Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Introducing the 2013 PCSE Peer Advisors

The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE) supports students and alumni who wish to tackle society’s problems with innovative, system-changing solutions. PCSE programs include workshops and trainings, several grants and subsidized professional conference tickets, extensive advising and networking services, and incubator workspace in the Allbritton Center. Starting this week, Patricelli Center Peer Advisors will offer…

WesHack 2.0 Recap

Last May, Julian Applebaum ’13, Evan Carmi ’13, and and Anastasios Germanidis ’13 planned the first-ever hackathon at Wesleyan, aptly named “WesHack.” This month, building on the success of that inaugural Senior Week Hackthon and in an effort to offer more tech-related events to the wider Wesleyan community, the PCSE and IMS (namely this guy) teamed up…

Interested in a Career in Impact Investing? A Sample of Networks and Organizations to Explore from Cynthia Jaggi ’00

Cynthia Jaggi ’00 is the Founder of GatherWell, the Think + Do Tank for Practical Idealists. I have been getting results for Practical Idealists and their organizations for over a decade. My primary areas of expertise are strategy, leadership development and analytics. I was formerly a Partner at the Management Consulting firm Fitzgerald Analytics and…

Wesleyan Around the World

At Wesleyan we pride ourselves on having a global perspective. There are numbers we use to bolster this claim, including the percentage of our student body that is international, the high percentage of students who go abroad during their time here, and so on. But if only there was a way to graphically represent Wesleyan’s…

Real World Countdown: What’s Happening in the Career Center this Week!

Hello upperclassmen and motivated underclassmen! As they love to say in the career center, it’s never too early to start thinking about life after Wesleyan. Here are a few events happening in the career center this week that may be of interest to those interested in making civic engagement a part of your next step:…

Gender Lens Investing Conference, October 2-4 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Joy Anderson ’89, President and Founder of Criterion Institute and instructor of CSPL210 “Money and Social Change: Innovative Paradigms and Strategies,” contacted the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship with a unique opportunity for students or alumni. She is seeking volunteers for the third annual Gender Lens Investing Convergence, October 2-4, 2013. Details are below. Please contact Makaela…

Enrichment Grant Report: Chelsea Tweneboah ’15  

Chelsea Tweneboah ’15 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding helped support her work with Cape Coast Regional Hospital in Cape Coast, Ghana. Read Chelsea’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our Enrichment Grants. ************************************ I have always had a passion of community service and…