Rebecca Jacobsen

Rebecca Jacobsen '16 is the Civic Engagement Fellow for the 2016-2017 school year.

The Future of Foreign Policy – Election 2016

This is the last of three panels in Allbritton’s Right Now! Series about the 2016 presidential election.  This panel, “The Future of Foreign Policy,” will feature: DANIEL J. JONES, Penn Quarter Group and Lead Author on the Senate “CIA Torture Report” Daniel has extensive experience advising senior business executives and U.S. government officials. He has spent…

Right Now! Series: Net Neutrality

Net neutrality is a central issue of freedom of speech and access on the Internet. If you’ve ever streamed movies, TV, or sports games on your computer, then net neutrality is something important to you! In February 2015, the FCC voted to uphold Net Neutrality and forbade Internet providers from charging some users to access…

Behind the Curtain: Campaign Financing, Gerrymandering, and Barriers to Voting – Election 2016

This is the second of three panels in Allbritton’s Right Now! Series about the 2016 presidential election.  This panel, “Behind the Curtain: Campaign Financing, Gerrymandering, and Barriers to Voting,” will feature: Dave Daley, CT Mirror, author of Ratf*cked David Daley is the author of “Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy”…

The Role(s) of Religion – Election 2016

This is the first of three panels in Allbritton’s Right Now! Series about the 2016 presidential election.  This panel, “The Role(s) of Religion,” will feature: ANTHEA BUTLER, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at UPenn and author of Women in the Church of God in Christ, Making a Sanctified World Anthea Butler is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and…

Join us for Middletown Day 2016

Come to campus to join us for Middletown Day!  There will be four different sporting events (football, women’s soccer, women’s field hockey, and men’s soccer) and family fun, including a bounce house, face painting, a balloon artist, free popcorn and rally towels, and a performance by Middletown High Marching Band. All are welcome, and admission…

Opportunities to get involved at ARTFARM!

Dic Wheeler ’81, Executive Director of ARTFARM, has several great opportunities to share for Wesleyan students interested in theater and circus performance. ARTFARM is a non-profit organization which cultivates high-quality theater with a commitment to Simple Living, Environmental Responsibility and Social Justice. They are looking for student volunteers (and the first position is work-study through the Oddfellows…

Open Space – Once It’s Gone, It’s Gone Forever 

The Jonah Center for Earth and Art invites the public to learn about the importance of conserving local open space through a program on Tuesday, October 4, 7- 8:30 p.m. at the deKoven House, 27 Washington Street, in Middletown.  Presenters will be Michelle Ford, Environmental Planner for the City of Middletown; David Brown, Executive Director…

Saha Global Positions in Ghana – Info Session

Over the past 8 years, Saha Global has worked with ~400 students and young professionals to develop leadership skills and learn about international development, environmental sustainability, and public health, while building community access to clean water and electricity for rural villages in Ghana by training local entrepreneurs how to set up sustainable water and solar businesses.…

Teaching Music to Children in Local Schools (MUSC463)

Looking for that elusive fourth class to round out your schedule this year? Check out “Teaching Music to Children in Local Schools” (MUSC463), a service-learning course also cross-listed with the Civic Engagement Certificate and the Study of Education Certificate. Professor David Nelson, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Music Department, writes in: Music 463 (Teaching Music to…