reSET’s Social Enterprise Design Lab continues with a new topic for discussion; Impact Thinking. Entrepreneurs and organizations working in the social sector face complex community challenges and share a commitment to evaluate and improve the efforts that we make to create change in the community. reSET’s newest Design Lab on Impact Thinking is designed to introduce a series of…
Events
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…
Registration Open for Innovator’s Forum
It’s never too early to start thinking about spring break plans, and Unite for Sight has you covered with the Innovator’s Forum! The Innovator’s Forum will take place on March 14 in New Haven, CT. Registration is open now until March 10th, register now to take advantage of lower pricing. The Innovator’s Forum will draw health,…
Inner-City Violence Prevention Panel (moderated by Evan Okun ’13, 2/8 at 1pm)
Inner-City Violence: an inside look at the epidemic and possible solutions Saturday, February 8 1 p.m. Daniel Family Commons The goal of this event is to (1) three-dimensionalize gang/drug related violence that plagues lower income, minority neighborhoods across America, and (2) discuss community-based programs in Chicago addressing this epidemic. CeaseFire/Cure-Violence is a Chicago based organization which aims to…
Learning by Giving grant award ceremony (12/11 at 6, light dinner will be served)
An invitation from the students of CSPL210: This year, our “Money and Social Change” course at Wesleyan University received a $10,000 grant from the Learning by Giving Foundation to make philanthropic donations to local non-profits. As a class, we spent the semester discussing social change in its various iterations and putting it into action with…
Global Engagement Summit (April 16-20 at Northwestern University)
The Global Engagement Summit (GES) is a student-led initiative of Northeastern University designed to build the capacity of the next generation of change-makers. By identifying talented, young individuals, providing skills training and connecting driven students with innovative thought leaders, GES empowers them to produce responsible and sustainable solutions to shared global problems. Since 2006, more…
Stuff the Nets Gift Drive!
Alumni Startup Showcase
ALUMNI STARTUP SHOWCASE Sunday, December 8 4:00p-6:00p Olson Commons Hear from 10 extraordinary Wes grads who founded or run their own ventures. This inaugural Startup Showcase will include stories about startup life, an unprecedented opportunity to mingle with inspiring young entrepreneurs, and hearty snacks and coffee to fuel your Reading Period work. Registration is strongly…
WEServe Week of Service (1/19-1/25; register a project now)
Dear students, parents, alumni, colleagues, and friends, We are excited to support the second annual WEServe Week of Service, and we hope you will join us. WEServe seeks members of the Wesleyan community around the world to organize service projects during MLK Week (January 19-25, 2014) and submit them here. Wesleyan will publicize the list…