Jewett Center for Community Partnerships

Behind the Curtain: Campaign Financing, Gerrymandering, and Barriers to Voting – Election 2016

This is the second of three panels in Allbritton’s Right Now! Series about the 2016 presidential election.  This panel, “Behind the Curtain: Campaign Financing, Gerrymandering, and Barriers to Voting,” will feature: Dave Daley, CT Mirror, author of Ratf*cked David Daley is the author of “Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy”…

The Role(s) of Religion – Election 2016

This is the first of three panels in Allbritton’s Right Now! Series about the 2016 presidential election.  This panel, “The Role(s) of Religion,” will feature: ANTHEA BUTLER, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at UPenn and author of Women in the Church of God in Christ, Making a Sanctified World Anthea Butler is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and…

Join us for Middletown Day 2016

Come to campus to join us for Middletown Day!  There will be four different sporting events (football, women’s soccer, women’s field hockey, and men’s soccer) and family fun, including a bounce house, face painting, a balloon artist, free popcorn and rally towels, and a performance by Middletown High Marching Band. All are welcome, and admission…

Opportunities to get involved at ARTFARM!

Dic Wheeler ’81, Executive Director of ARTFARM, has several great opportunities to share for Wesleyan students interested in theater and circus performance. ARTFARM is a non-profit organization which cultivates high-quality theater with a commitment to Simple Living, Environmental Responsibility and Social Justice. They are looking for student volunteers (and the first position is work-study through the Oddfellows…

A Recipe for the Rule of Seven

When I started college in the fall of 1994, we had the Freshman Fifteen and an all-you-can-eat dining plan (RIP Mocon). Now, there’s the Rule of Seven, cafeterias are thoughtfully called all-you-care-to-eat, and it’s our schedules and resumes that have become overweight. Author’s note: I’m about to overuse a food metaphor, so you might want…

Open Space – Once It’s Gone, It’s Gone Forever 

The Jonah Center for Earth and Art invites the public to learn about the importance of conserving local open space through a program on Tuesday, October 4, 7- 8:30 p.m. at the deKoven House, 27 Washington Street, in Middletown.  Presenters will be Michelle Ford, Environmental Planner for the City of Middletown; David Brown, Executive Director…

2015/2016 Advisory Board Members, Peer Advisors, Grant Judges, Mentors, and Presenters: Thank You!

Advisory Board members and Drive Change

Thank you to the following alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends who donated their time and expertise to the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2015/2016. Your involvement has made our programs stronger, and we look forward to continued collaboration! ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSPhoebe Boyer ’89Carl Byers ’93Sharon Belden CastonguayMarcus Chung ’98 Peter Frank ’12Lexy Funk…

Girls in Science Camp

Spend a week as a scientist! Perform experiments! Explore chemistry, electronics, and physics with Wesleyan professors this summer. Campers will meet college student mentors, learn about science careers, create scientific posters, and share what they learn with family and friends at a Science Showcase.  This is a wonderful opportunity for girls entering grades 4, 5 and…

Celebrating Diana Martinez

Diana started at Wesleyan working as the Office of Community Service Coordinator in the academic year 13′-14′. This week, we are celebrating her promotion as the Assistant Director for the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships! In the past three years, she has mentored student coordinators of OCS projects, hosted events for the community, and planned…