Make sure to stop by my office hours today (5-7) or tomorrow (11-12)

if you need to withdraw from a class.

interested in applying for the Watson Fellowship

in September 2010?

Want $25,000 to travel around the world

doing a self-designed project based on your passion

for one year after you graduate?

Come to the

Watson Informational Meeting

Wednesday, November 18

4:15 p.m., PAC 002

with Dean Brown

Proposal for Class of 2011 is due mid-September, 2010.

For more information about the fellowship, see

www.watsonfellowship.org and

www.wesleyan.edu/deans/watson.html

]]> http://classof2011.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2009/11/18/watson-fellowship-meeting/feed/ 0 http://classof2011.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2009/10/30/important-fall-deadlines/ http://classof2011.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2009/10/30/important-fall-deadlines/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:07:23 +0000 ngarrett http://classof2011.blogs.wesleyan.edu/?p=934 Pre-Registration for Spring 2010 will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 5.

Last day to withdraw from full semester and second quarter classes is Thursday, November 19.

A copy of the permission application may be picked up at the Office of International Studies or printed from our website (www.wesleyan.edu/ois) . Just click on “Applications” in the “Forms” bucket and print the “Permission to Study Abroad” PDF document.

A complete application includes the following 7 items:
• Personal information sheet
• Academic justification essay
• Pre-approved courses form
• Online Health Information Clearance form*
• Student Medical Release and Parental Statement form
• Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver form
• Standards of Conduct Pledge

*All applicants must complete our online Health Information Clearance form. If you have not already done so, you may still do it now. It is in your student e-Portfolio under “Tools and Links.” Be sure to do this by October 15.

We cannot accept applications after that date. Applications must be turned in at the Office of International Studies, 105 Fisk Hall.

Please note that approved programs (not run by Wesleyan) have their own specific deadlines so students should check directly with the programs to make certain that applications are filed in a timely manner.

If you agree that our records correctly show the courses that you registered for during Drop/Add, click on “Schedule is Correct”.

If your schedule is not correct (for example, a course is missing from your schedule or an additional course is appearing) click on “Schedule is Incorrect” and you’ll be given further instructions and a link to the petition form.

Later, if your petition is successful and your schedule is corrected, you should return to your schedule page and click “Schedule is Correct”.

The schedule confirmation buttons will remain on the page until you have resolved all issues and click the “Schedule is Correct” button.

Please indicate whether your schedule is correct or incorrect by Monday, September 28. The sooner you let us know about problems with your schedule, the sooner your issues can be resolved. If you fail to indicate whether your schedule is correct or not, you risk not being allowed to participate in November pre-registration for spring 2010 courses.

Grading mode and cross-listing changes were due before the end of the Drop/Add period and can no longer be made.

If you have any questions, please contact the Registrar’s Office at x2810.

This is your last opportunity to make sure your course schedule is correct without having to petition. Be sure to review your enrollments and if necessary make any adjustments. Failure to resolve issues now will require you to use the petition process.

The following transactions MUST be completed before the system closes this evening:

• Dropping an enrolled course.

• Submitting an enrollment request.

• Changing a Crosslisting (this is not changeable after Drop/Add ends).

• Changing the Grading option (this is not changeable after Drop/Add ends).

Come to an open workshop brought to you by your Peer Advisors:
-Advice from Dean Garrett, Dean of Class of 2011
-Learn how to use the online major drop/add tool
-Thoughts on how to choose a major
-Info on how to use the CRC resources to imagine careers of different majors

7-8pm THIS SUNDAY, February 22
In the USDAN MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM (basement)
SNACKS!!!!

Informal RSVP to atevah@wesleyan.edu is helpful but not mandatory.

Brought to you by your friendly Peer Advisors, of the Student Academic Resource Network (SARN)

This is a reminder that applications for Fall 2009 or Year 2009-10 for the Wesleyan-administered programs in Paris, Madrid, and Bologna are due Monday, February 16, 2009. (The printed deadline is February 15, but that falls on the weekend.) This is a firm deadline and late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be turned in to the Office of International Studies, Fisk Hall 105. A complete application includes the following four items:

• Application personal information sheet
• 250-word essay in the appropriate language, explaining why you wish to participate on the program
• Language evaluation form (to be completed by your current or most recent language professor)
• Letter of recommendation from a non-language professor (may be sent through campus mail, delivered, or sent as an e-mail to gwinter@wesleyan.edu)

In addition to specific program applications, ALL students must complete the general Permission to Study Abroad Application by March 2, 2009 (again, because the printed March 1 falls on a weekend).

Completed general applications must be turned in to the Office of International Studies, Fisk Hall 105.

