibility specialist.
Academic Advancement Office Drop-in Hours
An opportunity for parents to have brief informal one-on-one meetings with their student’s class dean and/or the dean for academic advancement and accessibility specialist.
Jennifer Wood, Dean for the Class of 2023 — North College, Room 203
Renée Johnson Thornton, Dean for the Class of 2022 — North College, Room 217
Tanesha Leathers, Dean for the Class of 2021— North College, Room 202
David Phillips, Dean for the Class of 2020 — North College, Room 215
Laura Patey, Dean for Student Academic Resources — North College, Room 218
Crystal Rose Hill, Accessibility Specialist — North College, Room 021
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore Book and Merchandise Sales: Pop-up Store
Stop by the R.J. Julia pop-up shop for your Wes gear essentials (t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more). Also, make sure you stop by the Bookstore on Main Street during the weekend, too.
Tent on the lawn in front of North College (Andrus Field side of building) (Show in Map)
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore Book and Merchandise Sales: Pop-up Store
Stop by the R.J. Julia pop-up shop for your Wes gear essentials (t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more). Also, make sure you stop by the Bookstore on Main Street during the weekend, too.
Tent on the lawn in front of North College (Andrus Field side of building) (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Wesleyan Admission Information Session
Gather insight into the admission process at Wesleyan by attending this information session for prospective students.
Presented by: The Office of Admission
McKelvey Room, Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Admission Information Session
Gather insight into the admission process at Wesleyan by attending this information session for prospective students.
Presented by: The Office of Admission
McKelvey Room, Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Family Swim
Bring your suit and goggles for a morning of fun.
Natatorium, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
Family Swim
Bring your suit and goggles for a morning of fun.
Natatorium, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Samuel Beckett and his Contemporaries
1st Floor East, Olin Library (Show in Map)
Samuel Beckett and his Contemporaries
1st Floor East, Olin Library (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wesleyan Crew Row and Reception
No rowing experience necessary. Parents of current team members will have the opportunity to get out on the water and row in a racing shell. Meet members of the current men's and women's teams and enjoy a light breakfast.
Macomber Boathouse (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Crew Row and Reception
No rowing experience necessary. Parents of current team members will have the opportunity to get out on the water and row in a racing shell. Meet members of the current men's and women's teams and enjoy a light breakfast.
Macomber Boathouse (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cardinal Tech Hours
Forgot your charger at home? Visit Cardinal Tech in Usdan (Room 100) for all your technology needs! Charge up at our charging station or purchase/rent a portable charger to bring with you to the game. You’ll also find an assortment of Wesleyan t-shirts, hats, decals, water bottles and more!
Usdan University Center (Room 100) (Show in Map)
Cardinal Tech Hours
Forgot your charger at home? Visit Cardinal Tech in Usdan (Room 100) for all your technology needs! Charge up at our charging station or purchase/rent a portable charger to bring with you to the game. You’ll also find an assortment of Wesleyan t-shirts, hats, decals, water bottles and more!
Usdan University Center (Room 100) (Show in Map)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Alumni Volunteer Leaders Gathering
Andersen Meeting Room (Room 110), Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
Alumni Volunteer Leaders Gathering
Andersen Meeting Room (Room 110), Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
WESEMINAR Where On Earth Are We Going: The 17th Annual Symposium of the Robert Schumann Institute of the College of the Environment presents What on Earth Are They Saying: A Panel Discussion
Each year, the College of the Environment gathers a small group of Wesleyan faculty members, a scholar of prominence from outside Wesleyan, and several undergraduate students into a year-long academic think tank on a critical environmental issue. The theme of this year’s COE Think Tank--Meaningful Worlds: Listening and Learning Beyond the Human--explores the nature of meaning in the world, the myriad of forms in which it manifests, and the many ways in which they inform our place in the world. Join this year’s COE Think Tank fellows for a panel discussion on the topic.
Presenters: Camille Britton ’20; Anthony Hatch, associate professor and chair, Science in Society Program; Antonio Machado-Allison, visiting scholar, College of the Environment; Sara McCrea ’21; Helen Poulos, adjunct assistant professor of Environmental Studies; Charles Siebert, Menakka and Essel Bailey ’66 Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the College of the Environment; Courtney Weiss Smith, associate professor of English; Melissa Thornton ’20; and Kari Weil, University Professor of Letters.
Introduction: Barry Chernoff, Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies, is Director of the College of the Environment and Professor in the departments of Biology, and Earth and Environmental Studies. Dr. Chernoff researches aquatic ecosystem ecology and conservation genetics of fishes. He teaches courses in science and environmental issues.
Tishler Lecture Hall (Room 150), Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Where On Earth Are We Going: The 17th Annual Symposium of the Robert Schumann Institute of the College of the Environment presents What on Earth Are They Saying: A Panel Discussion
Each year, the College of the Environment gathers a small group of Wesleyan faculty members, a scholar of prominence from outside Wesleyan, and several undergraduate students into a year-long academic think tank on a critical environmental issue. The theme of this year’s COE Think Tank--Meaningful Worlds: Listening and Learning Beyond the Human--explores the nature of meaning in the world, the myriad of forms in which it manifests, and the many ways in which they inform our place in the world. Join this year’s COE Think Tank fellows for a panel discussion on the topic.
Presenters: Camille Britton ’20; Anthony Hatch, associate professor and chair, Science in Society Program; Antonio Machado-Allison, visiting scholar, College of the Environment; Sara McCrea ’21; Helen Poulos, adjunct assistant professor of Environmental Studies; Charles Siebert, Menakka and Essel Bailey ’66 Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the College of the Environment; Courtney Weiss Smith, associate professor of English; Melissa Thornton ’20; and Kari Weil, University Professor of Letters.
