According to the American Cleaning Institute, hand washing with soap is the most effective and inexpensive way to prevent the diarrheal and acute respiratory infections that are responsible for millions of child deaths every single year in developing countries. Global Handwashing Day began on October 15, 2008 as a day to promote hand washing with…
Events
Leadership Luncheon: Field Organizing in the Greek Community
First Friday Presents: Art-Campus and Community!
Interview Prep Workshop and Venture for America Deadline
Thinking about the next steps after Wesleyan? The Career Center has you covered this week! Don’t forget to log in to MyCC for more employment opportunities as well as information about graduate school and careers. Interview Prep Workshop: Learn the do’s and don’ts of interviewing! (10/1; 6-7p in 41 Wyllys Rm 112) Venture for America:…
Riverfront Clean-Up This Saturday!
The city of Middletown is looking for volunteers to help clean up the riverfront this Saturday from 8:00am to 1:00pm. Grab a friend and head down for however long you can spare! Contact James Sipperly, Environmental Resource Specialist if you are interested in participating. He can be reached at 860-638-3506 or by email at james.sipperly@middletownct.gov.…
Learning by Doing: The Connecticut General Assembly Legislative Internship Program
The Wesleyan Career Center, WesDems, the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship invite you to Learning by Doing: The Connecticut General Assembly Legislative Internship Program Thursday, October 10 12-1 p.m. PCSE Board Room (Allbritton 022) Speakers: Mary Cyriac ’02, Jackson Ulrich ’14, and Steve Marcelynas An…
Food Drive for Amazing Grace Food Pantry!
In conjunction with Dan Froot and Dan Hurlin’s Who’s Hungry performance, we are holding a food drive for the Amazing Grace Food Pantry! This month, Amazing Grace issued a RED ALERT, meaning that they do not have enough food to feed the over 1,000 families that rely on the pantry to put food on their…
From Reporting Progress to Improving Progress (a workshop with Wendy Jeffries ’01 and Liz Bliss ’01, 11/8 at 2 p.m.)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, Quantitative Analysis Center, and Center for Community Partnerships present Think About Data Before It’s Too Late! or “From Reporting Progress to Improving Progress: How those working on social change initiatives can actually have an impact” Presented by Wendy (Bauman) Jeffries ’01 and…
Clinton Global Initiative University (application deadline 1/17)
Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, which brings together world leaders to take action on global challenges, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses. Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting where students, youth organizations, topic experts, and celebrities come…
Don’t Miss Dan Froot and Dan Hurlin: Who’s Hungry
Don’t miss the Connecticut premier of Dan Froot and Dan Hurlin: Who’s Hungry! From the CFA press release: The performances of Who’s Hungry (2012) at Wesleyan are the Connecticut premiere of a stunning experimental puppet theater work that weaves together oral histories of five very different homeless and/or hungry residents of Santa Monica, California. A 24-foot-long dinner table transforms into…