The Wesleyan Sustainability Office is launching the new Eco Facilitators program in Fall 2014. Eco Facilitators (EFs) are peer-to-peer sustainability educators who promote sustainable lifestyle habits on campus. EFs will enroll in a semester-long seminar course designed to equip them with the tools to collaborate with first-year students to encourage these behavior changes. Working as…
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Upcoming Career Center Deadlines: Teach for America, ConnPIRG, US PIRG, and Breakthrough Collaborative
Teacher, Teach for America: Disparities in education exist throughout the country – urban and rural, east coast to west, small towns and large. Teach For America works with our 48 regional offices to assign corps members to high-need areas. Whether your long-term career goals lie within education or other fields, your corps experience will expand your…
Careers in Global Health Webinar (2/26, RSVP by 2/24)
Global Health University offers free webinars with leading experts in global health and social entrepreneurship. Learn from leading experts about a career in global health. The webinar will include guidance and advice from eight panelists, as well as ample opportunity to ask the speakers questions about their careers and their suggestions for students and professionals. Learn…
Apply to be the next Wesleyan Civic Engagement Fellow (applications due 3/26)
Reporting to the Director of the Center for Community Partnerships the Civic Engagement Fellow will work closely with staff and offices across campus, including the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, to engage students and support faculty in civic engagement endeavors. This one-year fellowship provides support…
Locking Down Lockers with Middletown Potluck
The Middletown Potluck student group is hosting an Indiegogo campaign to provide lockers for the homeless community in Middletown. From the campaign page: We are Middletown Potluck, a group dedicated to building a community between Middletown residents and Wesleyan students. At a recent potluck we all discussed serious problems that face the homeless community and…
Social Impact Cardinal Internships with the Wesleyan Career Center: MINDS, Summer of Solutions, and RefugePoint
This week is a busy one for the Cardinal Internship program! Here are a few of the Cardinal Internships we thought might be of most interest to our students, and remember, if the opportunity you like is unpaid, you can always apply for a Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant to offset the cost! National Endowment for…
Organizing Fellowship with Students for a New American Politics PAC (deadline 3/7)
2014 Organizing Fellowship Application Students for a New American Politics PAC is pleased to announce the 2014 Organizing Fellowship Program. The SNAP Fellowship is a paid grassroots organizing fellowship for students and youth that’s fast-paced, high-impact, and focused on social justice values. This isn’t your average summer internship – it’s your opportunity to create real, lasting…
Become a Fossil Free Fellow with 350.org (applications due 2/21)
The Career Center passed along this amazing paid opportunity for climate-organizing positions. Check out this message from 350.org and apply today! Incredible campus activists, Do you want to spend your summer continuing to fight climate change and the fossil fuel infrastructure? Apply to be a Fossil Free fellow. Fossil Free fellows will join 350.org‘s team for…