The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2014 PCSE Seed Grant Competition. These $5,000 awards are intended to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Last year’s winners used the seed funding to launch a grant-funded CSA in Middletown, work…
Events
Information Sessions at the Career Center: Teach in Vietnam, PULSE, and St. Ann’s School
Teachers for Vietnam: TFV is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the teaching of English in Vietnamese colleges and universities. Teachers for Vietnam brings teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) into classrooms which otherwise would not be exposed to native speakers. Teachers for Vietnam thus enriches the educational and pre-professional development of Vietnamese students.…
City Year Information Session
Global Health Entrepreneurship Webinar (2/12 at 2pm)
Here’s another invitation from our friends at Unite for Sight, this time for a free webinar on February 12, 2-3pm Eastern Time. If you have an interest in global health, social entrepreneurship, or international development, you might want to check it out. More details are below. Note that preregistration is required by February 10. ********************** Unite…
Post-Wes Journeys (brown bag lunch with Marcus Chung ’98 and Rebecca Knight ’98, 3/24 at 12pm)
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.…
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…
Global Health and Innovation Conference (April 12-13; Register Now)
Global Health & Innovation Conference Presented by Unite For Sight, 11th Annual Conference Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 13, 2014 http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference “A Meeting of Minds”–CNN The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world’s largest global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference. This must-attend, thought-leading conference annually convenes…
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…
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…