Institution name

Wesleyan University

Total number of students

3148

Contact address for international enquiries

Wesleyan Station
MIDDLETOWN 06459

Venue / office name

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Address

Hall Atwater Laboratories 228
MIDDLETOWN
Connecticut
06459

Venue description

Wesleyan University was founded in 1831 by Methodist leaders and Middletown citizens. Instruction began with 48 students of varying ages, the president, three professors, and one tutor; tuition was $36 per year. Today Wesleyan offers instruction in 39 departments and 46 major fields of study and awards the Bachelor of Arts and graduate degrees. The Master of Arts degree and the doctor of philosophy are regularly awarded in six fields of study. Students may choose from more than 900 courses each year and may be counted upon to devise, with the faculty, some 900 individual tutorials and lessons. The student body is made up of approximately 2,700 full-time undergraduates and 200 graduate students, as well as more than 400 part-time students in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program. An ongoing faculty of more than 300 is joined each semester by a distinguished group of visiting artists and professors. But despite Wesleyan’s growth, today’s student/instructor ratio remains at 9 to 1, and about two thirds of all courses enroll fewer than 20 students.

Telephone number

+1 860 685 2443

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

The residence halls, apartments, and houses here at Wesleyan University are at the center of student's academic and social lives. By living on campus, students will have a tremendous opportunity for growth and personal development outside of the classroom. The Office of Residential Life is committed to creating a living community that will support and foster personal development and leadership. Through interaction with other students and residence staff, students will build relationships with others from a variety of backgrounds and interests. The Office of Residential Life offers housing in the form of one-person apartments, group houses, as well as family units. In conjunction with the Office of Graduate Student Services, both offices will continue to develop a safe and academically stimulating living environment for graduate students at Wesleyan. Each residence hall at Wesleyan has its own personality and advantages. Living in residence halls includes living in communities with at least one upper-class student who serves as a Resident Advisor (RA). Each residential unit includes a laundry room with card-operated washers and dryers. Each student room has a high-speed internet access port per person, along with wireless connection. As students move through their years at Wesleyan, they have an opportunity to choose an increasingly more independent living option from residence hall doubles to singles to program houses, apartments, and eventually wood frame houses. All of these options are with a 5-10 minute walk to campus. All of the units house both men and women; however some residence halls are coed on each floor, while other halls offer single-gender floors and gender neutral housing throughout campus. No smoking is allowed in any University Housing. Residential facilities vary by size, room type, and ratio of first-year to upper-class students.