Today GatherWell announced the inaugural members of their network, including the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Wesleyan. We join a dozen other academic institutions, for-profits, media outlets, non-profits, social enterprises, faith-based organizations, start-ups, CBOs, and NGOs who are working to increase social impact and innovation. Network members may share resources, connect and collaborate on projects,…
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Senior Meeting
Don’t forget that the Career Center is hosting two Senior Meetings this week! The Career Center’s meeting with the Senior Class will be held on: Tuesday, September 3rd | 7pm | Tishler Hall Friday, September 6th | 12:30pm | Tishler Hall ALL Seniors should attend one of the two meetings. *Senior Meeting is required for those who…
Pathways to Mindfulness and Wholeness: A Stress Reduction Course
When I was an undergraduate, I felt like I was doing absolutely everything on campus. Between jobs, classes, clubs, and real life; I felt like I was constantly being pulled in so many different directions. I know from speaking to others on campus that I’m not the only person who felt like that. At Wesleyan…
Princeton in Asia Information Session
It’s senior year! For those of you who are early birds, the Wesleyan Career Center is having an information session for Princeton in Asia this Sunday, September 8th at 12p. From MyCC: Princeton-in-Asia (PiA) provides transformative, service-oriented experiences for talented graduates and serves the needs of Asia as determined by our Asian partners. Over the…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Reflections on The Middletown Food Project
In June, Hailey Sowden ’15 gave us a preview of plans for The Middletown Food Project, an initiative of Wesleyan’s Long Lane Farm that was funded by a seed grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Now, as the summer comes to an end and the fall harvest season approaches, Hailey and her collaborators…
PCSE Internship Grants in Action: A note from Olayinka Lawal ’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 Olayinka Lawal ’15, a Sociology major pursuing an International Relations Certificate…
PCSE Internship Grants in Action: A note from Judhanny Garcia ’14
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 Judhanny Garcia ’14. Read other PCSE grant recipient blog posts here.…
Wesleyan to Develop MOOC Based on Social Good Summit
[Re-posted from The Wesleyan Connection.] In September, Wesleyan President Michael Roth will be a speaker at the Social Good Summit, to be held at the 92 Street Y in New York, Sept. 22-24. Fifty-five of today’s global leaders in new media, technology, nonprofits, international affairs and numerous other areas will explore “the power of innovative…