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…
Jewett Center for Community Partnerships
Center for Prison Education Hiring Fellow
CPE is hiring a Fellow for 2016-2017! This is a full-time, benefits eligible position. The Fellow works with CPE’s Program Manager and Academic Manager to plan and manage the day-to-day operations of CPE, including: – Working with CPE faculty to ensure courses are running well – Managing program logistics, including clearances for CPE faculty and…
Nonprofit Board Residency for Students
The Nonprofit Board Residency program is a .5 credit course that provides an opportunity for Wesleyan students to learn about the nonprofit sector and work closely with a local Nonprofit Board of Directors. Students will attend board meetings and actively participate in a committee of the board while completing a project identified by the organization.…
Service-Learning Courses Fall 2016
There are so many great service-learning classes coming up this spring! Service-learning courses are unique opportunities to integrate what you’re doing in the classroom to service projects in the community. As you can see, any subject or discipline can be applied to engaged service work. Do you love astronomy? You can spend a semester doing public astronomy…
Be strong and lift things with Artists for World Peace!
Artists for World Peace is seeking volunteers to help prepare a 20′ container of medical supplies, equipment and other needed items that will be shipped to Tanzania in preparation for their July trip to set up an eye and dental clinic. On Friday, April 1 they need 3-4 strong young people to help pick up and move some equipment…
Epidemiology at Green Street
On March 9th, two Yale research scientists, Kristen Murfin and Kellie Jurado, came to the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center to teach a workshop for the AfterSchool program. Middletown schools had a half day, so the kids spent all afternoon working with the scientists. First, they watched a presentation about what epidemiologists do and learned…
Volunteer as a Course Monitor for the Middletown Half Marathon!
Event: Harvard Pilgrim Middletown Half Marathon Date: Sunday, April 3, 2016 Location: Union Green in Middletown, CT Time: 10am-3pm Volunteer Activity: Course Monitor (these are volunteers that are strategically placed along the race route to direct and cheer on athletes at specific intersections/locations. Volunteers may also have to redirect any traffic that approaches the race…
Teach at Green Street this Fall
Are you interested in teaching a class this fall at the Green Street AfterSchool program? You can submit a proposal for a class through this on-line survey. Classes can be from any discipline, and have included in the past a cappella, circus skills, capoeira, rap/poetry, origami, gardening, environmental studies, and interdisciplinary classes (especially those involving math or science).Team teaching…
Jewett Center for Community Partnerships Gets a New Name!
Allbritton was packed on Friday night during the Center for Community Partnerships dedication ceremony. Community partners, Wesleyan Trustees, Patricelli Center Board members, Office of Community Service student leaders, staff, and alumni came together to celebrate and honor Ellen Jewett ’81, P’17. Jewett, a former trustee, has supported community partnerships at Wesleyan in many roles, including…
ARTFARM Seeking Volunteers
ARTFARM is looking for a few volunteers to aid in the development stage of our Where Are We Now? project. Where Are We Now? is a generative theater-based piece looking at issues of race, poverty, inequity and the human condition. The play will give voice to an ensemble of community members, primarily African American and Latino, who grew…