Volunteering Abroad/International Health and Medicine: Conversation with Dr. Cliff O’Callahan (MD/Ph.D) Recently returned from a year in Rwanda, Dr. O’Callahan is a pediatrician and faculty member with Middlesex Hospital’s Family Practice Residency Program and former Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on International Child Health. He will talk about the kinds of questions you should…
Jewett Center for Community Partnerships
Sasha Chanoff wins 2013 Gleitsman International Activist Award
We just heard some exciting news about Wes alum Sasha Chanoff ’94 winning the 2013 Gleitsman International Activist Award! Courtesy of the Harvard Gazette: The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has named social entrepreneur Sasha Chanoff this year’s recipient of the Gleitsman International Activist Award for his tireless work as founder and executive…
Overland Information Meeting
Overland Information Meeting: Monday, November 18th in Usdan 110 Overland is hiring exceptional college students to lead summer programs. We offer service, leadership, language, hike & biking programs to students in grades 4-12 (plus a few trips for 2013 high school grads!). Program locations include New England, Nova Scotia, Western US and Pacific Coast, Alaska, the Yukon, Hawaii,…
Applications Open for the Global Engagement Summit
Brought to our attention by Francesca Moree ’14, check out this incredible opportunity!
CCP Anniversary Series Spotlight: WesCFPA
From coordinator Miranda Linsky ’14: Connecting people to the land. Conserving the land. Since 1895, the Connecticut Forest and Park Association has been serving Connecticut to protect forests, parks, walking trails and open spaces for future generations. Working closely with the CFPA, WesCFPA is specifically responsible for maintaining the nearby Highlawn Forest, and during the…
Blood, Muscle, and Bone Performative Teach-In
Capital Fellows Program
Prepare for a Future Career…Engage yourself in Public Service. Apply by February 10, 2014 to the Capital Fellows Programs * California Senate Fellows * Executive Fellowship Program * Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program * Judicial Administration Fellowship Program The Capital Fellows Programs offer a unique opportunity to participate in policymaking and development. Fellows work for 10-11 months…
WEShadow Opportunities
Looking for a way to fill up your five weeks of winter vacation? Why not take a few days out to shadow someone in your anticipated industry? Check out a few of these great shadowing opportunities: WEShadow Managing Director, Family Services/ Stamford Jewish Community Center: The Stamford Jewish Community Center has a nursery school, daycare,…
Volunteer to Assemble Thanksgiving Baskets!
The Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project was established three years ago to ensure that all Middletown families who couldn’t afford to purchase a Thanksgiving meal could still enjoy a feast on Thanksgiving. Made up of volunteers from nonprofit organizations, businesses, faith communities, and civic groups and funded in large part by the Middletown Rotary, the Middletown…