The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grantee reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from Brent Packer ’15, founder of Potlux, the first online community where collegiate sustainability initiatives are effectively aggregated and shared. Also…
Loam Magazine Launches (an update from Nicole Stanton ’15 and Kate Weiner ’15)
Hello, dear supporters of Loam Magazine! We are writing to inform you that our online platform is up and at ’em – http://www.loammagazine.com/. Thanks to your generosity, we have been able to launch our website with great success. Loam Magazine has had thousands of views in just a short week. So much GOOD has been…
Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship 2014/2015 Year in Review
Part of the mission of Wesleyan is to provide “an education in the liberal arts that is characterized by boldness, rigor, and practical idealism.” Those attributes come to life at the Patricelli Center, where students and alumni find real-world applications for their idealism, hone their skills as entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, and join the legions of…
2015 Patricelli Center and Priebatsch Summer Internship Grants Announced
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship offers four internship stipends through the Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant program. These need-based grants allow Wesleyan sophomores and juniors to take unpaid or low-paid positions with social sector organizations. The PCSE-funded internship grants are not the only ones supporting students doing social impact work; the Kevin Sanborn ’87 Internship, Hartford Steam Boiler Internship, Surdna…
2014/2015 Advisory Board Members, Peer Advisors, Grant Judges, Mentors, and Presenters: Thank You!
Just a quick note of thanks to the following alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends who donated their time and expertise to the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2014/2015. Your involvement has made our programs stronger, and we look forward to continued collaboration! Advisory Board Phoebe Boyer ’89 Carl Byers ’93 Sharon Belden Castonguay…
Volunteer at The Salvation Army Summer Camp (July-August in Middletown)
The Salvation Army in Middletown is running a 5 week summer camp in July and August. The camp is for 7 – 13 year olds and runs from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday – Friday. The camp will engage children in faith based activities, arts and crafts and field trips around the downtown. If interested in volunteering, please contact Lt.…
Brew With a View (6/20)
An invitation from our friends at the Community Health Center and the North End Action Team: Join us for another fun afternoon with spectacular views of the Middletown area and a delicious array of home brews!This time we’ll be outside and enjoying live music as well, and all to benefit the North End Action Team!!…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Report #1 from Assk
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grantee reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from Rachel Verner ’15, founder of Assk, a company that strives to normalize sexual consent through apparel and education, thereby…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Report #1 from the Wesleyan Doula Project
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grantee reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from the Wesleyan Doula Project, one of the three 2015 winners. You can read other grantee reports here. Winning the Patricelli…
Betsy Teutsch P’11 on writing “100 Under $100: One Hundred Tools for Empowering Global Women”
At this season of academic transitions—students seeking summer internships, jobs, and experiences, and new grads heading out into the world—I have good news and bad news. Even mature adults are stuck figuring out what to do when they grew up, or at least grow older. That is how I have become a first-time author and…