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…
Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Enrichment Grant Report: Kate Weiner ’15
Kate Weiner ’15 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. Kate leveraged this grant to enrich not only her own work with an innovative social enterprise – the Urban Farms Collaborative – but also to provide enriching hands-on experience for two other Wesleyan students, Sarah Dash and Rachie Weisberg.…
A message from David Lubell ’98, Executive Director of Welcoming America
Here at Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, we follow and support the work of students and alumni invested and investing in social change. One of those people is David Lubell ’98, Executive Director of the non-profit Welcoming America, “a national, grassroots-driven collaborative that promotes mutual respect and cooperation between foreign-born and U.S.-born Americans.” You…
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…
Patricelli Center SOCAP14 scholarships announced
In June, Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship announced that it would award two tickets to the Social Capital Markets conference (SOCAP) to young alumni with an interest in how money can be leveraged to create social change. It was no surprise that those who applied were talented, motivated social changemakers working in a variety…
Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship: 2013/2014 Year in Review
Part of the mission of Wesleyan is to provide “an education in the liberal arts that is characterized by boldness, rigor, and practical idealism.” Those attributes come to life at the Patricelli Center, where students and alumni find real-world applications for their idealism, hone their skills as entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, and join the legions of…
2013-2014 Advisory Board Members, Peer Advisors, and Grant Judges: Thank You!
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…
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…
Putting the “Good” in Social Good: The Ultimate Checklist for Any Volunteer
Summer is a great time to get more involved with volunteer work than you may have time for during the school year. However, as members of the Wesleyan community, we should always be thinking critically, and our volunteer experiences should not be exempt from this. Natalie Jesionka of The Muse has a “definitive” checklist for…
Middletown Happenings: Fireworks, Great Make Believe Improv, Roman Holiday, and more!
With summer upon us once again, we are returning to our practice of highlighting some of the incredible events happening around Middletown each week. With the help of Arts2go.org, the Middletown Patch, and Wesleyan’s calendar, we’ve put together a list of some of the incredible events happening during the next two weeks. Get out for a study or…