The reSET Social Enterprise Awards are rapidly approaching! Become a part of the reSET community through voting in the newest award category, the People’s Choice Award. Voting ends October 25th and the prize will be awarded on October 29th during reSET’s “A Taste of Social Enterprise” Awards Celebration. Three Wesleyan students will be attending as…
Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Winter at Wesleyan
This week, President Roth announced a full slate of programming for students during Winter Break. For the first time, Wesleyan will offer January classes, Fullbridge Internship Edge, and a variety of intensive Career Center programs. Here at PCSE, CCP, and OCS, we urge students to read about Winter at Wesleyan and consider how these programs might…
NOI Climate Leadership Fellowship
Interested in environmental organizing? Want to be in D.C. for three months for a paid fellowship position? If so, the New Organizing Institute’s (NOI) Climate Leadership Fellowship may be for you! From NOI’s website: NOI’s Climate Leadership Fellowship is designed to give new and emerging climate leaders the opportunity to support the organizing work of…
Tim Devane ’09 on a “Different Kind of Alumni Donation”
What do you think of when you hear the words “alumni donation”? If you are a recent graduate who has started receiving mail about the Wesleyan Fund, you are most likely thinking about the ways to financially donate to Wesleyan. However, recent alum Tim Devane ’09 shares a different concept of alumni giving in a…
2014 Unreasonable Institute (applications due November 7)
Unreasonable Institute is an annual 5-week bootcamp for 12 carefully-selected social ventures. The 2014 Unreasonable Global session takes place from May 30 to July 6 in Boulder, Colorado. Attendees receive a customized curriculum, unparalleled mentorship, access to capital, and a robust support network. Francesca Jones ’12 attended last summer, and Joy Anderson ’89 is an Unreasonable…
This Week at the Career Center: Success Academy and Green Corps Info Sessions
Before you get too excited about fall break, remember that there are some great events going on at the Career Center this week: Success Academy Charter School Information Session: Join us in learning about Success Academy Charter Schools, the impact we are making on education in New York City, and the opportunities we have available. The Success…
This Week at the Career Center
Teach for America Information Session: Teach for America’s mission is to build the movement to eliminate education inequity by developing leaders. We recruit committed recent college graduates and professionals of all backgrounds to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools. We foster the leadership of our alumni as they address this problem from…
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
Hey graduating seniors! Don’t miss this incredibly opportunity to be funded $15,000 for a public service project! More details below: The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $15,000 stipend to a graduating college senior to pursue public service anywhere in the world. The Award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity…
Roth on Wesleyan: How to Make A Difference
Re-blogged from Roth on Wesleyan, September 23, 2013 I spent yesterday at the 92nd St Y in New York at the Social Good Summit. The Summit is “a three-day conference that unites a dynamic community of global leaders to discuss a big idea: the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve our greatest challenges.” …
Company X Info Session (Monday 10/28 at noon, lunch provided)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship invites you to Company X Information Session Monday, October 28 12-1 p.m. Allbritton 304 REGISTER NOW Company X is an early stage investment company looking to work with motivated students with entrepreneurial aspirations. They make capital investments in a few companies each year and provide free office space in…