“Picasso and Math” “Exploring the River” “Beginning Breakdance” I know what you might be thinking – Where are these classes in Wesmaps?! Wesleyan students may be disappointed to find that these are not in fact college courses, but rather classes in the arts, math, and sciences for children in Middletown at the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center…
Jewett Center for Community Partnerships
Post-Wes Journeys: A Panel Discussion on Careers for the Common Good
Wesleyan prides itself in raising “practical idealists” who are eager to work for social change after graduation. The goal is not just to do well but to do good and to build careers around the causes they care about. Four alumni with the common good at heart will return to campus on the evening of Wednesday,…
Support the Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project
You may have fond memories of Thanksgiving Dinners past, sitting full-bellied around a table of meats and sweets, enjoying the company of family and friends. Unfortunately, food insecurity – which affects nearly 14% of Connecticut residents, including over 155,000 children – brings down the holiday cheer for many households, even in our own community. Since 2010, however,…
Teach a Digital Arts Class at Green Street
The Green Street Arts Center is looking for a student instructor to lead a semester-long course related to computer-aided art once a week from 4:15 to 5:15 pm for students in grades 1-3 or 3-5. This is a paid position. For more information or to discuss your course idea, contact Green Street Director Sara MacSorley at…
WESU Fall Record Fair (10/26)
From our dear friends at WESU 88.1 FM: Don’t miss the WESU Fall Record Fair (and sale) on Sunday October, 26 from 11am-4pm. The event features dozens of vendors, from throughout the North-East, selling music in all formats. Plus, there’s other cool merchandise and WESU DJs spinning vinyl all day long. So, come on down…
Request for Proposals: Student Community Engagement and Leadership Conference
Connecticut Campus Compact is looking for people committed to social change to lead workshops at the Student Community Engagement and Leadership Conference on Friday, November 14 at UConn’s Storrs campus. The conference – titled “Beyond the Selfie: Linking Identity, Community and Social Change” – aims to expand students’ understanding of social issues and their capacity to…
Tutoring Programs Info Session (9/11)
There are so many groups at Wesleyan working with children that it can be hard to choose just one. Aspiring tutors sometimes join the first program they hear about rather than selecting an organization based on the target age group, time commitment, academic subject, and program structure. To help you pick the group that’s right for you, the Office…
Green Street Communications and Marketing Internship
The Green Street Art Center hosts many exciting programs and events throughout the year – Web Design courses, Capoeira, Preschool music classes, you name it! – and they’re looking for a student intern to make sure that everyone on campus and around town knows about all the fun things they have to offer. Students who participate in…
Introductions
Greetings! For both newcomers and ENGAGE blog regulars, I am probably an unfamiliar face, so I’d like to take a moment to introduce myself as Wesleyan’s Civic Engagement Fellow for 2014-2015. My name is Rosy Capron and I graduated in May with a degree in the College of Social Studies. While at Wesleyan, I was involved…
Putting the “Good” in Social Good: The Ultimate Checklist for Any Volunteer
Summer is a great time to get more involved with volunteer work than you may have time for during the school year. However, as members of the Wesleyan community, we should always be thinking critically, and our volunteer experiences should not be exempt from this. Natalie Jesionka of The Muse has a “definitive” checklist for…