Introduction: Barry Chernoff, Schumann Professor of Environmental Studies, is Director of the College of the Environment and Professor in the departments of Biology, and Earth and Environmental Studies. Dr. Chernoff researches aquatic ecosystem ecology and conservation genetics of fishes. He teaches courses in science and environmental issues.
Tishler Lecture Hall (Room 150), Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore Family Story Time
Let us help you start your weekend off with a little family bonding time!
Grab a coffee from Grown and settle in to listen to some new stories, make a craft, and meet other families—all in the comfort of your local indie bookstore.
This is a FREE event, no registration required.
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore, 413 Main Street (Show in Map)
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore Family Story Time
Let us help you start your weekend off with a little family bonding time!
Grab a coffee from Grown and settle in to listen to some new stories, make a craft, and meet other families—all in the comfort of your local indie bookstore.
This is a FREE event, no registration required.
Wesleyan R.J. Julia Bookstore, 413 Main Street (Show in Map)
10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
Legacy Family Photo
Alumni who are parents and grandparents of current students are invited, along with their children, to be part of this year’s legacy photograph for the Wesleyan magazine. Please be prompt; the photo will be taken at 10:45 a.m. sharp.
Denison Terrace (behind Olin Memorial Library) (Show in Map), Rainsite: Olin Memorial Library
Legacy Family Photo
Alumni who are parents and grandparents of current students are invited, along with their children, to be part of this year’s legacy photograph for the Wesleyan magazine. Please be prompt; the photo will be taken at 10:45 a.m. sharp.
Denison Terrace (behind Olin Memorial Library) (Show in Map), Rainsite: Olin Memorial Library
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
WESEMINAR Education and Civic Engagement – Academics in the Community
With the establishment of the Education Studies Minor, opportunities for students to learn about and engage with educational policy and practice are expanding, including a multi-faceted partnership with the Middletown Public Schools. Join us to learn more about just some of the initiatives – undertaken through the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships, service-learning courses, and Ed Studies – that support this collaboration.
Presenters: Rhea Drozdenko, Coordinator of Community Participation (Jewett Center for Community Partnerships); Anna Shusterman, Associate Professor of Psychology & Co-Coordinator, Education Studies; Ana Perez-Girones, Adjunct Professor of Spanish; Amy Grillo, Associate Professor of the Practice in Education Studies (Center for Pedagogical Innovation).
Moderator: Rob Rosenthal, John E. Andrus Professor of Sociology, Emeritus & Interim Provost/Senior VP for Academic Affairs
Room 116, Judd Hall (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Education and Civic Engagement – Academics in the Community
With the establishment of the Education Studies Minor, opportunities for students to learn about and engage with educational policy and practice are expanding, including a multi-faceted partnership with the Middletown Public Schools. Join us to learn more about just some of the initiatives – undertaken through the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships, service-learning courses, and Ed Studies – that support this collaboration.
Presenters: Rhea Drozdenko, Coordinator of Community Participation (Jewett Center for Community Partnerships); Anna Shusterman, Associate Professor of Psychology & Co-Coordinator, Education Studies; Ana Perez-Girones, Adjunct Professor of Spanish; Amy Grillo, Associate Professor of the Practice in Education Studies (Center for Pedagogical Innovation).
Moderator: Rob Rosenthal, John E. Andrus Professor of Sociology, Emeritus & Interim Provost/Senior VP for Academic Affairs
Room 116, Judd Hall (Show in Map)
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Squash Team Open House and Match
The Wesleyan squash teams will host an open house at the squash courts along with an opportunity to play against the 2019-2020 men's and women's teams. Bring your families/friends to try squash or just come and watch the action. All are welcome to play. Match play against the team members will begin at 11:00 a.m.. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the current student athletes, introduce friends and family to the sport of squash and/or to reminisce about past experiences at Wesleyan. Please contact Shona Kerr at skerr@wesleyan.edu if you would like to play.
Rosenbaum Squash Courts, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
Squash Team Open House and Match
The Wesleyan squash teams will host an open house at the squash courts along with an opportunity to play against the 2019-2020 men's and women's teams. Bring your families/friends to try squash or just come and watch the action. All are welcome to play. Match play against the team members will begin at 11:00 a.m.. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the current student athletes, introduce friends and family to the sport of squash and/or to reminisce about past experiences at Wesleyan. Please contact Shona Kerr at skerr@wesleyan.edu if you would like to play.
Rosenbaum Squash Courts, Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Homecoming Day Lunch
Parents, families, friends, and other guests are invited to join students for lunch at the Usdan University Center. Sample a variety of fresh, local, and made-to-order options from Bon Appetit, Wesleyan’s on-campus dining service. Enjoy salad bars, carving stations, hot entrees, numerous side dishes, beverages, and desserts. Vegetarian, vegan, and Kosher-style options are available and you do not need to specify your meal preference in advance.
Tickets: $15 adults, $5 children 12 and under (Wesleyan students use their meal plans and should not buy tickets in advance).
Note: A select menu of a la carte food and beverages will also be available for purchase on-site at the Usdan Café, some athletic teams may be selling concessions on Andrus Field, or you can visit one of the many restaurants in downtown Middletown.
Marketplace, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
Homecoming Day Lunch
Parents, families, friends, and other guests are invited to join students for lunch at the Usdan University Center. Sample a variety of fresh, local, and made-to-order options from Bon Appetit, Wesleyan’s on-campus dining service. Enjoy salad bars, carving stations, hot entrees, numerous side dishes, beverages, and desserts. Vegetarian, vegan, and Kosher-style options are available and you do not need to specify your meal preference in advance.
