Early September, President Roth sent an email to the campus community calling for proposals that, in his words, “have the potential to significantly improve the distinctive educational experience by leveraging its residential dimensions.” After the deadline for proposals of November 1st had passed, students received an email from VP for Academic Affairs & Provost Ruth Striegel Weissman, VP for Finance John Meerts, and VP for Student Affairs Michael Whaley that these proposals have begun to be reviewed by an advisory group made up of faculty, students, and staff headed by Provost Weissman.

These proposals are for and follow the Wesleyan 2020 vision set by the Board of Trustees in May of 2010, which serves as a “fundamental tool for strategic decision making at Wesleyan… [to] assist us in making decisions about the allocation of resources in the next 5–10 years.”

In his email to the campus and his blog post, President Roth has made it clear to focus on proposals that would improve or stress the “residential aspects of the Wesleyan experience.” In a blog post from November 5th, Roth wrote, “After getting input from students, faculty and staff, I expect to be announcing some pilot projects early in 2014. Wesleyan’s residential dimensions foster a learning, research and creative culture that is one of our greatest assets. We will use those strengths in even more intentional ways in the future.”