Idealist shares 6 tips for turning your volunteer position into a job. Here’s the first two: “Be committed This may seem like the bare minimum, but Kate and Em, who started with a job in the volunteer department before becoming communications coordinator, said that the organization recognizes consistency, notices if a volunteer is often a no-show,…
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Co.Exist // 9 Apps to Help You Make Better Food Choices
From this Co.Exist Article: “It’s hard to talk about the future these days without talking about apps. Back in 2008, our mobile phones were primarily for making calls and sending and receiving text messages. Now, they’re for tweeting, checking Facebook, playing Angry Birds, and utilizing apps that tell us when the next bus is coming,…
Internship and Volunteer Positions Abroad with Hatua Likoni
Two exciting volunteer positions from Wes Alum, Gabrielle Fondiller ’07, Director of Hatua Likoni. These are great opportunities for students looking to get experience abroad and connect with the powerful Wesleyan-NGO network. VOLUNTEER POSITION: Organization: Hatua Likoni Description of Organization: Hatua Likoni is a community based NGO working to reduce unemployment and poverty in Likoni, Kenya.…
Changemakers in Education
From this article on Educating Changemakers in New York City: “Last Thursday, educators from across the New York City metropolitan area gathered to share the great work they are doing to cultivate their students as changemakers. The second selection panel in two weeks, the gathering shared several similarities with the previous week’s Bay Area Changemaker Schools…
Panels and Networking Opportunities during R&C2013
Reunion & Commencement 2013 begins on Thursday, and we’d like to call your attention to some PCSE and CCP events that are taking place this weekend. All are excellent opportunities to meet alumni, network, and learn about the paths Wesleyan students take after graduation. Please join us! WESEMINAR Making Change Happen: Approaches…
13 Students Awarded Grants from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce its 2013 Seed Grant and Internship Grant recipients. The PCSE Seed Grant program was launched this spring. Individuals and teams of students competed for $5000 prizes intended to provide capital to help Wesleyan students launch their socially-oriented project or idea and/or build capacity of their…
Upcoming Events // Wesleyan Civic Engagement Events in NYC and DC this Summer
Will you be in NYC this summer? Maybe nearby or visiting friends? Don’t miss the opportunity to meet alumni and get involved with the vibrant civic engagement communities off campus. New York: WESeminar on the Road with Rob Rosenthal click above link to register and see who’s attending The Office of Alumni and Parent…
Summer Job Opportunities // Urban Farming in Hartford
This just in: TWO POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR WES STUDENTS! Summer Jobs in Urban Farming in Hartford! We’re hiring for two Green Fund-sponsored positions with Summer of Solutions Hartford! Summer of Solutions Hartford is a youth-led food justice non-profit in the South End of Hartford. We run a 9-week summer program in which youth participants work to construct and run…
Makama ’14 and Shaheen ’13 Receive Projects for Peace Grants
Congratulations to Mfundi Makama ’14 and Greg Shaheen ’13, who each received a fantastic Davis Projects for Peace Grant. From the Wesleyan Connection: “Two Wesleyan students have been awarded grants through the Davis Projects for Peace Program to bring their grassroots project proposals to fruition. Class of 2014′s Mfundi Makama’s $10,000 grant will support The Buddies…
Building an NGO Ground-Up // Lunch with Gabrielle Fondiller ’07 Wednesday
Sponsored by the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship: “Gabrielle Fondiller is a ’07 Wes alum with a double major in History and Government. She is now Director of a community NGO in Kenya called Hatua Likoni. After studying abroad in Kenya with SIT, Gabrielle began sponsoring school fees for 7 students. This has since evolved into an…