President Johnson’s Trick  or Treat 

Every year, Wellesley  students are invited by President  Paula Johnson to the President’s  House, at 735 Washington Street,  to trick-or-treat where students  collect candy and converse with  the President. This Halloween,  the tradition was scheduled from  5:00 to 8:00 p.m. However, on  Tuesday, Oct. 31 around noon,  Amanda Kaufman, the assistant  director of Student Involvement  & Leadership, sent out an  email to students announcing a  change of plans. Kaufman sent  out new spam indicating that  the President and Dean Sheilah  Shaw Horton would instead visit  students at “selected dining halls  and residential areas,” without  specifying an exact location, and  the event was also shortened,  now planned to take place from  6:00 to 7:15 p.m. Then, at 5 p.m.,  only one hour before the Trick  or Treat event was scheduled  to begin, Kaufman sent a short  email informing students that  the President’s trick-or-treat is  canceled and a Halloween pop up will occur at a later date. The  Office of Student Involvement  has not communicated with  

students since then regarding  the Halloween pop-up that  was supposed to have replaced  the Trick-or-Treat, and  administration has not shared  the reason for modifying plans  and eventually, canceling  the President Trick-or-Treat  on the day of the event. It  should be noted that a student  demonstration concerning the  Gaza events was planned for  the same evening, outside of the  President’s House.

First Generation College Celebration Week 

The College is celebrating  first-generation college students  this week, from Nov. 6 to Nov.  10, which is First Generation  College Celebration week. Nov.  8 is National First-Gen Day  where colleges, universities, corporations, non-profits and  K-12 schools celebrate the  success of first-generation  college students, faculty, staff,  and alumni. First-generation  college students are students  whose parents did not complete  a 4-year university degree. The  Office of International Study,  Career Education, Class Deans,  individual departments and  cultural houses are all holding  events this week to celebrate and  support first-generation college students.  

Registration Week 

Academic registration will occur this week, from Tuesday,  Nov. 6 to Friday, Nov. 10.  Students will register for Spring  2024 courses and can check  Workday for their registration  appointment time. There will  be a registration change period  beginning on Monday, Jan. 8 at  10 a.m. and ending on Friday,  Jan. 12 at 4 p.m., where students  can edit their registration after  the end of this week. 

Bike Share 

The Office of Sustainability  announced that Bike Share is  now live, as of Friday, Nov. 3  Wellesley Bike Share allows  students to check out bicycles  for 24 hours at a time, free of  cost, to promote sustainable  transportation. The Office of  Sustainability hopes to make  Bike Share easy and accessible  for all students on-campus and  advocate the benefits of riding  bicycles. Students can check out  a bike at the automated check out station located at Campus  Police, and they must bring back  the key, lock and helmet when  returning the bike.