Monthly Archives: January 2014

This Week at the Career Center: Environmental Health Internship, Health Care Justice Fellowship, and Field Manager Positions

Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) Internship: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) are offering a paid 10-week summer internship program for students who are passionate about the environment, interested in human health, and curious about how they are linked. During…

Global Health Entrepreneurship Webinar (2/12 at 2pm)

Here’s another invitation from our friends at Unite for Sight, this time for a free webinar on February 12, 2-3pm Eastern Time. If you have an interest in global health, social entrepreneurship, or international development, you might want to check it out. More details are below. Note that preregistration is required by February 10. ********************** Unite…

Post-Wes Journeys (brown bag lunch with Marcus Chung ’98 and Rebecca Knight ’98, 3/24 at 12pm)

The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship presents Post-Wes Journeys: Marcus Chung ’98 and Rebecca Knight ’98 Monday, March 24 12-1 p.m. PCSE Board Room (Allbritton 022) Bring your lunch and hear Marcus and Rebecca talk about corporate social responsibility, business writing and strategy, forging a path of meaningful work, and generally navigating life after Wesleyan.…

Ashoka Youth Venture’s “Be a Changemaker” Bootcamp (2/8 in Boston, free tickets available)

Our friends at Ashoka Youth Venture are offering free tickets for Wesleyan students who would like to attend their “Be A Changemaker Bootcamp” on Saturday, February 8, 10am-4pm at Boston University. Interested? Read the details below then email Makaela in the Patricelli Center to reserve your ticket today! ******************************************************* Do you see a social problem in your…

Global Health and Innovation Conference (April 12-13; Register Now)

Global Health & Innovation Conference Presented by Unite For Sight, 11th Annual Conference Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 13, 2014 http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference “A Meeting of Minds”–CNN The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world’s largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference.  This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes…

Unite for Sight Social Entrepreneurship Institute recap (with reflections by Julia Marin MA’14 and Wayne Ng ’16)

In December, I and two students – Julia Marin and Wayne Ng – attended the Unite for Sight Social Entrepreneurship Institute in New Haven, Connecticut. Wesleyan alumni Raghu Appasani ’12 and Anna Cash ’11 met us there, and we connected with colleagues and social entrepreneurs from several other academic and professional institutions. The conference focused on…

Hope Reichbach Memorial Fund

First and second year students from New York City should look into the Hope Reichbach Memorial Fund for an opportunity to get your summer internship funded. From MyCC: What is the Hope Reichbach Memorial Fund? Spearheaded by Hope’s family and friends, the Hope Reichbach Fund provides vital learning experiences and career development for students, inviting…