Professor Barbara Juhasz, Akila Raoul ’16, and Micaela Kaye ’16 took a field trip to the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center last December as a part of Professor Juhasz’s Eye Movement and Reading Lab to explore compound words and how they are created with first- fifth grade students in the after-school program at Green…
Spring Corps Round-Up
There are many upcoming deadlines for service opportunities! Peruse the list below to find a program that is a good fit for you. Green Corps Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. We need more organizers – people who understand the power…
Enrichment Grant Report: Roxie Chuang ’17
Roxie Chuang ’17 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. With this grant, she presented her research for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. You can read Roxie’s reflection below, read past grantee reflections here, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about all of our grant programs. With…
Allbritton Visiting Professors
The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public life is hosting five visiting professors to Wesleyan during the semester. We are welcoming Ric Grefé, Dar Williams, Jacob Werblow, Mary Hannah Henderson, and John Stoehr. Ric Grefé is teaching a course called Human Centered Design for Social Change. It will include presentations from invited designers who work around…
Volunteers Needed 4/12!
The American Liver Foundation is looking for volunteers to support the 15th annual Flavors of Connecticut Gala on Tuesday, April 12th. It’s a great opportunity to volunteer with your team, residence hall, or club! You can reach out directly to Katelyn by emailing kscasino@liverfoundation.org if you’re interested in volunteering.
Spaces Available in Practicing Democracy
Practicing Democracy has a few spots available this spring. It meets on Thursdays from 1:10-4, and is a 1.5 credit class. The course is taught by Mary Hannah Henderson, a visiting professor. Yesterday, she answered a few questions for me about who this course would be a good fit for, and why she is excited to…
$10k Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs
The annual Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs is hosted and organized by the Center for Women and Financial Independence, Smith College’s initiative devoted to the support of innovation and entrepreneurship. Last year, three Wesleyan students made it to the trade show round! The competition is designed to give undergraduate entrepreneurs an experience that will…
SHOFCO Summer Institute
Kennedy Odede ’12 is one of Africa’s best- known community organizers and social entrepreneurs. Kennedy lived for twenty- three of his thirty years in the Kibera Slum, the largest slum in Africa, where he experienced the devastating realities of life in extreme poverty first hand. Still, he dreamed about changing his community. He saved 20…
Enrichment Grant Report: Derrick Holman ’16
Derrick Holman ’16 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. With this grant, he attended the Landmark Forum, a personal reflection and development training, over winter break. You can read Derrick’s reflection below, read past grantee reflections here, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about all of our grant programs. I was…
1 Year Out: Kate Weiner ’15
1 Year Out is an interview series highlighting alumni from the classes of ’14 and ’15 who are engaged in public service, entrepreneurship, or nonprofit work in any capacity- through their employment, a volunteer position, or on the side. So tell me about your life 1 Year Out of Wesleyan! It has been both wonderful and…