Coming in from ASHOKA U, a bevy of job and fellowship opportunities focusing on social innovation. Duke University hiring “Sector Director for Social Impact & Sustainability” The Sector Director is a senior staff position in the Fuqua Career Management Center. The Director will work closely with Fuqua’s CASE and EDGE Centers to envision, build, and…
Competitions, Awards, & Prizes from Ashoka U
Win a Trip to Ireland: Submit Excellent Undergraduate Papers, Projects, or Reports Just finished an excellent paper (or know a student who has written one)? No extra work required: Submit your ‘A’ paper to the Undergraduate Awards (UA). Award winners for the new social innovation category will be brought to the UA Summit in Dublin, Ireland for a three-day networking…
Apply for reSET’s 2013 Social Enterprise Challenge
Call for Applictions: reSET’s 2013 Social Enterprise Challenge We are excited to announce the opening of applications for reSET’s 2013 Social Enterprise Challenge! Once again this year, reSET will recognize entrepreneurs launching or operating viable, sustainable, and socially responsible businesses that improve the community, create jobs, and demonstrate the possibilities created when both profit and purpose are pursued at the same time. Winners will receive…
Grant Opportunity // Mini Grants from NECSF
MINI-GRANTS New England Campus Sustainability Forum » Mini-Grants Grants are available to students to: Foster students’ interest and participation in campus sustainability efforts Prepare students, as important stakeholders of an institution’s sustainability, with an understanding of how to raise awareness for campus sustainability through implementing a campus-wide project Encourage students at under-resourced institutions, minority-serving institutions, and…
Hartford Business Profiles PCSE-Sponsored Water Dispenser Competition
Check out the full article here: “College commencement ceremonies are accompanied by weekend long events, thousands of visitors, and consequently a great deal of waste. In response, colleges and universities across Connecticut are taking steps to make their graduation ceremonies as environmentally friendly as possible. Wesleyan University in Middletown, in the midst of a yearlong…
First Friday: Middletown History; This Friday!
An invitation from the wonderful Professor Krishna Winston: Dear Friends, I hope you will be able to come: The final First Friday program sponsored by the Center for Community Partnerships will feature the students in Ron Schatz’s Middletown History service-learning course. Please note that this program actually takes place on the SECOND Friday of May…
Volunteer Opportunity // Riverfront Boathouse
This just in from Samantha Cappelletti, Volunteer and Programs Coordinator at Riverfront Recapture, Inc.: The warmer weather means the Riverfront is coming alive again and we are excited to get the upcoming season started. For the past six months we have been working hard on an ambitious schedule of activities, events, and programs that offer something…
CCP’s Did You Know? Fact #26.
It’s the last fact of the Did You Know? series! Why not go out with a festival? This Saturday, from 2-5PM, the Middletown ReMix Festival will take place all over our city. This free event (rain or shine) has a host of activities. To find out more visit the Middletown ReMix website, and on the…
Pssst…Middletown ReMix.
Ever wanted to dance outside of It’s Only Natural Market? How about join a diverse group of Middletown dancers (beginners reign here) for what’s sure to be an awesome day of sight, sounds, moves, and general creativity? We’ll let the video link speak, er…move for itself.
Job Opportunity // VISTA Lend for America Program Associate
Lend for America Program Associate — Americorps VISTA — Newark, NJ About Us Lend for America is a rapidly growing organization founded to empower student leaders to build their communities through the creation of campus microfinance institutions (Campus MFIs). Our national platform supports students practicing microfinance in the U.S. by providing training, networking, funding, and research. In…