HOMECOMING/FAMILY WEEKEND: CELEBRATING SUCCESS
During the Homecoming game halftime, Director of Athletics Mike Whalen presented the 2015 NESCAC Champion Men’s Basketball Team, the 2015 Baseball Team, and award-winning women’s tennis player Eudice...
View ArticleMESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: WESCONNECTING, FACE TO FACE
I’m often asked the question, “What’s the best way to connect with fellow alumni in my area?” I can point to numerous ways alumni can “connect”—LinkedIn, Facebook, the alumni app—but usually alumni are...
View ArticleFOUNDERS CREW ’66: STILL A NEW ENGLAND MAINSTAY
Photographed at the 2015 Head of the Charles, the Founders Group of Wesleyan Crew find the sport has brought them enduring friendships (left to right): Harrison Knight ’68, Joe Kelly Hughes ’67, Bill...
View ArticleDWIGHT . GREENE SYMPOSIUM FEATURES HEADS OF PLAYERS ASSOCIATIONS
At this year’s Dwight L. Greene Symposium, Michele Roberts ’77, executive director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)—the first woman to head a major professional sports union—and...
View ArticleMIDDLETOWN DAY
Middletown Day, an annual event, offers an array of activities culminating in a Wesleyan home football game. Held this year on Sept. 26, the celebration featured a “Salute to Service,” honoring...
View ArticleWESLEYAN ON BROADWAY FOR HAMILTON
On Oct. 2, Lin-Manuel Miranda ’02 and Thomas Kail ’99 hosted a special Wesleyan night, with a performance of their acclaimed “Hamilton” on Broadway. After the performance, attendees, leadership donors...
View ArticleMESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR: REFLECTING ON THE PAST TWO YEARS
As my term as chair of the Wesleyan Alumni Association draws to a conclusion, I’ve been thinking a lot about the past two years and all of the wonderful alumni I’ve had an opportunity to meet—both on...
View Article$20 MILLION GOFT RECOGNIZED WITH NAMIING OF BOGER HALL
In late January, President Michael S. Roth ’78 announced a $20 million gift from outgoing Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Joshua ’73, P’06, P’09 and Dr. Amy Boger P’06, P’09 to the university’s THIS IS WHY...
View ArticleJEWETT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CELEBRATED
Ellen Jewett ’81, P’17 (left), with President Michael S. Roth ’78, Board Chair Dr. Joshua Boger ’73, P’06, P’09, and Director Cathy Lechowicz celebrate the naming of the Jewett Center for Community...
View ArticleA University Citizen Retires: Barbara-Jan Wilson
“For so many of us, Barbara-Jan represents the heart and soul of Wesleyan,” said Donna Morea ’76, P’06, chair of Wesleyan’s Board of Trustees. “Whether she admitted us, found us our first job, or met...
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