Social justice and…puppetry? Check out this latest course, courtesy of Leslie Weinberg: I’m excited to be offering a .5 credit course (THEA 384) in the Fall 2013 semester on the creation of puppet performance from oral histories and factual events. The course will take advantage of the on-campus presence of Dan Hurlin and Dan Froot’s WHO’S…
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Wesleyan to Develop MOOC Based on Social Good Summit
In September, President Roth will be a speaker at the Social Good Summit, one of the premier social entrepreneurship conferences we told you about in this blog post. Fifty-five of today’s global leaders in new media, technology, nonprofits, international affairs and numerous other areas will explore “the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Nina Gerona ’15
In April, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awarded five seed grants to Wesleyan students embarking on high-impact projects around the globe. Each grant recipient will be reporting on his/her work with blog posts and photos. Here’s one, a report from Nina Gerona ’15… I’m writing an update now from the Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia, I’m about 12…
What’s Happening in Middletown 08/06-08/11
Enjoy this much cooler weather by getting out in Middletown! Here is just a sampling of things going on in the Middletown community this week found through WesEvents, Arts2go.com, and the Buttonwood Tree! Tuesday 7:00p Tuesday Music at Klekolo World Coffee Check in every Tuesday beginning at 7 pm for live music. The line-up changes…
Patricelli Center SOCAP13 scholarships announced
In July, Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship announced that it would award two tickets to the Social Capital Markets conference (SOCAP) to young alumni with an interest in how money can be leveraged to create social change. It was no surprise that those who applied were talented, motivated social changemakers working in a variety…
Middletown Happenings 07/29-08/4
Enjoy this much cooler weather by getting out in Middletown! Here is just a sampling of things going on in the Middletown community this week found through WesEvents, Arts2go.com, and the Buttonwood Tree! Tuesday 7:00p Tuesday Music at Klekolo World Coffee Check in every Tuesday beginning at 7 pm for live music. The line-up changes…
Conferences, conferences, conferences
There are countless conferences, institutes, bootcamps, startup weekends, and meetups focused on social entrepreneurship across the country and around the world. How do you decide which, if any, to attend? Unfortunately, there is no one right answer, but it is likely that if you find one that fits your schedule and budget, it will prove…
Things to Do in Middletown 7/23-7/30: Karaoke, Movies, and More!
Enjoy this much cooler weather by getting out in MIddletown! Here is just a sampling of things going on in the Middletown community this week found through WesEvents, Arts2go.com, and the Buttonwood Tree! Tuesday 12:10p Wesleyan Center for the Arts: Souleymane Badolo: WATIDSOWBO–Come Dance With The World Choreographer Souleymane Badolo will demonstrate and discuss his creative…
Alum Zach Schonfeld ’13 Touches on Teach For America Pushback in the Atlantic Wire
Here at Wesleyan, we are not used to shying away from a healthy debate. Recently, many discussions have been taking place in regards to Teach for America and it’s value in our current socio-political landscape. There have recently been many articles discussing the recent TFA pushback, and one has come from our very own Zach…
Updates from Wes alums working with Maji Safi Group in Tanzania
We talk a lot on this blog about the work being done by Maji Safi Group, a disease prevention and health promotion project founded by Max Perel-Slater ’11 that empowers communities in rural Tanzania to fight waterborne and water-related diseases. Maji Safi involves many students and alumni in its work (side note: we recently learned that…