In the spirit of March Madness: As more Division I athletes and their supporters call for payment for players and even consider unionizing, it raises the question of the purpose of college athletics and perhaps of institutions of higher education themselves. Is it exploitative for universities to profit off of their athletes if it is indeed…
Request for Proposals: Wesleyan Enrichment Days!
Scholars in Action – a new student group tutoring at the local middle schools – is looking for Wesleyan students to participate in its first ever Wesleyan Enrichment Days on April 22 and May 5! Wesleyan students, either individually or as a group, will lead engaging workshops on topics they are passionate about. The lessons could…
Civic Engagement Certificate Info Session
On Friday, April 3 will be an info session at noon in Allbritton 311 for Wesleyan’s Civic Engagement Certificate, a unique program that encourages students to reflect on their civic life and integrate it with their academics. This is a great opportunity to ask current CEC students about their experiences, learn about upcoming courses, and get ideas for your practicum…
BUKO Site Launch
2014 PCSE Seed Grant recipient Joaquin Benares ’15 brings “the internet in a box” to the Philippines with BUKO – Boundless Update Knowledge Offline. This low-cost electronic library stores files from the web for offline use, which allows teachers to access and organize high-quality educational materials for their curriculums, even when working in areas without…
Kai Wesleyan in NYC
Kai Entrepreneurship Wesleyan – a student group promoting openness, inclusion, and community in entrepreneurship – will travel to New York City on Saturday, April 4 the visit with several alumni who are working in the tech scene. Transportation, lunch, and dinner will be provided, and applications are due on March 28. Check their blog for…
The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series
Wesleyan University’s College of the Environment in partnership with the Center for the Arts, The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Middlesex Community College Environmental Science Program, and The Rockfall Foundation is excited to announce a new environmental documentary film series, The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series, starting this spring. Our first film, Elemental, will…
Gerald Leonard on Jefferson’s Constitutions
The third of four lectures in the Centralization and Decentralization series, hosted by the Allbritton Collaborative Course Cluster Initiative:
Activist Training Workshop with Isabel Stern ’14
An opportunity from Mitch Fehr ’16 and Aly Raboff ’16, the Green Corps On-Campus Interns: Green Corps is coming back to campus! Please join us on Thursday, March 26 from 6-8 PM in 45 Wyllys room 114 for an on-campus activist training workshop led by Isabel Stern ’14, a Green Corps-trained activist organizer and Wes alum. The workshop will…
Apply for the Civic Engagement and Center for Prison Education Fellowships
Frequenters of the ENGAGE Blog and the OCS Lounge (Allbritton 318 – Come say hello!) are likely familiar with me, the Civic Engagement Fellow, and Shannon Nelson ’14, the Center for Prison Education Fellow. Our respective tenures at Wesleyan will come to a close this summer, and the Center for Community Partnerships is now seeking the…
Request for Proposals: Teach a Class at Green Street!
What do you like to do? Students bring many, many hobbies and passions with them to Wesleyan. Some of these interests find an outlet in classes or student groups, while others may still be waiting to be shared. Leading an AfterSchool class at the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center is a great way to extend the activities you…