Tickets: $15 adults, $5 children 12 and under (Wesleyan students use their meal plans and should not buy tickets in advance).
Note: A select menu of a la carte food and beverages will also be available for purchase on-site at the Usdan Café, some athletic teams may be selling concessions on Andrus Field, or you can visit one of the many restaurants in downtown Middletown.
Marketplace, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Men’s Ice Hockey Tailgate
Please let Coach Potter know if you’re planning to attend.
Andrus Field (Show in Map)
Men’s Ice Hockey Tailgate
Please let Coach Potter know if you’re planning to attend.
Andrus Field (Show in Map)
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
President's Reception Honoring Leadership Donors and Volunteers
Please join President Michael Roth '78 and the Wesleyan Board of Trustees at a reception celebrating members of the Wesleyan Leadership Societies. The Wesleyan Circle, the 1831 Society, and the Olin Associates recognize members of the Wesleyan community who put the University first in their philanthropy—as donors and volunteers.
By invitation only.
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
President's Reception Honoring Leadership Donors and Volunteers
Please join President Michael Roth '78 and the Wesleyan Board of Trustees at a reception celebrating members of the Wesleyan Leadership Societies. The Wesleyan Circle, the 1831 Society, and the Olin Associates recognize members of the Wesleyan community who put the University first in their philanthropy—as donors and volunteers.
By invitation only.
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Volleyball vs. Ithaca College
Come support the Women's Volleyball team as they take on Ithaca College!
Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
Volleyball vs. Ithaca College
Come support the Women's Volleyball team as they take on Ithaca College!
Freeman Athletic Center (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Special Collections & Archives Open House
Drop in at the University’s Special Collections and Archives to remember your student days—yearbooks, The Argus, Hermes, face books, and many other historical Wesleyan materials are all here. Chat with SC&A staff about the riches of the University’s rare book collection and how it supports Wesleyan’s educational mission.
Special Collections & Archives and Davison Rare Book Room, Olin Memorial Library (Show in Map)
Special Collections & Archives Open House
Drop in at the University’s Special Collections and Archives to remember your student days—yearbooks, The Argus, Hermes, face books, and many other historical Wesleyan materials are all here. Chat with SC&A staff about the riches of the University’s rare book collection and how it supports Wesleyan’s educational mission.
Special Collections & Archives and Davison Rare Book Room, Olin Memorial Library (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: Into the Image
What lies behind the miniature’s mysterious power to draw us in? Anyone who has gazed at a book illustration or spent hours enthralled by a smartphone screen understands the pleasure of absorption that beholding small things can provide. Collectability, demonstration of artistic virtuosity, and intimacy between spectator and object all imbue the miniature with certain charms. Indeed, across historical moments, artists exploited these potentialities of the miniature to captivate their audiences. This exhibition of miniature artworks—drawn entirely from the Davison Art Center collection—features objects made across several centuries, and includes examples by Rembrandt van Rijn and Henri Matisse.
Davison Art Center, 301 High Street (Show in Map)
IN THE GALLERIES: Into the Image
What lies behind the miniature’s mysterious power to draw us in? Anyone who has gazed at a book illustration or spent hours enthralled by a smartphone screen understands the pleasure of absorption that beholding small things can provide. Collectability, demonstration of artistic virtuosity, and intimacy between spectator and object all imbue the miniature with certain charms. Indeed, across historical moments, artists exploited these potentialities of the miniature to captivate their audiences. This exhibition of miniature artworks—drawn entirely from the Davison Art Center collection—features objects made across several centuries, and includes examples by Rembrandt van Rijn and Henri Matisse.
Davison Art Center, 301 High Street (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: Brendan Fernandes: Inaction
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Guided Tour at 1:00 p.m.. Take a closer look at Brendan Fernandes: Inaction by joining a 45-minute tour, led by Wesleyan University gallery guides. Tours begin in the lobby of the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery.
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
IN THE GALLERIES: Brendan Fernandes: Inaction
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Guided Tour at 1:00 p.m.. Take a closer look at Brendan Fernandes: Inaction by joining a 45-minute tour, led by Wesleyan University gallery guides. Tours begin in the lobby of the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery.
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
12:00 PM to 5:30 PM
6x9: A Virtual Experience of Solitary Confinement
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture has partnered with The Guardian to create a virtual experience of solitary confinement. Participants will hear from individuals affected by solitary confinement, whose stories are a testament to the torture that exists within the American criminal justice system. The event will be lead by Johnny Perez, director of the NRCAT U.S. Prisons Program and Joseph de la Luz. These speakers will guide participants through the VR experience, and facilitate discussion of the experience. All are encouraged to partake in this powerful opportunity for empathy and educational advocacy. The VR experience lasts 10 minutes. Feel free to stop by for as long as you can.
12:30-1:30 p.m.: A talk on mass incarceration, and solitary confinement as a mechanism of torture in America’s criminal justice system.
Presenters: Johnny Perez and Joseph de la Luz
Room 115, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
6x9: A Virtual Experience of Solitary Confinement
The National Religious Campaign Against Torture has partnered with The Guardian to create a virtual experience of solitary confinement. Participants will hear from individuals affected by solitary confinement, whose stories are a testament to the torture that exists within the American criminal justice system. The event will be lead by Johnny Perez, director of the NRCAT U.S. Prisons Program and Joseph de la Luz. These speakers will guide participants through the VR experience, and facilitate discussion of the experience. All are encouraged to partake in this powerful opportunity for empathy and educational advocacy. The VR experience lasts 10 minutes. Feel free to stop by for as long as you can.
12:30-1:30 p.m.: A talk on mass incarceration, and solitary confinement as a mechanism of torture in America’s criminal justice system.
