Three student-led programs of the Office of Community Service are accepting applications for Coordinators. This is a great opportunity for a rising sophomore, junior, or senior to take on a leadership role in a service project on campus. You can apply for any of the four positions online here. All positions are paid and are work-study…
Trevon Gordon was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. With this grant, he participated in a mission trip to Ghana to install a solar power business. You can read Trevor’s reflection below, read past grantee reflections here, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about all of our grant programs. The entire Saha…
Bethlehem Bekele ’19 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. With this grant, she participated in an inter-faith service trip over spring break. You can read Bethlehem’s reflection below, read past grantee reflections here, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about all of our grant programs. During the second week of spring…
From March 4th to March 6th, I attended a Doula of North America Organization (DONA) certified birth doula training in Brooklyn, New York. The first day was a required childbirth education class. It served as a refresher to the required reading for the training, The Birth Partner by Penny Simkin. Using diagrams, models, and interactive…
1 Year Out is an interview series highlighting alumni from the classes of ’14 and ’15 who are engaged in public service, entrepreneurship, or nonprofit work in any capacity- through their employment, a volunteer position, or on the side. So tell me about your life 1 Year Out of Wesleyan! It has been both wonderful and…
Gain insight into doing well by doing good — become a staff volunteer at the Cause Marketing Forum conference on June 1-2 in Chicago! Wesleyan alumnus David Hessekiel ’82 is Founder and President of Cause Marketing Forum and co-author of Good Works! Marketing and Corporate Initiatives that Build a Better World … and the Bottom Line. Cause Marketing Forum is…
Digital Wesleyan is hosting a 7- week workshop this spring for students to learn programming fundamentals, product design, and the language Python. The workshops will be on Saturdays from 10am-2pm starting on January 23rd and ending on March 5th. Graduates of the program can apply for exclusive paid summer internships with Wesleyan-affiliated startups. This course will…
Jelani Cobb, PhD is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut Professor, an author, and a Staff Writer for the New Yorker. His book, the Substance of Hope: Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress, was published in 2010 through Bloomsbury Publishing. His post recent…
Last weekend, Wesleyan hosted the Unmasking Social Change Social Justice Leadership Conference, in partnership with Connecticut Campus Compact. So many wonderful members of the Wesleyan community contributed to the conference as members of the organizing committee, workshop facilitators, and attendees. The morning began with a dynamic keynote address by Kiese Laymon, an Associate professor of…
From October 8th to October 10th Wesleyan was graced with award-winning actor, writer, mentor, activist, and kind soul, Daniel Beaty. During his short time at Wesleyan, Daniel hosted two workshops for Wesleyan students, an open mic, and performed his one man show “Mr. Joy.” He concluded his stay at Wesleyan by hosting a social justice…
