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.…
Global Impact Corps (opportunities in Ghana, Honduras, and India for spring break or anytime)
Unite For Sight is a social venture that supports eye clinics worldwide by investing human and financial resources to eliminate patient barriers to eye care. Through one of their programs – the Global Impact Corps – volunteers travel to their clinical sites in Ghana, Honduras, and India to learn about global health first-hand. Trips can last…
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…
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…
Fund for the Public Interest Summer Field Managers (apply by 1/31)
Elizabeth Himeles, Fund for the Public Interest‘s Summer Staffing Director, wrote to tell us about this opportunity: Field Manager, Summer Position The Fund for the Public Interest is seeking hard-working individuals with good communication skills and a passion for social change to fill our field manager positions across the country this summer. If you are looking…
Mindfulness Class (Mondays 6-8pm starting 1/27)
Thanks to Rabbi David for sending this to us: MINDFULNESS CLASS@ WESLEYAN: Pathways to Mindfulness and Wholeness Based on the positive student feedback last year, we are going to continue this initiative. This “Wesleyanized” MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) class is a 6 week class that focuses on various techniques of mindfulness practice and spiritual awareness. The…
The Risks and Rewards of K-12 Educational Entrepreneurism (2/6 at 7 p.m.)
The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship present The Risks and Rewards of K-12 Educational Entrepreneurism Thursday, February 6 7-8:30 p.m. Allbritton 311 Presented by: Dr. Jack Leonard, Assistant Professor, Department of Leadership in Education, University of Massachusetts Boston America has a long tradition of entrepreneurism, which…
Digital Wesleyan Startup 101 (free workshop series, Saturdays starting 2/15, apply now)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE) is pleased to announce the first Digital Wesleyan Startup 101 workshop series, a free six-session course held on campus Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting February 15. The curriculum includes: Introduction to computer science and application design: It’s not actually that hard to build an app. We’ll show you…
The Coworking Movement (1/22 in New Haven)
Coworking is a growing movement that is becoming increasingly popular for social enterprises that have outgrown their founders’ living room floors but haven’t scaled to the point of needing (or being able to afford) a stand-alone office and infrastructure. For some Wesleyan alumni social entrepreneurs, the collaborative energy and pooled resources of coworking spaces are…
Internship Opportunity with Jumpstart Academy (applications being accepted now)
This just in from Kate Weiner ’15: Jumpstart Academy is an organization that seeks to educate, equip, and empower Nigerian youths through a two-year Leadership and Entrepreneurship program. This program melds community service learning with business opportunities in order to cultivate a new generation of ethical entrepreneurs. Although based in Ibadan, Nigeria, Jumpstart is seeking…