The World Refugee Celebration happens Wednesday, June 19th, at OBERON, Harvard Square. With free admission, RSVP at www.refugepoint.org.
Jordyn Lexton ’08 & Drive Change
Interested in supporting food trucks for social justice? Read below for information from Jordyn Lexton ’08, and definitely watch a video of the project here. “Dear Friends, Love food trucks?? Have an appetite for social change?? Feed your hunger by investing in a new social enterprise called Drive Change, a NYC based food truck business that employs,…
Perel-Slater ’11 Wins $10,000 for Maji Safi Group
The PCSE would like to congratulate Max Perel-Slater ’11 on winning the Advancing Leaders Fellowship. Many Wesleyan students, staff, faculty, and friends voted for Perel-Slater and his Maji Safi Group, and we’re excited to see new possibilities for their incredible work! “The $10,000 fellowship supports alumni from all World Learning programs as they implement innovative…
You Can be a Leader and a Follower in Our Book
Are you following us on twitter @wes_engage? We’ve even curated a Social Entrepreneurship List for you to keep track of. We believe that you can be a leader in civic engagement and still be a follower! (Please forgive us for our cheesy humor). Below are some of our recent retweets for you to…
Calling All Our Newest Alums! Miller Prize Extension
Hello May ’13 Grads! Deadline Extension: The Miller Family Foundation Prize applications are now due on Sunday, June 16, at 11:59pm. If you have recently accepted an offer from an employer in education or the nonprofit sector, and graduated with Wesleyan need-based financial aid loans, you should consider applying for the Miller Family Foundation Prize. The Miller Prize is…
FSD International // Grants, Scholarship & Fellowship Opportunities
Looking for grants, scholarships, fellowships, and other funding opportunities? From the FSD website: “Founded in 1995, Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) enhances the capacity of community organizations around the world to address local health, social, environmental, and economic issues.” You can hop on over to their site for a breakdown; so click here to find…
DDD Social Enterprise Summer Internship
Digital Divide Data Social Enterprise Summer Internship and Short-Term Project May 2013 DDD, an award-winning social enterprise operating in Cambodia, Laos and Kenya, is looking for a short-term project manager, based in our New York City office, reporting to our CEO and CFO. The project mananger would work on new business planning for the organization.…
Max Perel Slater ’11 and the Maji Safi Organization Feature
The Maji Safi Organization, started by Max Perel Slater ’11, ” is a disease prevention and health promotion nonprofit that operates through a community health worker model in rural Tanzania. A core belief of MSG is that preventable diseases can be avoided by taking a community-led approach through empowering women and children to promote disease prevention.…
Join WAPPS (Wesleyan Alumni in Philanthropy & Public Service)
This post invites Wesleyan Alumni to join WAPPS, a group of alumni who focus on or engage with philanthropy and public service. With a host of events throughout the country, it’s easy to stay connected. We hope this post isn’t too soon for you recent graduates, but keep in mind, this is just one of…
From the Middletown Eye // “The Midd You Missed”
Senior Bucket Lists are on bigger to-do lists this week…we heard rumors of a group of seniors who were, as part of their Senior Bucket Lists, “Bonding.” Bonding is a Senior Ritual where a group of students wearing sunglasses slowly roll up in a car blasting the James Bond theme song. As the unsuspecting students…