Student Life

• Play video Living in a Wood Frame at Wesleyan University

  Living in a Wood Frame at Wesleyan University

  Take a look inside a Mallory Dubus's house to learn more about living in a Wood Frames at Wesleyan University.

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• Play video Low Rise Apartments

  Low Rise Apartments

  Neha and Jessica give us a glimpse of what it's like to live in Low Rise apartments. Learn more about housing: http://wesleyan.edu/reslife

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• Play video Wesleyan University Arrival Day 2018

  Wesleyan University Arrival Day 2018

  On August 29, 2018, we welcomed 810 first-year and 44 transfer students to campus on Arrival Day. After a hot, humid, and emotional day of moving, let the adventure begin! Welcome to Wes!

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• Play video Program Houses

  Program Houses

  Take a look inside South Asian House, one of Wesleyan's program houses to learn about program housing at Wesleyan.

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• Play video Residence Halls

  Residence Halls

  Take a look inside the Butterfields to learn more about living in a residence hall at Wesleyan University.

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• Play video A Letter To My First Year Self - Nate Taylor '18

  A Letter To My First Year Self - Nate Taylor '18

  If you could give advice to your first-year college self, what would you say? We asked two graduating seniors from the Class of 2018 – here’s what Nate Taylor ’18 shared.

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• Play video A Letter to My First Year Self - Ammie Tea '18

  A Letter to My First Year Self - Ammie Tea '18

  If you could give advice to your first-year college self, what would you say? We asked two graduating seniors from the Class of 2018 – here’s what Ammie Tea ’18 shared.

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• Play video Wesleyan University 2018 Commencement Highlights

  Wesleyan University 2018 Commencement Highlights

  Graduates, their families, and other members of the Wesleyan community gathered on Andrus field for the 186th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 27.

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• Play video West African Drumming and Dance Concert

  West African Drumming and Dance Concert

  An invigorating performance filled with the rhythms of West Africa, featuring Wesleyan Artist in Residence and choreographer Iddi Saaka, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music and master drummer John Dankwa, and master drummer Mohammed Alidu.

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• Play video Melisa Olgun on Being a First-Generation College Student

  Melisa Olgun on Being a First-Generation College Student

  Melisa Olgun, a first-generation college student whose parents immigrated from Turkey, shares her path to college, how she came to pursue a career in medicine, and how Wesleyan supports its first-generation and low-income students.

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• Play video Meet Wesleyan’s Summer Grant Recipients

  Meet Wesleyan’s Summer Grant Recipients

  Providing summer experiential learning opportunities for all of our students is a key priority for Wesleyan in the 21st century. Wesleyan Summer Grants grants provide resources for students to pursue low- or no-pay summer experiences...

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• Play video Class of 2021 "Common Moment"

  Class of 2021 "Common Moment"

  On Friday, September 1, 2017 the first year students in the Class of 2021 were welcomed by Sarah Curran, Director of the Center for the Arts, to the “Common Moment”.

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