Just a quick note of thanks to the following alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends who donated their time and expertise to the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2013-2014. Your involvement has made our programs stronger, and we look forward to continued collaboration! Advisory Board Phoebe Boyer ’89 Carl Byers ’93 Sharon Belden Castonguay…
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2013-2014 PCSE panelists, presenters, and workshop leaders: Thank You!
Just a quick note of thanks to the following alumni, students, faculty, and friends who donated their time and expertise to the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2013-2014. We learned from you and look forward to welcoming you back soon! Nakia Booth ’96 Peter Kim Frank ’12 Julian Applebaum ’13 Kwaku Akoi ’14 Katya Sapozhnina ’16 Oladoyin…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from BUKO Founder, Joaquin Benares ’15
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from Boundless Updated Knowledge Offline (BUKO), one of the three 2014 winners, written by founder Joaquin Benares ’15.…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from Tavo True-Alcala ’15 and Brent Packer ’15
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from Wishing Well, one of the three 2014 winners, written by Tavo True-Alcala ’15. You can read about…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from Kwaku Akoi ’14, CEO of JooMah
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from JooMah, one of the three 2014 winners, written by CEO Kwaku Akoi ’14. You can read about…
2014 Patricelli Center and Priebatsch Summer Internship Grantee Profiles
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship offers summer internship stipends through the Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant program. Our 2014 recipients have internships in a wide range of social impact and entrepreneurial fields. Geneva Jonathan ’15 is doing mental health work in India, where stigma and cultural barriers to care often prevent proper treatment. Theodora Messalas…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from Nina Gerona ’15
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the latest from Nina Gerona ’15. Read her earlier post here. ***************************** Months ago I began designing a social metrics survey for…
Restorative Justice Conversation with Evan Okun ’13 and Circles & Ciphers staff (5/9)
This week, Evan Okun ’13 and his colleagues from Circles & Ciphers will come to Wesleyan for a series of events and workshops about restorative justice and issues faced by young men of color. They will visit the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (Allbritton 022) on Friday, May 9, 11:30-12:30 p.m. We invite all interested students to stop…
Enrichment Grant Report: Kwaku Akoi ’14
Kwaku Akoi ’14 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. As CEO of a social venture called JooMah, Kwaku and the other members of the JooMah team have been conducting market research, building connections, and honing their own business-related skills. This grant provided partial funding that allowed Kwaku…
Enrichment Grant Report: Oladoyin Oladapo ’14
Oladoyin Oladapo ’14 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding subsidized Ola’s spring break trip to attend the International Conference for Startups in Ravensbourne, England, and the African Development Forum at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. Read Ola’s story below, and visit the PCSE…