Interested in global education? Get a travel grant to help finance working in Ghana with the Ayi Owen International School! 2014 For One World Travel Grant Program 2014 Travel Grant Details and Dates: Up to two travel grants are being offered for a 11-24 week duration departing for Ghana in May 2014. Each candidate’s arrival…
Jewett Center for Community Partnerships
Upcoming Deadlines at the Career Center: Lawyers for Children, Bronx Defenders, and Brighter Dawns
Forensic Social Work Intern, Lawyers for Children: Lawyers For Children (LFC) is one of the leading, not-for-profit organizations in New York City dedicated to protecting the legal rights of children whose parents or guardians have placed them into foster care, and who are the subjects of abuse, neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption, paternity, family…
The Social Entrepreneurship Corps
In browsing the Ashoka U newsletter, we came across some fantastic opportunities for students, including the Social Entrepreneurship Corps. While this program is fee-based, remember that the PCSE offers grant opportunities to subsidize such opportunities. Check out the Patricelli Enrichment Grant and the Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant‘ to help finance what may prove to be…
Upcoming Wesleyan Career Center Deadlines
Use this last week of winter break to finish some applications! Here is a sampling of some of the opportunities with upcoming deadlines from the Wesleyan Career Center: Policy Fellow, Connecticut Voices for Children: Connecticut Voices for Children is seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic person to fill a full-time two-year policy fellowship. This is a policy position…
Become a Member of FoodCorps! (3/30)
Are you a leader passionate about healthy food, farms and kids? Then we want you to be a FoodCorps Service Member! FoodCorps recruits talented leaders for a year of paid public service building healthy school food environments in limited-resource communities. WHAT YOU’LL DO FoodCorps service members implement a three-ingredient recipe for healthy kids: TEACH children about what…
The Latest from WesCeleb Kennedy Odede ’12
Have you heard the news? This week, Kennedy Odede ’12 — SHOFCO co-founder, 2009 Davis Projects for Peace grant recipient, 2010 Echoing Green Fellow, 2010 Dell Social Innovation Competition winner, Clinton Global Initiative partner, 2012 Wesleyan Commencement speaker, Patricelli Center Advisory Board member, and (perhaps most importantly!) one half of the Jessica-Kennedy dream team — was named a 2014…
Job Opportunity: Green Street Front Desk
Looking to make some extra money this spring? Green Street Arts Center and PIMMS has an opportunity for motivated students! Check out the details below for more information: Green Street Front Desk – Student Assistance Needed for Spring 2014 We are looking for several students who could cover our front desk this spring. Mondays –…
Winter Break Career Bootcamp: Finding Your Passion
Sometimes,being passionate seems to be the one unifying trait of Wesleyan students. However, being passionate in an academic setting does not always translate to one knowing their passions in a career setting. For those of you who are struggling to find out what step they might want to take next in their careers, Scott Dinsmore…
Job Opportunity: VISTA Program with CT Food Justice
For those of you interested in food justice, the Connecticut Food Justice Youth Corps is now accepting applications! Read more about this position below: University of Connecticut Extension, in partnership with some of the most effective and innovative nonprofit organizations in low-income communities in Connecticut, is now in the second year of a three year…
Winter Break Career Bootcamp: Resume Fixes
We are now three weeks into winter break, and it’s possible that the shine of binge-watching shows on Netflix is perhaps beginning to fade. If so, now is the perfect time to begin working on your summer or post-graduation plans! And what is the first step to preparing for the job market? A resume of…