Jelisa Adair

I am the Civic Engagement Fellow for 2013-2014. While a student at Wesleyan I double majored in Psychology and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and completed a joint thesis during my senior year. I am interested in issues of social justice, mental health, media, and global welfare.

International Young Leaders Assembly (August)

We were recently contacted by the president of the Global Young Leaders Assembly in regards to a set of conferences taking place this summer in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York. Check out this opportunity and apply now for early bird registration costs! Remember, PCSE Enrichment Grant applications will be accepted again starting July 1st!…

Job Opportunities with Peace First: Communications Manager, IT Coordinator, Program Director, and Development Coordinator

We were recently contacted by Jen Clammer ’90 about multiple job opportunities with Peace First. Check out the job descriptions below and visit the Peace First Web Site for more information on these opportunities. About Peace First Peace First believes in teaching, modeling and valuing youth peacemaking in order to unleash young people’s ability to create positive change…

Translating a Liberal Arts Degree into a Career

“What are you going to do with a degree in that?”  I’m sure that I’m not the only person who has heard this from family members, friends, or even at times, tour groups while at Wesleyan. Apparently my Psychology and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies double major threw others for a loop, and I didn’t help…

More Crowdfunding Advice: Eight Tips You’ve Probably Never Heard Before

Over at ENGAGE, we are no strangers to crowdfunding. As these campaigns become more prolific, you should be sure to do everything you can to make yours stand out. We came across this article by Catherine Clifford of Entrepreneur.com featuring Clay Hebert, the founder of New York City-based Crowdfunding Hacks. This helpful list of tips for crowdfunders…

Social Enterprise Accelerator Flight Night (6/18 in Hartford)

Over the last 15 weeks, 11 inspiring, start-up social enterprises have worked incredibly hard to test their business assumptions, develop a multiple bottom line business model, and build a strategy to launch, now it’s time to help these social enterprises take flight! We hope you will join us on Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 at The Lyceum in Hartford…

IoT Innovation Grand Challenge

Cisco invites you to participate in a new initiative to recognize and support up-and-coming innovators, entrepreneurs and early-stage startup businesses that contribute to the growth and evolution of the Internet of Things. Announcing the Internet of Things Innovation Grand Challenge The Internet of Things (IoT) Innovation Grand Challenge is a global open competition that will run between April…