Presenters: Johnny Perez and Joseph de la Luz
Room 115, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
WESEMINAR Celebration of Wesleyan Writing: A Conversation with Peter Godwin, Wesleyan’s 2019 Koeppel Journalism Fellow
Peter Godwin is an award-winning foreign correspondent, author, documentary-maker and screenwriter. His film about the sex trade in Thailand, The Industry of Death, won a gold medal for investigative film at the New York Film Festival. He is also the author of six award-winning non-fiction books, one of which was selected by the New Yorker as the best book of the year. As a foreign correspondent, he has reported from more than 60 countries including Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Somalia, Congo, Sudan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Kashmir, and South Africa in the last years of apartheid. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a former Guggenheim Fellow, and has served as President of the PEN American Center. At Wesleyan this fall he teaches a writing course called “First Person Singular.”
Moderator: Anne Greene, University Professor of English; Coordinator of the Writing Certificate program
Taylor Meeting Room (Room 108), Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Celebration of Wesleyan Writing: A Conversation with Peter Godwin, Wesleyan’s 2019 Koeppel Journalism Fellow
Peter Godwin is an award-winning foreign correspondent, author, documentary-maker and screenwriter. His film about the sex trade in Thailand, The Industry of Death, won a gold medal for investigative film at the New York Film Festival. He is also the author of six award-winning non-fiction books, one of which was selected by the New Yorker as the best book of the year. As a foreign correspondent, he has reported from more than 60 countries including Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Somalia, Congo, Sudan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Kashmir, and South Africa in the last years of apartheid. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a former Guggenheim Fellow, and has served as President of the PEN American Center. At Wesleyan this fall he teaches a writing course called “First Person Singular.”
Moderator: Anne Greene, University Professor of English; Coordinator of the Writing Certificate program
Taylor Meeting Room (Room 108), Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
WESEMINAR Teacher, Banker, Coder, Artist: Learning Career Management in a Liberal Arts Environment
Every day, we are exposed to stories demonstrating how challenging it is for college graduates to find jobs. Sharon Belden Castonguay, Executive Director of the Gordon Career Center, will draw on both her doctoral research and career advising experience to discuss what factors lead to career success.
Presenter: Sharon Belden Castonguay is Executive Director of the Gordon Career Center (GCC) at Wesleyan. She joined the GCC in May 2013 from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business, where she was the Director of the Graduate Career Management Center. She holds a doctorate in human development & psychology from Harvard.
Room 112, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Teacher, Banker, Coder, Artist: Learning Career Management in a Liberal Arts Environment
Every day, we are exposed to stories demonstrating how challenging it is for college graduates to find jobs. Sharon Belden Castonguay, Executive Director of the Gordon Career Center, will draw on both her doctoral research and career advising experience to discuss what factors lead to career success.
Presenter: Sharon Belden Castonguay is Executive Director of the Gordon Career Center (GCC) at Wesleyan. She joined the GCC in May 2013 from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business, where she was the Director of the Graduate Career Management Center. She holds a doctorate in human development & psychology from Harvard.
Room 112, Boger Hall (Show in Map)
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Football vs. Williams College
Watch live: www.nsnsports.net
Corwin Stadium, Andrus Field (Show in Map)
Football vs. Williams College
Watch live: www.nsnsports.net
Corwin Stadium, Andrus Field (Show in Map)
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
Campus Tour
Presented by: The Office of Admission
Meet in the lobby of the Stewart M. Reid House, Office of Admission (Show in Map)
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Alumni Association Tailgate
Celebrate game day with friends, food, and fun. Be sure to stop by during the game. All are welcome! GO WES, BEAT WILLIAMS!
Tent in the tailgate area parallel to the Fayerweather parking lot on Andrus Field (Show in Map)
Alumni Association Tailgate
Celebrate game day with friends, food, and fun. Be sure to stop by during the game. All are welcome! GO WES, BEAT WILLIAMS!
Tent in the tailgate area parallel to the Fayerweather parking lot on Andrus Field (Show in Map)
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
WESEMINAR Help Us Help You Help Your Students!
Calling all parents! Are you struggling to remember enough calculus to confidently help your student with their homework? Wanting to instill strong research, writing, or public speaking skills, but not sure where to start? Wesleyan’s librarians are here to help! Join us for a Q&A session on the academic resources and many support services that can help your students to be successful.
Develin Room (2nd Floor), Olin Library (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Help Us Help You Help Your Students!
Calling all parents! Are you struggling to remember enough calculus to confidently help your student with their homework? Wanting to instill strong research, writing, or public speaking skills, but not sure where to start? Wesleyan’s librarians are here to help! Join us for a Q&A session on the academic resources and many support services that can help your students to be successful.
Develin Room (2nd Floor), Olin Library (Show in Map)
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
East Asian Cultural Activities at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies
Come join us at the College of East Asian Studies for tour of our Japanese Garden with Garden Curator Stephen Morrell (from 2:00-3:00 p.m.) and East Asian cultural activities led by our student Outreach group (from 3:00-4:00 p.m.). Refreshments provided.
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies (Show in Map)
East Asian Cultural Activities at the Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies
Come join us at the College of East Asian Studies for tour of our Japanese Garden with Garden Curator Stephen Morrell (from 2:00-3:00 p.m.) and East Asian cultural activities led by our student Outreach group (from 3:00-4:00 p.m.). Refreshments provided.
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies (Show in Map)
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: Brendan Fernandes: Inaction - Performance
Students from Wesleyan's Dance Department perform; with selected performances by Brendan Fernandes and Charles Gowin.
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
IN THE GALLERIES: Brendan Fernandes: Inaction - Performance
Students from Wesleyan's Dance Department perform; with selected performances by Brendan Fernandes and Charles Gowin.
