Three non-profit organizations in Middletown are looking for Wesleyan students to assist with their programs as work-study students through the Office of Community Service. These are excellent opportunities to get involved in the community and gain professional experience while also earning work-study funds. Visit the OCS site for more information on the application process. Social Media / Administrative…
Job & Volunteer Opportunities
Grant Writing Internship with COMPASS For Kids
COMPASS for Kids is a non-profit based in Lexington, MA that seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable children by providing education, training, coaching, mentoring and support to the adults and institutions that care for them. Executive Director Jodi Hill ’78 is a former Wesleyan trustee with extensive experience in nonprofit management. COMPASS for Kids is looking for a…
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…
Municipal Government Internships with the City of Middletown
Politically active students often focus on state, national, and international affairs, yet much of the governance that influences our day-to-day lives happens on the local level, right under our very noses. The new internships with the City of Middletown will allow Wesleyan students and alumni to observe and assist with the daily activities of departments whose work directly…
Composting Internship with the Wesleyan Sustainability Office
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the food we toss after meals at Usdan and Summerfields? Do you know what’s so special about the blue buckets and Earth Tubs around campus and wish everyone else knew, too? This internship with the Sustainability Office presents a unique opportunity to assist with composting on Wesleyan’s campus and…
Opportunities with Hopscotch in NYC
Hopscotch is an award-winning and immensely fun iPad app that uses a visual programming language to teach kids (or anyone, really) to code. Liza Conrad ’11 reached out to the PCSE about two very exciting positions at the startup, and recent grads in New York with an interest in technology education should certainly take a look: 1.…
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…
LEAP Skills Academy Fellowship
Attention students and young alumni: We received this email at the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE) and wanted to pass it along to those of you who might be interested in working with this organization, LEAP Skills Academy, for a year or semester. We’re not aware of any Wesleyan-LEAP connections so unfortunately we can’t offer any…
Innovation Internship with The Rockefeller Foundation (still accepting applications for summer 2014)
We just heard that The Rockefeller Foundation is still hiring for its Innovation Internship, which wraps up in September 2014. If you’re looking for something to do for the rest of the summer – or more likely, if you want to make a note of this opportunity and inquire for next summer – read on. The…