This just in: TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR WES STUDENTS! Summer Jobs in Urban Farming in Hartford! We’re hiring for two Green Fund-sponsored positions with Summer of Solutions Hartford! Summer of Solutions Hartford is a youth-led food justice non-profit in the South End of Hartford. We run a 9-week summer program in which youth participants work to construct and run…
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Makama ’14 and Shaheen ’13 Receive Projects for Peace Grants
Congratulations to Mfundi Makama ’14 and Greg Shaheen ’13, who each received a fantastic Davis Projects for Peace Grant. From the Wesleyan Connection: “Two Wesleyan students have been awarded grants through the Davis Projects for Peace Program to bring their grassroots project proposals to fruition. Class of 2014′s Mfundi Makama’s $10,000 grant will support The Buddies…
Building an NGO Ground-Up // Lunch with Gabrielle Fondiller ’07 Wednesday
Sponsored by the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship: “Gabrielle Fondiller is a ’07 Wes alum with a double major in History and Government. She is now Director of a community NGO in Kenya called Hatua Likoni. After studying abroad in Kenya with SIT, Gabrielle began sponsoring school fees for 7 students. This has since evolved into an…
Job Opportunity // RI Campus Compact
Rhode Island Campus Compact is seeking a Program Manager! The Program Manager leads and manages the daily operations of the AmeriCorps*VISTA and AmeriCorps Scholarships for Service grants programs. Responsib ilities include budgeting, programming, evaluation, oversight of members, training, reporting and overall communication. The Program Manager serves as the primary contact for funders, college/university/school staff who…
We’re Building our Twitterbase!
Have you checked out the ENGAGE twitter yet? @Wes_engage is the twitter handle for all things Civic Engagement at Wesleyan. We’re constantly looking for grant, job, fellowship, and internship opportunities for you, so it would be wise to follow us. Also, of course, we’re interested in what you might have to tweet! If you have any suggestions…
“A Chorus of Peace” at Wesleyan + Peace Art in Zelnick
Also from arts2go.org: “The CitySingers of Hartford will perform “A Chorus of Peace” at the Wesleyan University Chapel, 221 High Street in Middletown, on Saturday, May 18 at 7pm. This is a benefit event for Artists for World Peace. As part of the evening, Artists for World Peace will host an art show and sale…
Poetry Potluck at the Buttonwood Tree
From arts2go.org, Middletown’s premiere arts event calendar: “Poetry Potluck is an opportunity for people who enjoy poetry to get together to share and discuss their favorite works. It isn’t an open mike. Almost like a salon, it’s a gathering for discussion and literary conversation using poetry as the focal point. It will occur on the…
Job & Fellowship Opportunities
Coming in from ASHOKA U, a bevy of job and fellowship opportunities focusing on social innovation. Duke University hiring “Sector Director for Social Impact & Sustainability” The Sector Director is a senior staff position in the Fuqua Career Management Center. The Director will work closely with Fuqua’s CASE and EDGE Centers to envision, build, and…
ENGAGE Link of the Day: Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs Share What It Takes to Spread An Idea
There are many resources online for those of us who want to make the world a better place. The Patricelli Center is constantly on the lookout for links of interest to Wesleyan changemakers. Read ours and share your favorite links in the Comments section below. Today’s ENGAGE Link of the Day is article- Ashoka article-…
Competitions, Awards, & Prizes from Ashoka U
Win a Trip to Ireland: Submit Excellent Undergraduate Papers, Projects, or Reports Just finished an excellent paper (or know a student who has written one)? No extra work required: Submit your ‘A’ paper to the Undergraduate Awards (UA). Award winners for the new social innovation category will be brought to the UA Summit in Dublin, Ireland for a three-day networking…