Black Student Association (BSA)/Black Student Union (BSU)

"We must present to the Wesleyan community a unified, diversified front," states Wenona Whitfield as she speaks of the reasons for the formation of the Black Students Association of which she is president. Wenona ran on a platform which stressed aid to the black student, the education of the white community as to the developments. Wenona sees the main objective of the BSA as the aiding of the black student academically, socially and if possible, financially. To accomplish the first goal the group would like to print a guide for incoming black students which would ‘tell it like it is’ here at Wesleyan. Descriptions of the social and extra-curricular opportunities at Wesleyan; listings of present black students with their majors, hometown and high schools; and a listing of those pupils volunteering to counsel the incoming students would be included. BSA would also look into the possibility of helping with recruiting of new black students. Wenona believes that Wesleyan is an ideal college for black students because of its size, enabling the student to adjust more readily to the college scene." -The Argus, 10/18/1968

The Black Student's Association became the Black Student Union around 1971.