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Jennifer Roach is the Civic Engagement Fellow in Allbritton for the academic year 2015-2016. She is a recent Wesleyan alumni, class of 2014. Since graduating, she has moved to Hartford to continue developing Summer of Solutions Hartford, an urban farming internship program she worked on during her time at Wesleyan.

Get Funded! Apply for Summer Grants

There are three upcoming info sessions about opportunities for summer funding! Stop by for information about the Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant, Named Grants, and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Internship Grant.  The information sessions will take place:  1/26, 12pm, Usdan 110  1/27, 12pm, Usdan 108  2/2, 12pm, Usdan 110 2/4, 12pm, Usdan 110    Wesleyan…

Different Shades of Green: Wesleyan Welcomes Dr. Dorceta E. Taylor, PhD

For several decades Wesleyan has celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The celebration has taken various forms including prominent keynote speakers such as Johnetta Cole and Sonia Sanchez to a campus based program where members of the faculty, staff and students read portions of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. DIFFERENT…

Spring ’16 Service Learning Courses

There are many great opportunities to engage in public life and service through your academics at Wesleyan. Here are a few courses that still have openings available for this spring, including the service-learning classes in early childhood education and architecture, and a quarter-credit class taught by Patricelli Center director Makaela Kingsley. Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship CSPL 262, Kingsley,Makaela…

Green Corps Hiring- deadline Jan 24

Early Spring Application Deadline: January 24, 2016 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 of public support and know how to mobilize it. In Green Corps’ yearlong paid program, you’ll get intensive…

Opportunity with RE-volv’s Solar Ambassador Program

RE-volv’s Solar Ambassador Program is a unique opportunity for college students to develop key project management, outreach and communications skills while tangibly taking action on climate change through solar energy. Over the course of one academic year, Solar Ambassadors work in teams to identify a nonprofit or co-op near campus that wants to go solar.…

FoodCorps Application Open!

The application to serve with FoodCorps for the 2016-2017 service term is now open! Apply by March 31st to work with children teaching gardening and cooking! You would be joining three current Wesleyan service members, Ruthie Lazenby ’10 serving her second year in Woodbridge, CT, Noa Borkan ’12 in Springdale, Arkansas, and Stephanie Loui ’14, who…

Cooperative Justice: Alternative Spring Break Trip

Spend a beautiful spring break in the Bay Area of California (Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco) and explore how co-ops engage with social justice movements.  How do cooperators respond to gentrification, climate change, racial injustice & more?  During the days, you’ll venture into the cities to tour cooperatives in various sectors and understand how different…

Center for Prison Education Spring Book Drive

The Wesley Center for Prison Education launched their spring book drive!  The books on the list feature titles such as Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Theban Plays, and The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling and range in price from $5 to $25.76.  Here is a brief history of the Center for Prison Education: In the fall…

Spring Work Study Jobs at the Office of Community Service

Thinking about work study jobs for the spring semester? Here are some opportunities from the Office of Community Service! Pay close attention to each position’s work study eligibility and application instructions.  Hiring: Van Drivers For the Office of Community Service —Non-Work Study Eligible—  The Office of Community Service coordinates student volunteer opportunities with 21 partner…

Discovery AfterSchool Stories- Art & Science

This is a cross-post from the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center. In this series,  Discovery AfterSchool Instructors share stories from their classes. For more information on our AfterSchool Program, please visit their website. Spring registration is open! Remember that Wesleyan faculty and staff get 50% off the attendance fee!  By: Lindsay Behrens Art & Science…