As the Fall 2019 semester draws to a close and students eagerly await their seasonal (and well earned) reprieve, the Office of Study Abroad would like to bring students’ attention to early deadlines for some Fall 2020 and full academic year programs. As students may know, the deadlines for completing Wesleyan’s permission to study abroad for the 2020 Fall/Year are…
OISA Open House!
Office of International Student Affairs Open House Friday, November 22, 2019 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm North College, Rooms 023 & 024 Meet members of the International Students Advisory Board!!! Food and refreshments are available for attendees. Learn more about immigration services, resources, and training offered by the Office of International Student Affairs. Connect with new…
Meet & Greet: Inayah Bashir ’20
My name is Inayah Bashir, and I am from East Orange, NJ. I am a College of Social Studies major, and I am receiving a Writing Certificate with a concentration in Creative Writing. As the 2019-2020 Fellowship Assistant, I work alongside Magda Zapędowska, Assistant Director of Fellowships. Together, we plan events, create materials, and brainstorm…
International End-of-Semester Gathering
Come celebrate the end of the semester over dinner with the Office of International Student Affairs! Students who are staying on campus are required to attend this event. All self-identified international students are welcome to attend. We will have food, music and important information about staying on campus during winter break from OISA, ResLife and…
Travel Signatures for F-1 Visa Holders for Thanksgiving and Winter Break Travels
All first-year students if traveling outside of the U.S. for fall break you MUST have a travel signature prior to reentering the U.S. All F-1 visa holders should check their F-1visa and passport expiration date. Your F-1 visa must be valid upon re-entry into the U.S. Your passport must be valid 6 months beyond the…
Korean Festival
The Korean Cultural Festival is a collaboration amongst the three Korean Program Coordinators: Prof. Eun-ju Shin at University of Connecticut, Prof. Hyejoo Back at Wesleyan University, and Prof. Angela Lee-Smith at Yale University. Friday, December 6th, 2019 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Henry Luce Hall at Yale University 34 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06511…
Summer In Italy: A Student’s Reflection
Hi, my name is Lexi and I’m a junior at Wesleyan majoring in Psychology. This past summer I had the opportunity of a lifetime to study abroad to Italy for a little over a month during the summer. Through this incredible opportunity I traveled with a group of people, mostly from different SUNY universities as…
Fellowship Highlight: Three Wesleyan Seniors Apply for the Luce
Written by Inayah Bashir ’20 with Magdalena Zapędowska The mission of the Luce Scholars Program is to enhance the understanding of Asia among future American leaders through individual professional placements combined with language training in Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia. Up to 18 fellowships are awarded each year. The program is open to U.S. citizens and…
Call for Papers: 3rd Annual Power of Language Conference
The 3rd Annual Power of Language Conference April 3-4, 2020 | Wesleyan University | Fisk Hall, 262 High St, Middletown, CT Seeking submissions and presentations on language learning and multilingual living The Power of Language Conference seeks to bring awareness to the many benefits of language learning and to promote the study of languages other…
Wes and the World Photo Contest Winners
Photo Contest at a Glance Total of 88 submissions 1694 votes cast 37 countries represented 64 cities around the world Thank you to the Photo Contest Jury: Antonio Gonzalez, Professor of Spanish, Former Director of Fries Center for Global Studies Alice Hadler, Senior Associate Director of FCGS, Adjunct Instructor in English, Co-Coordinator African Studies Ali…
Food Around the World: International Education Week Partners with Bon Appétit
WesStories: Performances of Multilingual Voices
We still have a few spots for performers at WesStories! Multilingual singers, poetry readers, speech givers, and other forms of oral performance/lecture are welcome. The performance will take place on Nov. 21st at 7:30 pm in the DFC as part of International Education Week. Dinner will be served (Indian or Thai – we’re still deciding).…
Admission Open House: November 11, 2019
We aspire for Wesleyan to be a strong liberal arts institution where students become globally competent leaders. This requires knowledge, language skills, and cultural sensitivity in order to exercise effective and responsible citizenship in an increasingly interdependent world. We strongly believe that multilingual literacy has many benefits (cognitive, economic, social, health-related) and that as a result,…
Paid Opportunity: Winter Break RA for International Students
The Office of International Student Affairs (OISA) is looking to hire 2-3 residential advisors (RAs) during the winter break for international students who stay on campus. The compensation is $200. For job descriptions and application form, click here. The applications are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday, November 17.
A Trip to Secondary Inspection
This article is summarized by Shakeel Jessa The Office of International Student Affairs staff took a trip to Boston Logan International Airport to meet with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to gain crucial insider rules concerning travel for international students. Always DECLARE: Whether it is food, cash, perishable items, gifts; items you didn’t have…
Migration and the Coded Language of Colonialism in Contemporary Italy
Wednesday, November 20, 4:30pm Highwaymen Common Room Department of Romance Languages and Literatures 300 High Street, Middletown, CT This talk will investigate the persistence of history and narrative on the body, exploring the ways certain female bodies are bound by gendering and racializing logics that attempt to freeze the body in a particular moment, refusing…