Looking for something to do this summer? The Global Youth Connect Program gives students the opportunity to participate in programs to create change on a wide variety of human rights and social justice issues around the world. Those who need financial assistance in order to take part in these programs, see if you are eligible…
Jewett Center for Community Partnerships
Film Screening: A Place at the Table
Leadership Luncheon
Civic Engagement and Pre-Registration
With just one week left of planning for pre-registration, ENGAGE wants to remind you of how you can combine civic engagement and your education. The first place to look for civic engagement related courses is in the handy category labelled “Civic Engagement Certificate.” We will be posting more soon about this co-curricular certificate program, but…
Student Workshop on Classism at Wesleyan
The Office of Student Affairs is sponsoring a workshop to explore the role of class and issues of classism in the context of our daily lives and at Wesleyan. The Class Action diversity trainers will facilitate this workshop on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM at a location to be announced. We hope you will come…
Upcoming Application Deadlines
Hey seniors! Don’t forget about these important deadlines coming your way: Boston Teacher Residency: We know that teaching is incredibly hard, complex work. We also recognize the paramount importance of this work for our youth, and have pioneered a model of urban teacher preparation that is designed to carefully recruit and select a diverse cohort of…
This Week at the Career Center: Volunteering Abroad, Public Health Degrees, and more
Volunteering Abroad/International Health and Medicine: Conversation with Dr. Cliff O’Callahan (MD/Ph.D) Recently returned from a year in Rwanda, Dr. O’Callahan is a pediatrician and faculty member with Middlesex Hospital’s Family Practice Residency Program and former Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on International Child Health. He will talk about the kinds of questions you should…
Sasha Chanoff wins 2013 Gleitsman International Activist Award
We just heard some exciting news about Wes alum Sasha Chanoff ’94 winning the 2013 Gleitsman International Activist Award! Courtesy of the Harvard Gazette: The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has named social entrepreneur Sasha Chanoff this year’s recipient of the Gleitsman International Activist Award for his tireless work as founder and executive…
Overland Information Meeting
Overland Information Meeting: Monday, November 18th in Usdan 110 Overland is hiring exceptional college students to lead summer programs. We offer service, leadership, language, hike & biking programs to students in grades 4-12 (plus a few trips for 2013 high school grads!). Program locations include New England, Nova Scotia, Western US and Pacific Coast, Alaska, the Yukon, Hawaii,…
Applications Open for the Global Engagement Summit
Brought to our attention by Francesca Moree ’14, check out this incredible opportunity!