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
WESEMINAR The Liberal Arts Behind Prison Walls: Learning with the Center for Prison Education
Learn about the Center for Prison Education - an academic program where Wesleyan faculty teach credited courses at two CT correctional facilities. You will hear from a faculty member, an undergraduate student, and a released student about their experiences supporting, teaching and participating in the program.
Presenters: Anthony Hatch: Associate Professor and Chair of Science in Society. Taught the Sociology of Knowledge (SISP 210O) in the Cheshire facility and currently serves on the Faculty Advisory Board for the CPE. Nikita Ladd '20: Tutor at York Correctional this semester, after spending two years as an on-campus research assistant. Jason Martin: Participated in CPE for four years while incarcerated at Cheshire CI. Is currently enrolling at Tunxis Community College in the spring to finish an Associate degree before transferring to a four-year college.
Moderator: Allie Cislo: Program Manager, Center for Prison Education (CPE)
Hansel Lecture Hall (Room 001), Public Affairs Center (PAC) (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR The Liberal Arts Behind Prison Walls: Learning with the Center for Prison Education
Learn about the Center for Prison Education - an academic program where Wesleyan faculty teach credited courses at two CT correctional facilities. You will hear from a faculty member, an undergraduate student, and a released student about their experiences supporting, teaching and participating in the program.
Presenters: Anthony Hatch: Associate Professor and Chair of Science in Society. Taught the Sociology of Knowledge (SISP 210O) in the Cheshire facility and currently serves on the Faculty Advisory Board for the CPE. Nikita Ladd '20: Tutor at York Correctional this semester, after spending two years as an on-campus research assistant. Jason Martin: Participated in CPE for four years while incarcerated at Cheshire CI. Is currently enrolling at Tunxis Community College in the spring to finish an Associate degree before transferring to a four-year college.
Moderator: Allie Cislo: Program Manager, Center for Prison Education (CPE)
Hansel Lecture Hall (Room 001), Public Affairs Center (PAC) (Show in Map)
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WESEMINAR Gamelan Workshop
Dominated by colorful, bronze percussion instruments, the Gamelan ensemble features gongs, bronze and wooden xylophones, two-headed drums, a female soloist, and a male chorus. Some of the instruments date back to the 12th century in Java, an Indonesian island located between Sumatra and Bali. Get some real experience playing the Gamelan in this lively, hands-on workshop.
Presenters: I.M. Harjito, Univeristy Professor of Music
Please note: space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. This session often reaches capacity.
World Music Hall, 40 Wyllys Avenue (Show in Map)
WESEMINAR Gamelan Workshop
Dominated by colorful, bronze percussion instruments, the Gamelan ensemble features gongs, bronze and wooden xylophones, two-headed drums, a female soloist, and a male chorus. Some of the instruments date back to the 12th century in Java, an Indonesian island located between Sumatra and Bali. Get some real experience playing the Gamelan in this lively, hands-on workshop.
Presenters: I.M. Harjito, Univeristy Professor of Music
Please note: space is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. This session often reaches capacity.
World Music Hall, 40 Wyllys Avenue (Show in Map)
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
The 27th Annual Dwight L. Greene Symposium presents Changing the Narrative: Women of Color Impacting Culture Through Storytelling
The Dwight L. Greene Symposium honors Dwight L. Greene ’70 as a memorial and tribute to his life and work as a professor of law, mentor and friend. Join us for a strong and provocative conversation about how women of color are changing the narrative and impacting culture through storytelling. Each panelist will discuss how sharing their personal story has impacted their lives, their community, and the world.
Note: Copies of Chrishaunda Lee Perez’s ’98 newest book, We Come As Girls, We Leave As Women, will be available for purchase on-site. Book signing to follow the program from 5:30-6:00 p.m..
Sponsors: The Alumni of Color Council and the Black Alumni Network
Presenters: Maria Santana ’98 is a New York based anchor and correspondent for CNN En Español and frequent contributor to all CNN networks and platforms. She is a three-time News and Documentary Emmy nominee, most recently for CNN’s 2017 coverage of the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Maria is a versatile, bilingual, multi-platform journalist who handles a wide range of topics, from breaking news, politics and finance to sports and entertainment. In 2016, she reported extensively on the mood of Latino voters in different parts of the country ahead of the 2016 presidential election and continues to highlight the policy issues that most affect these communities, including the continuing political debate over immigration reform. Maria has also reported on major news events such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Boston Marathon bombings and the annual gathering of world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly. Before joining CNN, Maria was a correspondent for Mega TV, a Spanish Broadcasting Systems network, and a producer and editor at Telemundo, WNJU-TV, where she started her journalism career. Maria is also on the Board of Directors of Legal Outreach, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on changing the educational trajectory of urban youth from underserved New York City communities by providing them with the tools, skills and vision to succeed in higher education. Born in the Dominican Republic, Maria moved to New York at the age of 4 and grew up in Harlem. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a major in Psychology.
Chrishaunda Lee Perez ’98 is a writer, producer, and orator best known for her popular debut novel, We Come as Girls, We Leave as Women, about high school senior girls overcoming personal challenges as they head towards graduation, released in fall 2018. The book has been praised by Paula Wallace, founder and president of the Savannah College of Art and Design, and endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. Chrishaunda is also known for her work as co-writer and co-producer of the acclaimed science fiction/magical realism short film, The Forever Tree (2017), and memoir of miracles, Share The Dream: Building Noah's Ark One Prayer at a Time (2018). Chrishaunda earned her start in entertainment first serving as a fashion publicist for several years, then in front of the camera corresponding on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004, and later on Entertainment Tonight in 2005. A long-time animal advocate, Chrishaunda co-hosted the show Animal Attractions for PBS in 2007. She is a graduate of Miss Porter’s School and majored in theater at Wesleyan University.
