Office of Advancement

Alumni & Parent Relations
55 High Street
Middletown, CT 06457
parents@wesleyan.edu
860-685-2200
Please contact us with any questions, or if your contact information needs to be updated, let us know.

Summer Send-Off Events

Class of 2029, new transfer students, and their families are invited to gather at our Summer Send-Off events held in select cities throughout the country. Join us at any regional event that is most convenient.

For parents and guardians in other locations, or for those unable to attend in-person, please join us for our Virtual Summer Send-Off and Social Hour on Wednesday, August 13.

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    Manhattan

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    Brooklyn

    Wedesday, July 23
    6–8 p.m.

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    Hosted by Lydia Denworth P’23,’26 and Mark Justh P’23,’26

    Address and more details will be provided to registrants before the event.

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    Boston

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    Washington DC

    Thursday, July 10
    6–8 p.m.

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    More on the Washington DC event

    Hosted by Steven Farina P’27,’29 and Ann Rakestraw P’27,’29

    Address and more details will be provided to registrants before the event.

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    Chicago

    Thursday, July 24
    6–8 p.m. 

    REGISTER

    More on the Chicago event

    Hosted by Samera Syeda Ludwig ’94

    Kilpatrick Townsend
    Accenture Tower
    500 W Madison St, Chicago, IL

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    Houston

    Saturday, July 26
    4–6 p.m.

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    Hosted by Eddie Yu P’24 and Tiaying Ho P’24

    Fung’s Kitchen
    7320 Southwest Fwy #115, Houston, TX

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    Greenwich

    Wednesday, August 6
    6:30–8 p.m.

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    Hosted by Tim Bunnell P’26 and Karen Snow P’26

    Address and more details will be provided to registrants before the event.
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    San Francisco

    Saturday, August 2
    4–6 p.m.

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    Hosted by Millie Gong P’26

    Woodside Priory School
    302 Portola Rd, Portola Valley, CA

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    Los Angeles

    Sunday, August 3
    2–4 p.m.

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    Hosted by Krisi and Derek Haas P’28

    Address and more details will be provided to registrants before the event.
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    Seattle

    Wednesday, August 6
    6–8 p.m.

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    Hosted by Scott Shapiro ’92 and Marc Berger ’04

    We are DH
    104 Pike St Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98101
    at Pike Place

Virtual Parent/Family Workshops

  • Virtual Summer Send-Off and Social Hour

    Wednesday, August 13
    7–8 p.m. ET (UTC-4)

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    Parents and guardians of new students are invited to join us for a virtual gathering to informally meet as new members of the Wesleyan community!

  • New Families webinar: Transitioning to Wesleyan

    Tuesday, August 19
    7–8 p.m. ET (UTC-4) More on this webinar
    Parents and guardians are invited to a presentation by a panel of staff from Academic Advancement, Financial Aid, the Gordon Career Center and Residential Life, who will focus on your student's transition to Wesleyan. A short question-and-answer session will follow. This panel will be moderated by Laura Patey, Dean for Academic Advancement, who will be joined by staff from the Gordon Career Center, the Offices of Academic Advancement, Financial Aid, and Residential Life.

  • New Families webinar: Academic Life at Wesleyan

    Tuesday, August 26
    7–8 p.m. ET (UTC-4)

    More info on this webinar
    Moderated by Dean for Academic Advancement Laura Patey, this program for parents and guardians will focus on academic life at Wesleyan. The panel includes Nicole Stanton, Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Kelly Dunn, Dean for the Class of 2029, and a faculty advisor.