People of all genders and majors are welcome! To RSVP to our events, please contact Anika Dane (adane@wesleyan.edu).
Upcoming Events:
DATA FOR GOOD ALUMNI SPEAKERS' SERIES
Part of QAC420 Student Forum
Lunch is served for all events - please RSVP here.
Please join us in a series of talks by Wesleyan alumni working at various intersections between data and social good! This series is part of Data for Good, a student forum that encourages participants to discuss and develop projects demonstrating how technology and data can be used toward real social and ecological impact.
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NEW YORK CITY OPEN DATA WEEK TREK
Part of QAC420 Student Forum
Sunday, March 22, 7.30AM - 7.00PM
Interested in learning about how complex public datasets can be translated into accessible visual and narrative forms for broad public audiences, highlighting questions of accessibility, ethics, and interpretation?
Apply for this one-day excursion to New York City on Sunday Mar 22nd for students participating in the Data for Good forum and other interested Wesleyan students to attend an exhibition during New York Open Data Week, hosted by Data Through Design. Please find more information in the attached link.
REGISTRATION VIA THE FOLLOWING HANDSHAKE LINK: https://wesleyan.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1917468
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS Monday March 2nd.
Applicants will be notified by Thursday March 4th, and will need to return a confirmation form by Friday, March 6th, to hold their spots on the trek.
- Lab Tours
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- Faculty Lunches
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- Related Events
- Recent Events
Our friends at the Writers Room will be opening up their space in Sci Li on Saturday February 21 from 1-5. Drop by for snacks & hot chocolate and chat with your peers as well as Writers Room Tutors who will be available to help you out -- wherever you are in your writing process!Please fill out this form to indicate if you will be attending, and we hope to see you there!WesWIS Faculty Failures
Friday, February 27 2026 at 12:00 PM, ESC137
Events fill up fast so we encourage you to RSVP and book your spot on the guest list. We hope to see you there!
Join us in collaboration with the Gordon Career Center this Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 4:30 p.m. for a STEM career workshop, featuring resume tips/feedback and professional headshots! (Please note that these services will be first-come, first-served).
WesCourses Information Session
WesWIS Facul-tea, Thursday, January 29, 12:00pm-1:00pm, Van Vleck Observatory
Please join us this Thursday at noon at the Van Vleck Observatory for our Faculty Tea (Facul-tea). We’ll be gathering in the library to enjoy tea, snacks, and relaxed conversation with faculty, fellow students, and members of the steering committee.
This is a great chance to connect with professors in a casual setting, catch up with peers, and start the semester feeling part of the community. Stop by, grab a cup of tea, and hang out.
November 7, 2025 12:00 PM, Allbritton 103
Are you worried about pre-registration? We’re here to help! Get the inside scoop on courses from upperclassmen across the STEM majors, and get a jump on your major planning! Or just come hang out and chat with upperclassmen in your field—no pressure! Pizza and drinks provided. All majors and identities are welcome to attend.
Every Wednesday at 4:30pm, Exley 137
Wednesdays with WesWIS
Wednesday, October 1, 9pm, EVan Vleck Observatory: Stargazing and Hot Chocolate
Join us at Van Vleck Observatory to use the telescopes, enjoy hot chocolate, and chat with other women in science! The event is open to all majors and genders, so bring your friends! We will be there rain or shine! If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we will be setting up the planetarium inside. We hope to see you there!
Friday, September 26, 12pm, Exley 121: WesWIS Kick-off Pizza Lunch
Come eat some pizza, meet the Steering Committee, find out about WesWIS activities and events, give your input about how WesWIS can help you this year, and meet other awesome science majors. We hope you’ll be able to join us! People of all genders and majors are welcome at WesWIS events.
Visit our past events archive to view the 2024-2025 academic year.