Nominations for the Morgenstern-Clarren Awards for Social Justice and Employee Recognition! The Peter Morgenstern-Clarren ‘03 Social Justice Award and the Peter Morgenstern-Clarren ’03 Employee Recognition Award were created in memory of Peter Morgenstern-Clarren, who pursued social justice while a student at Wesleyan. His activism included securing benefits for Wesleyan custodial staff, participating in the United Student and Labor Action Committee, and…
Apply today! 2024-2025 Political Engagement FundAbout the Political Engagement Fund Wesleyan University has a long history of supporting student civic engagement and recognizes this moment’s unique opportunity for liberal learning through engagement with the public sphere. We are pleased to welcome applications for the Political Engagement Fund’s 2025 Summer Cycle through April 27, 2025 (11:59pm).…
Learn about our non-partisan voter registration initiative to get more young people registered and connected to the political process!At the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, our mission is to cultivate a dynamic community committed to the exploration, understanding, and advancement of public life. We embrace civic engagement as a core value, striving…
About the Political Engagement Fund Wesleyan University has a long history of supporting student civic engagement and recognizes this moment’s unique opportunity for liberal learning through engagement with the public sphere. We are pleased to welcome applications for the Political Engagement Fund’s fall 2024 cycle through September 27, 2024 (11:59pm) – which will offer funding…
Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 PCSE New Venture Awards (formerly Seed Grants). These student-led social ventures will each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds as well as training, advising, mentoring, incubator workspace, and other resources from the Patricelli Center. Recipients were selected from a pool…
Latest News Last week, the State Board of Education conducted a public hearing about the application of a charter school that proposed to re-open a former juvenile prison as the site of the school. Please consider learning more about this issue and signing this petition to keep the prison closed. Petition to not open Capital…
Spring Semester Opportunities Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater is looking for work-study students and volunteers for second semester classes and other programs for local kids. Opportunities include Teaching Assistants for after-school arts classes and Neighborhood Troupes; Admin help in the office; Stage Managers; Shop Coordinator and Costume Shop Coordinator. Contact info@oddfellows.org for more info, or fill…
As a scholar of entrepreneurship, twentieth century French economist Joseph Schumpeter recognized what he called the “perennial gale of creative destruction.” To be an entrepreneur is to be a creator – a maker, an innovator, someone who sees the world as it currently exists and conjures up something new. Artists, activists, and instigators are all…
During the 2019-2020 academic year, over 400 Wesleyan students engaged in programs sponsored by the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP). Students have worked on behalf of educational programs, programs addressing hunger and homelessness, among others. All student efforts are representative of our commitment to co-creating mutually respectful partnerships in pursuit of a just, equitable,…
2021 JCCP Student Innovation Fund Grantees Announced! Wesleyan students aim to deepen their impact on campus and beyond… The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships is pleased to announce the spring grantees of the JCCP Student Innovation Fund. Students from a range of majors and interests – all with shared interests in utilizing resources in innovative…
