On Friday May 3, a representative from Wellesley’s technology office emailed the student body about calls impersonating Wellesley Campus Police. According to the email, the calls were from a hacker impersonating...
On April 8, the Senate Ethics and Policy Committee (SPEC) outlined 161 potential amendments to the College Government (CG) constitution. Originally, SPEC intended to rewrite their constitution, using the...
On January 25th, Ravi Ravishanker, Wellesley’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), announced in an email to the student body that the College will stop using Banner for course registration after fall 2019....
Workday software to replace Banner as student registration
Ravi Ravishanker, Wellesley’s Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Carol Shanmugartnam, Wellesley’s registrar, announced changes to the...
A first-generation college student, Isabella Garcia ’22 arrived at Wellesley this fall with the intention of being pre-med. “Before I came to Wellesley, I thought I wanted to be a surgeon,” she says....
Helen Wang delivers a housing selection presentation
Helen Wang, director of residential life and housing, and Hope Singas delivered a presentation on the housing selection process. Wang and Singas showed...
Helen Wang speaks about changes to residential life
Helen Wang, director of residential life and housing, attended Senate to discuss changes being made to residential life. Students will now use an online...
Updates on SOAC Restructuring
Saafia Masoom ’20, College Government Vice President (CGVP) and Student Organizations and Appointments Committee (SOAC) president, presented on a new proposal to change...
On Feb. 25, Peter Eastment, director of faculty housing and transportation, and Bob Bassill, a representative from Local Motion, attended Senate to address student concerns regarding transportation. Local...
Residential Life is planning to undergo several changes to enhance the student experience on campus. First, Dower, a smaller residential hall located on the east side of campus, is set to become the East...
At the end of the fall semester, 88 percent of Wellesley College senators voted in favor of an amendment that will change how student organizations (orgs) are recognized on campus. Though these changes...
As College Government (CG) prepares for a new election season, several important changes have been made to ensure a smoother election process. At the first Senate meeting of the semester, College Government...
On Nov. 11, College Government President Kimberly Chia Yan Min ’19 announced the creation of an ad-hoc student committee designed to contribute to discussions about the new student demonstration policy....
On Oct. 31, students, faculty and staff gathered in the Academic Council Room to debate student demonstration policies at Wellesley. The “listening session” was intended to provide a forum for students...
On Monday, October 29, members of the Wellesley community gathered in the Multifaith Center to honor victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The shooting occurred on October 27 at the Tree of Life...
Language halls, such as the Mandarin Hall, Arabic Cluster and German Corridor, offer students the opportunity to practice the foreign language they’re learning on a day-to-day basis. Language houses...
On Friday, Oct. 19, the Board of Trustees will begin discussing a $20 million energy plan that outlines potential energy options recommended to Wellesley College by energy company Ameresco. According to...
Wellesley College recently joined the New England Humanities Consortium in an effort to promote the study of humanities on college campuses.
Spearheaded by two professors at the University of Connecticut,...