Moderator: Kimberly King ’97, Chair, Alumni of Color Council, has consistently served as an active member of the Wesleyan community since becoming an At-Large member of the Wesleyan Student Assembly while working at the Career Resource Center (now Gordon Career Center) beginning her frosh year. Upon graduation, KK leaned in supporting Wesleyan regional events. She continued to contribute as a class of 1997 Reunion committee member, Class Secretary for The Wesleyan Magazine, Class Agent for The Wesleyan Fund, as well as volunteer member of the Wesleyan Alumni of Color Network. Creatively, KK has been featured in the inaugural Wesleyan alumni digital marketing campaign :60 Seconds With, in addition to the year-end campaign Wes Actually, a 2018 Telly Awards bronze winner in the non-broadcast, general fundraising category. Now a member of the 1831 Society and recipient of the 2017 Wesleyan University Service Award, KK continues in her leadership efforts concurrently serving as the Vice-Chair, Alumni Association, Chair, Wesleyan Alumni of Color Council (AOCC), and member of the Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC). KK holds a Master of Science degree in Integrated Marketing and a Professional Certificate in Digital Media Marketing from New York University, and is a member of the Board of Trustees, Oliver Scholars. Professionally, KK is the Director, Integrated Ad Sales Marketing for Discovery, Inc. responsible for developing multi-platform marketing programs to support advertising products and services across the Food Network, TLC, OWN and Cooking Channel brands. A New York native, KK resides in New York with her husband and son.
Memorial Chapel (Show in Map)
The 27th Annual Dwight L. Greene Symposium presents Changing the Narrative: Women of Color Impacting Culture Through Storytelling
The Dwight L. Greene Symposium honors Dwight L. Greene ’70 as a memorial and tribute to his life and work as a professor of law, mentor and friend. Join us for a strong and provocative conversation about how women of color are changing the narrative and impacting culture through storytelling. Each panelist will discuss how sharing their personal story has impacted their lives, their community, and the world.
Note: Copies of Chrishaunda Lee Perez’s ’98 newest book, We Come As Girls, We Leave As Women, will be available for purchase on-site. Book signing to follow the program from 5:30-6:00 p.m..
Sponsors: The Alumni of Color Council and the Black Alumni Network
Presenters: Maria Santana ’98 is a New York based anchor and correspondent for CNN En Español and frequent contributor to all CNN networks and platforms. She is a three-time News and Documentary Emmy nominee, most recently for CNN’s 2017 coverage of the devastating impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Maria is a versatile, bilingual, multi-platform journalist who handles a wide range of topics, from breaking news, politics and finance to sports and entertainment. In 2016, she reported extensively on the mood of Latino voters in different parts of the country ahead of the 2016 presidential election and continues to highlight the policy issues that most affect these communities, including the continuing political debate over immigration reform. Maria has also reported on major news events such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Boston Marathon bombings and the annual gathering of world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly. Before joining CNN, Maria was a correspondent for Mega TV, a Spanish Broadcasting Systems network, and a producer and editor at Telemundo, WNJU-TV, where she started her journalism career. Maria is also on the Board of Directors of Legal Outreach, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on changing the educational trajectory of urban youth from underserved New York City communities by providing them with the tools, skills and vision to succeed in higher education. Born in the Dominican Republic, Maria moved to New York at the age of 4 and grew up in Harlem. She is a graduate of Wesleyan University with a major in Psychology.
Chrishaunda Lee Perez ’98 is a writer, producer, and orator best known for her popular debut novel, We Come as Girls, We Leave as Women, about high school senior girls overcoming personal challenges as they head towards graduation, released in fall 2018. The book has been praised by Paula Wallace, founder and president of the Savannah College of Art and Design, and endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. Chrishaunda is also known for her work as co-writer and co-producer of the acclaimed science fiction/magical realism short film, The Forever Tree (2017), and memoir of miracles, Share The Dream: Building Noah's Ark One Prayer at a Time (2018). Chrishaunda earned her start in entertainment first serving as a fashion publicist for several years, then in front of the camera corresponding on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004, and later on Entertainment Tonight in 2005. A long-time animal advocate, Chrishaunda co-hosted the show Animal Attractions for PBS in 2007. She is a graduate of Miss Porter’s School and majored in theater at Wesleyan University.
Moderator: Kimberly King ’97, Chair, Alumni of Color Council, has consistently served as an active member of the Wesleyan community since becoming an At-Large member of the Wesleyan Student Assembly while working at the Career Resource Center (now Gordon Career Center) beginning her frosh year. Upon graduation, KK leaned in supporting Wesleyan regional events. She continued to contribute as a class of 1997 Reunion committee member, Class Secretary for The Wesleyan Magazine, Class Agent for The Wesleyan Fund, as well as volunteer member of the Wesleyan Alumni of Color Network. Creatively, KK has been featured in the inaugural Wesleyan alumni digital marketing campaign :60 Seconds With, in addition to the year-end campaign Wes Actually, a 2018 Telly Awards bronze winner in the non-broadcast, general fundraising category. Now a member of the 1831 Society and recipient of the 2017 Wesleyan University Service Award, KK continues in her leadership efforts concurrently serving as the Vice-Chair, Alumni Association, Chair, Wesleyan Alumni of Color Council (AOCC), and member of the Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC). KK holds a Master of Science degree in Integrated Marketing and a Professional Certificate in Digital Media Marketing from New York University, and is a member of the Board of Trustees, Oliver Scholars. Professionally, KK is the Director, Integrated Ad Sales Marketing for Discovery, Inc. responsible for developing multi-platform marketing programs to support advertising products and services across the Food Network, TLC, OWN and Cooking Channel brands. A New York native, KK resides in New York with her husband and son.
