With summer upon us once again, we are returning to our practice of highlighting some of the incredible events happening around Middletown each week. With the help of Arts2go.org, the Middletown Patch, and Wesleyan’s calendar, we’ve put together a list of some of the incredible events happening this week. Get out for a study or…
Events
Social Enterprise Accelerator Flight Night (6/18 in Hartford)
Over the last 15 weeks, 11 inspiring, start-up social enterprises have worked incredibly hard to test their business assumptions, develop a multiple bottom line business model, and build a strategy to launch, now it’s time to help these social enterprises take flight! We hope you will join us on Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 at The Lyceum in Hartford…
Impact Investing: Seize the Opportunity, Navigate the Challenges (6/10 in NYC)
PCSE and CPE advisory board member Sarah Williams ’88 is speaking about impact investing on Tuesday, June 10, in New York City. This event will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about trends in double (or triple) bottom line financial portfolios and to connect with professionals in the field. More information is below and on…
Reunion & Commencement 2014: “What Will You Do With and In Your Time?”
As campus empties out and tents come down, we at ENGAGE want to take a moment to reflect on what was an inspiring weekend. We celebrated WESU‘s 75th Anniversary with a WESeminar that detailed the history of community radio at Wesleyan. WESU General Manager Ben Michael and University Archivist Leith Johnson shared fascinating stories from…
Speed Mentoring Event (6/5)
Fifth Annual Digital Wesleyan Gathering (6/18)
Space is limited, RSVP Now Hosted by: Strauss Zelnick ’79 and Andrew Vogel ’95 Digital Wesleyan Jim Friedlich ’79 P ’17, Jake Levine ’08, and Tim Devane ’09 Wesleyan takes pride in sending graduates to all corners of business, the arts and sciences, and academics.…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from Nina Gerona ’15
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the latest from Nina Gerona ’15. Read her earlier post here. ***************************** Months ago I began designing a social metrics survey for…
SOCAP Health (6/24-25 in NYC)
SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) is a multi-platform organization dedicated to the flow of capital towards social good. Their event series connects innovators worldwide – investors, foundations, institutions and social entrepreneurs – to build a market at the intersection of money and meaning. SOCAP Health — a cross-sector view into what creates health in our society,…
Wesleyan’s Reunion and Commencement Civic Engagement Events
Reunion & Commencement 2014 begins on Thursday, and we’d like to call your attention to some PCSE, CCP, and other civic engagement events that are taking place this weekend. All are excellent opportunities to meet alumni, network, and learn about the paths Wesleyan students take after graduation. Please join us — and share your experiences on Twitter using @Wes_engage…
DCI Design Challenge (7/15)
The DCI Design Challenge is a collaboration between A Better World by Design and DCI. DCI and Better World have been working together for five years to create a platform for students and professionals to develop product solutions for real world problems. We believe that the design challenge format is a powerful way to get…