Register for the Global Health & Innovation Conference by February 10 for a reduced registration rate. The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale on April 16-17, 2016, is the world’s leading and largest global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,200 professionals and students from all 50 states and more than 55 countries.…
Events
Silicon Valley Spring Break Trip
Want to do something productive this Spring Break? Thinking about how to transform your passions and liberal arts degree into awesome careers? Join Kai’s trip to Silicon Valley (March 14th to March 17th) to network with over 10 alumni at various stages in their careers, and to connect with other passionate students! Some of our…
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.
$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…
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…
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…
Free Tickets Available for Conference on “doing well by doing good” (5/31-6/2, Chicago)
Gain insight into doing well by doing good — become a staff volunteer at the Cause Marketing Forum conference on June 1-2 in Chicago! Wesleyan alumnus David Hessekiel ’82 is Founder and President of Cause Marketing Forum and co-author of Good Works! Marketing and Corporate Initiatives that Build a Better World … and the Bottom Line. Cause Marketing Forum is…
Attention Bay Area Alumni: free tickets to the Social Innovation Summit (November 17-18 in Redwood City)
Wesleyan alumna and Patricelli Center board co-chair Lara Galinsky ’96 wrote to ENGAGE with this offer, asking us to share it with fellow grads in the Bay Area. Lara says that she has attended in the past and found this conference useful. And even better, we see Sid Espinosa ’94 on the confirmed speakers list…
The Allbritton Spotlight: Lucy De Souza
The Allbritton Spotlight is a Q&A series highlighting students engaged in the local community through the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, the Center for Community Partnerships, and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. These students dedicate their time to a diversity of projects from tutoring middle school students to advocating for sexual…
OCS Ice Cream Party and Fall Allbritton Luncheon
Campus is very quiet over the summer, with just the maneuverings of summer classes and the occasional burst of noise from a middle school summer camp to keep us company. I started my position as the Civic Engagement Fellow in June, at the beginning of the calmest time of year on campus. After a few months…