This just in from CEP: Inspire young people to change the world through leadership, civic engagement, and social justice! Work behind the scenes at an innovative non-profit organization! Northwestern University’s Civic Education Project is now hiring a full-time Assistant Program Director! About CEP: The Civic Education Project (CEP), at Northwestern University’s Center for Talent Development, combines hands-on education and…
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Teaming Up: Local Talent and Wesleyan Athletics
Check out this article on sourcing local talent for building a better Wesleyan Athletics. An excerpt from the article: “It’s very important for us to get kids from the Middletown area on our team,” said Whalen. “President [Michael] Roth and I have talked about better connections between Wesleyan and the community in athletics. What we want are…
Save the Date: Earth Day, April 22, 4:15pm PAC 001
This just in: Save the date for Earth Day, April 22nd, 4:15PM in Pac 001. Professor Schor ’75, will be presenting “Treading Lightly on Earth: The Practice of Plenitude.”
Volunteer Opportunity: CT Draft Horse Rescue
Interested in volunteering with animals? From Beth Bolduc at the CT Draft Horse Rescue: “Because we are volunteer-run we are always looking for people who love horses or are interested in learning more about them to fill shifts of the horses care. People can go to the website www.ctdraftrescue.com to fill out an application to volunteer. They…
Green Street Accepting Proposals for Innovative Courses
In the interest of expanding the curriculum offered to students in our After School programming, we are currently seeking proposals for innovative and invigorating arts, science, math, and interdisciplinary courses at the Green Street Arts Center of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT (which is also now home to PIMMS, the Project to Increase the Mastery of Mathematics…
Job Opportunity: IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise
The field of social enterprise offers few opportunities for aspiring practitioners to obtain practical field experience across the full depth and breadth of an enterprise. The IDEX Fellowship is a paid professional development program for recent graduates interested in social entrepreneurship and impact investment. Participants work alongside school owners who serve low-income communities in the…
Job Opportunity: Kindergarten Kickstart Teachers 2013
Kindergarten Kickstart is an innovative summer pre-K program for children who could use an extra preschool experience before starting kindergarten at Farm Hill or Macdonough elementary schools. The 2013 program will run from July 1-August 2, Monday through Friday, with an additional week or two beforehand for curricular planning and classroom set-up. You must be…
Volunteer Opportunity: Cardboard City Sleep Out
From Celia Caffery, an AmeriCorps VISTA Fellow with Opening Doors-Greater Hartford: “There wil be an awareness raising and advocacy training event that might be of interest to Wesleyan students interested in human rights and homelessness. Journey Home (a nonprofit working to end homelessness in the Greater Hartford region) is putting on a Cardboard City Sleep…
Job Opportunity: HOT Schools Fellow Positions Available
Connecticut Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools in partnership with Wesleyan’s Green Street Arts Center is offering three fellowships to Wesleyan Students. This is a unique opportunity for organized, tech savvy individuals interested in the elements of planning, developing, implementing and coordinating particular aspects of the HOT Schools program including the HOT Schools Summer Institute (SI).…
OCS Student Coordinator Meeting: 12PM Thursday 3/26
Reminder to all current OCS Student Coordinators: there will be a meeting this Thursday at our regular time and place. Aside from our discussion, we’d love to hear feedback on the blog and especially any ideas on potential content contributions. See you then!