Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life Cluster
As you navigate pre-registration, don’t miss out on this new cluster of courses facilitated by the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life! Check out the description of the cluster below, and apply by April 7th for this amazing academic opportunity: The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life invites applications from students…
WesFest Panel: Social Entrepreneurship at Wesleyan (4/17)
Social Entrepreneurship at Wesleyan Thursday, April 17 (during WesFest) 1-2 p.m. Allbritton 311 An information-packed hour about social impact, innovation, and entrepreneurship at Wesleyan. Hear from the director of Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, which offers co-curricular workshops, three types of grants, and mentoring services; PCSE Peer Advisors; student leaders from the extra-curricular Wesleyan Entrepreneurship…
Jennifer Roach ’14 and Summer of Solutions Hartford receive $10k Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Four years ago, Jennifer Roach ’14 co-founded Summer of Solutions Hartford, a food justice and youth leadership development program in Connecticut’s capital, just up the road from Middletown. Summer of Solutions was based in Frog Hollow, a low-income Hartford neighborhood, and affiliated with a national youth-led nonprofit called Grand Aspirations. Since 2010, Summer of Solutions has grown to 7…
Steven Meyer ’86 crowdfunds for SHOFCO
Last week, Steven Meyer ’86 sent the following message to WesChat, the alumni listerve. We are always pleased to see alumni supporting each others’ efforts to have social impact, so we are sharing Steven’s message in hopes that it will reach even more members of our community. ***************************** Listmates, My fiancee and I have started…
How to Start a Startup in College
This is the longest infographic we’ve ever seen.
Insight Event: How to Succeed in an Internship (3/26 in Boston)
Wesleyan’s reputation precedes us! We were contacted by Colin Brauns, programmer of Krash about an event happening tomorrow in Boston. Check out the details and RSVP as soon as possible! An internship is often the first real career experience for many students and recent grads, and can lead to great opportunities for those who do well. But if…
New Opportunity with FoodCorps: Special Assistant to the CEO
Syed Ali ’13 would like you to know about this new opportunity to work with FoodCorps in New York. Check out the position below and apply now! Who We Are: FoodCorps is a fast-growing national nonprofit that provides a scalable response to the epidemics of childhood obesity and food insecurity, while training a new generation…
Tenacity AmeriCorps Fellow Opportunity
Bruce Brumberg P ’17, would like you to know about this incredible opportunity with Tenacity. Tenacity is an organization that seeks to improve the scholastic, character and physical development of urban youth by combining tennis instruction and academic support with a focus on life skills. From their website: A new AmeriCorps Grant leads Tenacity to…
Upcoming Application Deadlines at the Career Center: MINDS, Blueprint, Urban Teaching Center, and more
Intern, MINDS Leadership Development Program: The MINDS Foundation is now offering a new opportunity to work with us through our MINDS Leadership Development Program (MLDP). This program is designed to introduce enthusiastic students, who are interested in helping those in need, to the Non-profit world and the responsibilities associated with it. Students who participate in this…