Memorial Chapel (Show in Map)
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Alumni and Student of Color Reception
We all share a common thread as people who have experienced the unique environment that Wesleyan offers, and we have all had unique experiences here. The Alumni and Student of Color Reception/Celebration is a wonderful opportunity for students to share with their families the lessons learned, the passions ignited and the unforgettable experiences that Wesleyan has to offer-where their experience at Wesleyan will potentially take them. Please join us in celebrating and recognizing student accomplishments.
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan University Center
Alumni and Student of Color Reception
We all share a common thread as people who have experienced the unique environment that Wesleyan offers, and we have all had unique experiences here. The Alumni and Student of Color Reception/Celebration is a wonderful opportunity for students to share with their families the lessons learned, the passions ignited and the unforgettable experiences that Wesleyan has to offer-where their experience at Wesleyan will potentially take them. Please join us in celebrating and recognizing student accomplishments.
Daniel Family Commons, Usdan University Center
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Alpha Delta Phi Banquet Dinner
For current members, alumni, and families. Reception begins at 4:30 p.m.
Alpha Delta Phi (Show in Map)
Alpha Delta Phi Banquet Dinner
For current members, alumni, and families. Reception begins at 4:30 p.m.
Alpha Delta Phi (Show in Map)
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers as part of their culminating project for the dance major. Tickets can be purchased through the University Box Office.
Patricelli '92 Theater (Show in Map)
Fall Senior Thesis Dance Concert
A collection of new works presented by senior choreographers as part of their culminating project for the dance major. Tickets can be purchased through the University Box Office.
Patricelli '92 Theater (Show in Map)
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Public Observing at the Van Vleck Observatory
Join us for a look through the historic 20-inch refractor and other telescopes. All who come will have an opportunity to see through the eyepiece, weather permitting. We will be viewing prominent objects in the night sky such as the moon, globular clusters, planets, nebulas, or galaxies.
Hosted by volunteers from the Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford (ASGH) and sponsored by the Astronomy Department of Wesleyan University. Public observing is always free and open to everyone.
Van Vleck Observatory
Public Observing at the Van Vleck Observatory
Join us for a look through the historic 20-inch refractor and other telescopes. All who come will have an opportunity to see through the eyepiece, weather permitting. We will be viewing prominent objects in the night sky such as the moon, globular clusters, planets, nebulas, or galaxies.
Hosted by volunteers from the Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford (ASGH) and sponsored by the Astronomy Department of Wesleyan University. Public observing is always free and open to everyone.
Van Vleck Observatory
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Wesleyan Film Series: Charade
1963. USA. Dir: Stanley Donen. With Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant. 113 min.
FREE ADMISSION.
This deft, entertaining pop genre mish-mash from Donen (Singin’ in the Rain, Two for the Road) stars the ever-fashionable Hepburn as a vacationing widow caught up in a European crime caper. She struggles to keep up with fake identities and switcheroos, while also striking up a May-December flirtation with Grant’s charmingly mysterious interloper.
Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Film Series: Charade
1963. USA. Dir: Stanley Donen. With Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant. 113 min.
FREE ADMISSION.
This deft, entertaining pop genre mish-mash from Donen (Singin’ in the Rain, Two for the Road) stars the ever-fashionable Hepburn as a vacationing widow caught up in a European crime caper. She struggles to keep up with fake identities and switcheroos, while also striking up a May-December flirtation with Grant’s charmingly mysterious interloper.
Goldsmith Family Cinema, Center for Film Studies (Show in Map)
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Homecoming/Family Weekend Nigun Circle
Want a relaxing Saturday night? Come join us at Wesleyan Nigun Circle’s Family Weekend Nigun Circle! A Nigun is a soulful wordless melody sung in community. It’s based in Hasidic Jewish tradition, but the Wesleyan Nigun Circle is not religiously exclusive, and you don’t have to have any musical experience take part in it. We’re inviting students, families, and anyone in the Wesleyan community to come partake in this joyful and meditative experience together. Come sing, talk, and snack with us!
Room 103, Allbritton Center (formerly Davenport Campus Center) (Show in Map)
Homecoming/Family Weekend Nigun Circle
Want a relaxing Saturday night? Come join us at Wesleyan Nigun Circle’s Family Weekend Nigun Circle! A Nigun is a soulful wordless melody sung in community. It’s based in Hasidic Jewish tradition, but the Wesleyan Nigun Circle is not religiously exclusive, and you don’t have to have any musical experience take part in it. We’re inviting students, families, and anyone in the Wesleyan community to come partake in this joyful and meditative experience together. Come sing, talk, and snack with us!
Room 103, Allbritton Center (formerly Davenport Campus Center) (Show in Map)
Sunday, November 3, 2019
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
Wesleyan Natural History Exhibits Tour
The Natural History Collections at Wesleyan University (before 1957 exhibited in the Orange Judd Museum of Natural History) are being brought back to life after decades of neglect and storage in attics and basements! Join Wesleyan undergraduate students who have been working on the museum project and hear details about the new exhibits on the ground floor of Exley and our Joe Webb Peoples Museum on the fourth floor, celebrating the diversity of life on Earth as seen in our collections. Make sure to see Shelley the Glyptodon next to the Science Library, the restored skull of Terry the Deinotherium outside Woodhead Lounge, and the ‘Tree of Life’ exhibit in the lobby of the Science Library. Hear about our ongoing project, the Mosasaur-table for Olin Library. Meet at the entrance of the Science Library.
