The Salvation Army in Middletown is running a 5 week summer camp in July and August. The camp is for 7 – 13 year olds and runs from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday – Friday. The camp will engage children in faith based activities, arts and crafts and field trips around the downtown. If interested in volunteering, please contact Lt.…
Jewett Center for Community Partnerships
Brew With a View (6/20)
An invitation from our friends at the Community Health Center and the North End Action Team: Join us for another fun afternoon with spectacular views of the Middletown area and a delicious array of home brews!This time we’ll be outside and enjoying live music as well, and all to benefit the North End Action Team!!…
Civic Engagement and Social Impact at #RC2015
Reunion & Commencement begins on Thursday, May 21, and the weekend is well-stocked with events related to civic engagement, social impact, and the goings-on of the Allbritton Center. Students, alumni, parents, and everyone else in the Wesleyan family are welcome to attend! Come learn about all the ways that students and grads are working toward change…
WESU 2015 Spring Pledge Drive
It’s that time of year again — the Annual WESU Spring Pledge Drive is back in an effort to support another community driven radio season! This spring, WESU will close out a capital campaign that started at the beginning of 2014, when the station kicked of its landmark 75th anniversary year. Meeting their pledge goal this spring will enable…
Nonprofit Board Residency Program
Nearly every nonprofit has a board of directors — that is, a group of elected or appointed volunteers who help govern and guide an organization. Through internships and volunteer work, Wesleyan students gain experience with programs and services run by nonprofits, but it isn’t often that undergraduates get to work with closely with boards of directors,…
WesFest 2015: Civic Engagement, Social Impact, and Entrepreneurship at Wesleyan
Business is booming in the Allbritton Center. The Office of Community Service is growing (Welcome, Scholars in Action and Julia’s Star!), the Patricelli Center is hosting even more workshops, students are flocking to the Civic Engagement Certificate, and each semester boasts an even great number of courses that address public life or incorporate service-learning (or both).…
North End Community Block Party
On Saturday, April 25, take a short walk to Middletown’s North End for a community clean-up and block party! It’s a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and reconnect with those that you may already know, perhaps from Green Street, NEAT, Macdonough Elementary, or Middletown Potluck.
Apply for the Civic Engagement and Center for Prison Education Fellowships
Frequenters of the ENGAGE Blog and the OCS Lounge (Allbritton 318 – Come say hello!) are likely familiar with me, the Civic Engagement Fellow, and Shannon Nelson ’14, the Center for Prison Education Fellow. Our respective tenures at Wesleyan will come to a close this summer, and the Center for Community Partnerships is now seeking the…
Request for Proposals: Teach a Class at Green Street!
What do you like to do? Students bring many, many hobbies and passions with them to Wesleyan. Some of these interests find an outlet in classes or student groups, while others may still be waiting to be shared. Leading an AfterSchool class at the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center is a great way to extend the activities you…
Volunteer Opportunity: Celebrating Diversity and Teaching Acceptance with Julia’s Star
The Julia‘s Star program brings Wesleyan students into contact with Middletown fifth graders, and through the interaction seeks to create a safe space for positive dialogue about identity, prejudice and stereotypes. Through the book Julia‘s Star and the discussion, we hope the students will understand the impact of stereotypes, both on a micro and a macro…