Hannah Gearan ‘22: Film Studies and Environmental Studies Major with a Writing Certificate I co-coordinate WesReads and WesMath, which allows students to work in K-5 classrooms at Macdonough and Farm Hill elementary schools to help with Math and Reading. We require Wesleyan students complete at least one shift a week, where we provide help with…
OCS Coordinator Profiles: The International Refugee Assistance Project
OCS Student Coordinators 2021-2022 International Refugee Assistance Project Co-Coordinators The International Refugee Assistance Project is part of the wider Wesleyan Refugee Project. Will Halm ‘22: Government Major, Data Analysis Minor, Writing Certificate IRAP is a legal organization based in NYC which represents refugees trying to settle in the United States. At Wesleyan, we research assistance…
Introducing the New Jewett Center Intern!
Hello! My name is Alec Black (he/him/his) and I’m excited to be starting as your new Communications Intern for the JCCP! I’m a current junior double majoring in Government and Studio Art and outside of classes you can usually find me on Foss or DTD tossing with Throw Culture (Wesleyan University’s only all-gender ultimate frisbee…
Hello from the JCCP Engage 2020 Intern!
My name is Douglas Kiman. I am a fourth year PhD candidate in ethnomusicology (Music department), originally from Paris, and I have been involved with the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships as the new Engage 2020 Intern since September 2020. Besides my activities as a doctoral student, I have been engaged in the Wesleyan student community as…
Hello from the JCCP Communications Intern!
Hi! My name is Robi Frederick (she/her/hers) and I am the new Jewett Center for Community Partnerships Communications Intern. I am currently a senior here at Wesleyan majoring in American Studies with a minor in Civic Engagement. This semester, you can find me at the Center for Humanities Fellowship office working on my Senior Essay…
Call for Submissions: Middletown Digital Mental Health Kit
As schools and businesses prepare for the possibility of closure, it is extremely important for the mental health of our residents that we don’t lose the strong sense of community that is fostered in Middletown. In a shared effort to stay healthy and connected, Middletown Youth Services is working on creating a “Middletown Digital Mental…
Support High School Students – Volunteer for Exploring College Pathways
Exploring College Pathways A Program Sponsored by the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships in partnership with Middlesex Community College, Middletown High School, Maloney High School, and Coginchaug High School. The Exploring College Pathways Program is a program designed to help high school juniors explore their interests in college. Wesleyan University stakeholders and community partners support…
E2020 Summer Session Funding Support Application Now Open
Though the COVID-19 crisis has impacted our ability to do this work in-person, we remain committed to supporting student learning and civic preparedness via E2020. The deadline for the upcoming summer cycle is now May 22, 2020 (11:59pm). Only proposals for remote support of civic engagement efforts will be reviewed unless social distancing restrictions are lifted before…
Mentoring, Academic Support & Tutoring Fellows program
Mentoring, Academic Support & Tutoring Fellows program We are looking for men of color within the Wesleyan student body interested in exploring careers in education. The MAST Fellows program will hire four Fellows to tutor and mentor student athletes after school at Maloney and Platt High Schools in Meriden, CT. Fellows can work either from 1:00 – 3:15 or from 2:15 – 3:15…
Civic Engagement Certificate Spring 2020 Info Session + Lunch
Civic engagement encompasses a wide range of activities in which individuals work to strengthen their communities, to realize common goods, to enhance the capacities and dispositions necessary for democratic self-rule, and in general to deliberately shape their common life. Wesleyan University prides itself on enrolling and nurturing students with strong social consciousness. Students participate in…