Jason Gross, 23, is currently a graduate student at Wesleyan University studying Earth and Environmental Science. He completed his undergraduate degree in 2014. He’s experienced life as both a graduate and undergraduate student--inhabiting a variety of spaces. 

Jason Gross

Nathanael Greene, 80, has worked at at Wesleyan since 1963 and has been a Professor of History since 1974. He was also the Vice President for Academic Affairs from 1977-1990. We sat down with him to discuss his views on Wesleyan’s spatial history. Listen to him discuss his involvement with the major 1986 renovation of Olin Library.

Nathanael Greene

Matthew Wallock, 18, is a freshman and prospective government major in the class of 2018. Since he has only been here for a year, he offers a unique perspective on Wesleyan’s campus. Listen to him talk about some of his favorite spaces on and off campus including Indian Hill Cemetery and the Allbritton Center.

Matthew Wallock

Michael Roth, 58, is the current president of Wesleyan University since 2007. He also graduated from Wesleyan in 1978 after only three years. We sat down with him in the Presidential Office to discuss his experience with Wesleyan’s spatial history. Listen to what he sees as the biggest differences from when he was a student.

Michael Roth

Mark Slobin, 72, is an American scholar, ethnomusicologist, and professor of music and American studies at Wesleyan University since 1971. He has written extensively about Eastern European Jewish music and klezmer music, as well as Afghanistan music. Additionally, he has been the president of the Society of Ethnomusicology and the Society for Asian Music. Listen to hear him talk about the music studios at Wesleyan and general campus changes.

Mark Slobin

Anna Oakes, 20, is a member of the Wesleyan Class of 2017. She lived in WestCo for her freshman and sophomore years, and is a member of several activist organizations including the United Student-Labor Action Coalition (USLAC) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). Listen to Anna identify and discuss some of Wesleyan’s social spaces.

Anna Oakes

David Zabar, 59, attended Wesleyan as a student from 1973 to 1975 before ultimately graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology. During his time at the University, he lived in WestCo 2 and studied science and psychology. Listen to David talk about the changes he has seen the Wesleyan campus undergo over the years.

David Zabar

Gale Lackey, 66, has held various positions in the athletic department over her 37 years at Wesleyan. She is currently an associate athletics director and has been the head volleyball coach for last 30 years. She has also been the head women's field hockey and lacrosse coach and will be retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. Listen to her talk about the opening of the Freeman Athletic Center in 1990.

Gale Lackey

Marcela Oteiza is an Assistant Professor of Theater, working mainly in areas of scene design and performance art. She focuses specifically on the ways in which media functions alongside these art practices, and is interested in how spaces become sites for mediation. Professor Oteiza received her B.F.A in Painting from Universidad de Chile and an M.F.A in Theater Design from California Institute of the Arts. 

Marcela Oteiza

A compilation of interviews that make up an oral history of space and its many reformulations within and throughout Wesleyan University's development as a premier academic institution. 

Wesleyan Spatial History

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