Exley Science Center (Show in Map)
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Fall Harvest Brunch
Parents, families, friends, and other guests are invited to join students for brunch at the Usdan University Center. From seasonal, locally-grown fruit to made-to-order waffles piled high with delicious toppings, there will be something for everyone at this traditional Homecoming/Family Weekend festivity. Vegetarian, vegan, and Kosher-style options are available.
Tickets: $15 adults, $5 children 12 and under. (Wesleyan students use their meal plans and should not buy tickets.)
Note: A select menu of a la carte food and beverages will also be available for purchase on-site at the Usdan Café.
Marketplace, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
Fall Harvest Brunch
Parents, families, friends, and other guests are invited to join students for brunch at the Usdan University Center. From seasonal, locally-grown fruit to made-to-order waffles piled high with delicious toppings, there will be something for everyone at this traditional Homecoming/Family Weekend festivity. Vegetarian, vegan, and Kosher-style options are available.
Tickets: $15 adults, $5 children 12 and under. (Wesleyan students use their meal plans and should not buy tickets.)
Note: A select menu of a la carte food and beverages will also be available for purchase on-site at the Usdan Café.
Marketplace, Usdan University Center (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: Into the Image
What lies behind the miniature’s mysterious power to draw us in? Anyone who has gazed at a book illustration or spent hours enthralled by a smartphone screen understands the pleasure of absorption that beholding small things can provide. Collectability, demonstration of artistic virtuosity, and intimacy between spectator and object all imbue the miniature with certain charms. Indeed, across historical moments, artists exploited these potentialities of the miniature to captivate their audiences. This exhibition of miniature artworks—drawn entirely from the Davison Art Center collection—features objects made across several centuries, and includes examples by Rembrandt van Rijn and Henri Matisse.
Davison Art Center, 301 High Street (Show in Map)
IN THE GALLERIES: Into the Image
What lies behind the miniature’s mysterious power to draw us in? Anyone who has gazed at a book illustration or spent hours enthralled by a smartphone screen understands the pleasure of absorption that beholding small things can provide. Collectability, demonstration of artistic virtuosity, and intimacy between spectator and object all imbue the miniature with certain charms. Indeed, across historical moments, artists exploited these potentialities of the miniature to captivate their audiences. This exhibition of miniature artworks—drawn entirely from the Davison Art Center collection—features objects made across several centuries, and includes examples by Rembrandt van Rijn and Henri Matisse.
Davison Art Center, 301 High Street (Show in Map)
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
IN THE GALLERIES: Brandon Fernandes - Inaction
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
IN THE GALLERIES: Brandon Fernandes - Inaction
Inaction is a new sculptural and performance-based installation by Brendan Fernandes. The exhibition consists of sculptural elements, platforms, a large carpet, and a single channel video projection, Free Fall. Working in collaboration with the architecture and design firm Norman Kelley, he designed mobile dance supports and platforms for activation by the audience and dancers. In public performances throughout the exhibition, his choreography guides dancers to interact with the minimalist, sculptural installations giving them agency to rearrange the sculptures–allowing new spaces in which to create movements.
Curator: Benjamin Chaffee, Associate Director of Visual Arts
Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283 Washington Terrace (Show In Map)
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
The 9th Annual Stone A Cappella Concert: Sponsored by the Charles B. Stone, Jr. A Cappella Fund
The Charles B. Stone, Jr. A Cappella Fund was established through the generosity of Sarah Stone Maynard ’79, P’11 and Fred Maynard ’80, P’11 in honor of Sarah’s father, Chip Stone ’49, P’79, P’82, GP’11, GP’15, and in celebration of the Stone family’s long Wesleyan legacy. Once called the “singing college of New England,” Wesleyan still boasts a strong musical tradition and the annual Stone A Cappella Concert provides an extraordinary showcase of the vocal talent and stage presence of Wesleyan undergraduates.
Note: This is not a ticketed event, however seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. This event will be webcast.
Memorial Chapel (Show in Map)
The 9th Annual Stone A Cappella Concert: Sponsored by the Charles B. Stone, Jr. A Cappella Fund
The Charles B. Stone, Jr. A Cappella Fund was established through the generosity of Sarah Stone Maynard ’79, P’11 and Fred Maynard ’80, P’11 in honor of Sarah’s father, Chip Stone ’49, P’79, P’82, GP’11, GP’15, and in celebration of the Stone family’s long Wesleyan legacy. Once called the “singing college of New England,” Wesleyan still boasts a strong musical tradition and the annual Stone A Cappella Concert provides an extraordinary showcase of the vocal talent and stage presence of Wesleyan undergraduates.
Note: This is not a ticketed event, however seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. This event will be webcast.
Memorial Chapel (Show in Map)
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Melanie Hsu: a prayer for broken glass
Cellist and singer/songwriter Melanie Hsu ’13, currently based in Philadelphia and New York City, composes and performs for film, theater, dance, poetry, and neighborhood parades, and collaborates with visual artists. She has performed alongside Eminem, the late Mac Miller on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert,” and pianist and Director of the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble Noah Baerman. At Wesleyan for Homecoming/ Family Weekend, she will revisit the acoustic songs that she wrote in her freshman dorm room a decade ago.
Russell House (Show in Map)
Melanie Hsu: a prayer for broken glass
Cellist and singer/songwriter Melanie Hsu ’13, currently based in Philadelphia and New York City, composes and performs for film, theater, dance, poetry, and neighborhood parades, and collaborates with visual artists. She has performed alongside Eminem, the late Mac Miller on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert,” and pianist and Director of the Wesleyan Jazz Ensemble Noah Baerman. At Wesleyan for Homecoming/ Family Weekend, she will revisit the acoustic songs that she wrote in her freshman dorm room a decade ago.
Russell House (Show in Map)