News & Features
3/7 Engage Newsletter
Upcoming Events on Campus (What) LQBTQ+ Rights in West Africa? The Global Education Speaker Series presents Educator and Consultant, Akey Fabrice Looky. Come in person for free food or join online. 3/8, 12:00-1:00pm, Fries Center or Zoom Global Engagement Minor Info Session and Student Panel The Global Engagement…
2/28 Engage Newsletter
Latest News Three New Faculty and Staff Members Join Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life Wesleyan Recognizes Anniversary of the War in Ukraine Dance Department Holds Ukrainian Dance Workshop From Q-Tip Pollination to Strategy Caucuses: Jewett Center Hosts Workshops Upcoming Events on Campus Senate Internship Program Information Session Want to intern with a senator?…
2/21 Engage Newsletter
Latest News Last week, the State Board of Education conducted a public hearing about the application of a charter school that proposed to re-open a former juvenile prison as the site of the school. Please consider learning more about this issue and signing this petition to keep the prison closed. Petition to not open Capital…
The Launch of the Ukraine Event Series!
Dear Friends of Ukraine, The Ukraine Event Series marks one year since the full Russian invasion of Ukraine. All events are free and open to the public. They offer new lenses on the current situation and ways to support Ukraine. Please join us and please feel free to share the posters below. Thank you! Feb.…
2/14 Newsletter
Latest News The Allbritton Center Welcomes 3 New Faculty/Staff Members: Ahmed Badr: Interim Director for the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy Briana Bellinger-Dawson: Coordinator of Community Participation at the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships Jacqueline Rabe Thomas: Koepell Journalism Fellow The Patricelli Center New Venture Awards (NVA), formerly…
2/7 Newsletter
Latest News We are excited to announce that we will be continuing our CSPL 120 Civic Engagement Practice! The Practice brings together the ever-growing and evolving community of students at Wesleyan who are invested in civic engagement. To enroll and learn more, please review our CSPL 120 Engage blog post. Please contact us at engage@wesleyan.edu with questions. Upcoming Events…
2/18 Growing Power
What is Growing Power and how does it relate to the JCCP’s Reimagining Justice Initiative? The Jewett Center is invested in using the resources at our disposal to support organizations working toward justice. Re-Imagining Justice (one of the Center’s 3 focus areas) has supported groups that advocate for decarceration, criminal justice reform, alternatives to incarceration,…
10/8: Amistad Voyage for Freedom
The visit of the Amistad Ship to Middletown will pay honor to and acknowledge the resiliency and determination of the Mende captives during the 1839 Amistad Uprising. Discovering Amistad recognizes the significance of their fight for freedom, and its relevance to social and racial justice today. During its week in Middletown, the Amistad and its…
Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship 2021/2022 Year in Review
A MESSAGE FROM THE PATRICELLI CENTER DIRECTOR As I write this, I am sitting in my office on the ground floor of Allbritton Hall, where the WesStation mailroom was during my undergrad days in the mid-1990s and where the Patricelli Center opened in November 2011. Through my window I see the PAC renovation underway, and…