The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships and the Center for Justice Innovation are excited to host the upcoming Re-Imagining Community Safety: Research in Practice Conference that will take place on April 13th (11:00am-4:00pm) at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. We are hoping that you can join us for this wonderful opportunity to network and explore…
The Wesleyan Community newsletter includes upcoming events, K-12 resources, and job and volunteer opportunities that are most relevant for our community partners in Middletown. You can keep up to date with the Allbritton Center on the Wesleyan ENGAGE blog. Upcoming Events Middletown Recreation’s Book Drive: Donate your gently used or new books for ages 12-18…
Join us for a FUN event with games and activities that’ll help you learn more about Wesleyan’s Strategic Sustainability Plan (SSP)! Our SSP Champions are working on effective and creative initiatives that will decrease Wesleyan’s carbon footprint, support sustainability curricular integration, and expand sustainable practices in waste, dining, grounds, and purchasing. You’ll get to make…
Latest News Last week, the State Board of Education conducted a public hearing about the application of a charter school that proposed to re-open a former juvenile prison as the site of the school. Please consider learning more about this issue and signing this petition to keep the prison closed. Petition to not open Capital…
Dear Friends of Ukraine, The Ukraine Event Series marks one year since the full Russian invasion of Ukraine. All events are free and open to the public. They offer new lenses on the current situation and ways to support Ukraine. Please join us and please feel free to share the posters below. Thank you! Feb.…
Latest News We are excited to announce that we will be continuing our CSPL 120 Civic Engagement Practice! The Practice brings together the ever-growing and evolving community of students at Wesleyan who are invested in civic engagement. To enroll and learn more, please review our CSPL 120 Engage blog post. Please contact us at engage@wesleyan.edu with questions. Upcoming Events…
The staff at the Jewett and Allbritton Centers are excited about continuing CSPL 120 (Civic Engagement Practice)! Since the University’s reaffirmation of its commitment to engaging the broader public around some of society’s most critical issues in the 2018 Civic Action Plan, we have offered more programming and opportunities designed to help build student capacity…
What is Growing Power and how does it relate to the JCCP’s Reimagining Justice Initiative? The Jewett Center is invested in using the resources at our disposal to support organizations working toward justice. Re-Imagining Justice (one of the Center’s 3 focus areas) has supported groups that advocate for decarceration, criminal justice reform, alternatives to incarceration,…
Every year, over 400 Wesleyan students choose to enrich their educational experience through civic engagement on campus and beyond. They deploy their curiosity, skills, and practical idealism as they support educational and social enrichment activities for youth, stand with efforts to protect our environment, learn from the wisdom of aging community members, and work in…
Here’s your weekly dose of the ENGAGE Newsletter! Latest News It’s Equity & Inclusion Week! Please join The Office for Equity & Inclusion for a week of programs and activities centering the themes of equity and inclusion. From discussion spaces to ‘lunch & learns’ to informal gatherings, we look forward to coming together in community as…
