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…
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…
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,…
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).…
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.
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…
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…
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…
Update: An additional screening will be held tomorrow (Wednesday, February 11) at 7:45 PM. Pick up a ticket from Sara Wadlow in Allbritton 116 by 5pm today. The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, with the support of the Center for Community Partnerships, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, and the Office of…
Work for Wesleyan’s Center for Community Partnerships and support the various parts of CCP — WESU, Center for Prison Education, Green Street Teaching and Learning Center and OCS — by developing content pieces (e.g. blog posts featuring programs or students, Q&A’s with community partners, newsletters), flyers for events, social media and other promotional materials, and by researching how…