Declaring your major is an exciting time in the sophomore year. Faculty regulations require that Wesleyan sophomores declare a major in a department or program in order to be eligible for promotion to the junior year. To receive major preference in the next Planning, Scheduling, and Adjustment period (April 3-21), you must have an approved major by Friday, March 6. This letter contains important information that will help you navigate your way to major declaration, so keep reading!

Although departments and programs vary slightly in the process by which students are accepted into the major, the following steps are applicable to all of you:

• Visit the Major Declaration Website (www.wesleyan.edu/deans/major_declaration/) for helpful links and information.
• Familiarize yourself with department and program major requirements by reviewing the description in WesMaps and on the department or program’s website, which also can be accessed from the major declaration homepage.
• Consult with a member of the faculty in the department or program in which you hope to major. If you are not sure to whom you should speak, see the list of department and program experts for advising and the Department Chairs on the major declaration website. You also can consult with the departmental administrative assistant (AA). AAs are knowledgeable and can be very helpful.
• Attend the Open House of the major(s) you are considering. Many departments and programs have scheduled Open Houses between February 11 and February 27. Faculty members will be available to answer your questions and address concerns you have about major requirements, and other issues.
  Click here for a schedule of these Open Houses (listed by major). Also, the schedule will be posted on the major declaration website and on the class blog.

Declaring majors will now be handled directly through the Student EPortfolio. Beginning on Wednesday, February 18, students will be able to submit electronic major requests to the appropriate departments/programs within EP>Student>Wesleyan Career>Major Declaration (Click Here). Please note that students may still be required to submit additional application information and/or meet in person with department officials. Also, please be aware that submitting a major request allows that department/program access to review the Student Academic History. An important feature of the new online submission system is the Pre-Major Advising Survey. Upon the first declared major, students will be prompted to submit feedback regarding their advising experiences. These confidential answers will later be available to the advisor as a tool to further enhance their advising methods.

You will have successfully declared a major when the department chair or a designated faculty member approves your Major Acceptance completed via your e-portfolio. To determine who your major advisor will be, you should talk with the department chair and/or administrative assistant. Individual departments and programs have different procedures for helping you identify an advisor. Your major advisor will help you design a major program of study and select courses in April for the fall semester.

If you are unable to declare your major by the Friday, March 6 deadline because you are currently completing a prerequisite course, you must complete a Major Deferral form so that the Deans’ Office knows that your entry into a major is in progress. You also must be in touch with the department or program chair about your intent to declare that major so they are aware of your situation. Individual departments and programs will have different policies regarding declaring a major while a prerequisite course is in progress.

IMPORTANT – KEEP READING!

Some of you may be feeling anxious or unsure about making the major declaration deadline in early March. Common concerns I have heard from sophomores in recent weeks include the following:

• I don’t have the entry requirements for the major I want! What will happen to me if I don’t have a major by March 6?
• I have changed my mind about my major and now have to start from the beginning. Will I be too far behind to graduate in ’11?
• I still haven’t decided on a major and I have no idea how to figure out what I should do! Can I get an extension?
• I know what I want to major in, but now I’m worrying about whether it’s the best choice if I want to go to grad school or get on the right career track.

If any of these situations sound familiar, please come to my office so that we can get a handle on your particular situation and work out a plan of action that will get you to where you want to be. While choosing a major is an important landmark in your college career, it is not a decision that will affect all aspects of your future in a profound and irreversible way. That may sound like heresy, but it is true. This is not to say that your major is irrelevant or insignificant, but it is important to know that there are many myths surrounding one’s choice of a major. Often, these myths–for example, that only certain majors lead to certain careers–create a lot of the anxiety and stress some of you may be facing right now.

Please come to my drop-in hours (listed below) or make an appointment (x2774) if you would like to discuss your concerns or plans. You also should discuss any concerns you have with your faculty advisor, departmental and program advising experts, and any other professor or resource person who you think might have some good advice. In addition, refer to the sidebar for a list of resources that includes group sessions, workshops, offices, and websites that should be helpful to you as you plot the course of your remaining semesters at Wesleyan.

All the best for a fabulous semester!

Sincerely,

Noel R. Garrett, Ph.D.
Dean for the Class of 2011
Email me (ngarrett@wesleyan.edu).

To access the online teaching evaluation system:

• Go to your E-Portfolio and open My Student Portfolio.
• Navigate to the Wesleyan Career list then
• Click on Teaching Evaluations

You may submit evaluations anytime between now and December 10 at 11:59 pm.

In order to encourage student participation, you must submit an online evaluation for each of your courses which are part of the online teaching evaluation process before December 10 in order to be able to see your Fall 2008 grades during fall break. Faculty will not have access to any evaluations until they have submitted final grades.

If you have any questions about the teaching evaluation process, please contact Eloise Glick at eglick@wesleyan.edu or by phone at ext. 2708.