Hey future educators! Green Street Arts Center and Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science in collaboration with the State Education Resource Center is presenting their first Common Core Workshop. This two-day conference (October 11 and November 15) is a way to learn more about the Common Core State Standards. There is room for…
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Unilever’s Sustainable Living Young Entrepreneur Awards
Don’t say that we don’t look out for our alums! This unbelievable opportunity is centered in the UK, but applicants from all over the world are eligible! Eligibility: The competition is open to individuals aged 30 years and under, from any part of the world Entries must fall within one or more of the categories…
Center for Community Partnerships 10 Year Anniversary Series!
Hello everyone! This academic year we are coming up on the Center for Community Partnership’s tenth anniversary! The Center was created in 2004 as a way to formalize the connections between Wesleyan and Middletown. We have already posted on what the CCP is, but now we would like to highlight what the CCP has done…
Audition for Oddfellows and CHP’s OLIVER!
Maybe you have noticed the relatively low number of musicals being produced through Second Stage this semester. Maybe you are already in several a cappella groups and still need another outlet for performance. Or maybe you just want an excuse to get off campus for a few hours a week. No matter your motivation, we…
Sound Production Class at Green Street!
Interested in sound production? Green Street Arts Center is introducing a new sound production class specifically for Wesleyan students! Through this ten-week course students will learn sound production techniques in order to record a song from start to finish. This is an incredible opportunity both for students interested in sound production and also student artists…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Evan Okun ’13
In April, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awarded five seed grants to Wesleyan students embarking on high-impact projects around the globe. Each grant recipient will be reporting on his/her work with blog posts and photos. Here’s one, a report from Evan Okun ’13 (who, incidentally, also happens to have a new album out.) *********************************** This fall I am…
Enrichment Grant Report: Ibironke Otusile ’15
Ibironke Otusile ’15 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding helped support her work with The Savvy Madam network. Read Ibironke’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our Enrichment Grants. ************************************************************** This summer, with the financial assistance of the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship,…
PCSE Internship Grants in Action: A note from Wesley Close ’15
In March, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awarded internship grants to Wesleyan students planning to spend their summers pursuing experiences in diverse fields of social change. Each grant recipient was asked to report back on his/her work with blog posts and photos. Here’s one, a report from Wesley Close ’15, a Latin American Studies major who…
Applications for Fall 2014 GSBI® Accelerator program at Santa Clara University
Calling all social enterprises! The GSBI® Accelerator program at Santa Clara University is now accepting applications for its 2014 cycle! This program is meant to help social entrepreneurs understand and fill gaps in their organizations so that they can increase their impact and make them investment-ready for investors. This program runs from February 2nd through…
Business Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability (10/9 at noon, lunch provided)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, College of the Environment, and Sustainability Office present Business Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability a talk by Kira (Markiewicz) Fabrizio `97, Assistant Professor of Strategy & Innovation, Boston University School of Management Wednesday, October 9 12 noon-1 p.m. Allbritton 311 The media is full of stories pointing the finger at…