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5 Wesleyan Students Attend Clinton Global Initiative University in Chicago, IL

During Fall Break, Director of the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Makaela Kingsley, Anthony Price ’20, Ferdinand Quayson ’20, Frederick Corpuz ’20, Katie Shewfelt ’20 and Momi Afelin ’19 traveled to Chicago, IL for a weekend of networking and inspiration in the social impact and entrepreneurship fields.   Their first event was a Wesleyan lunch…

Political Engagement Fund Report: Virginia Sciolino ’21

Austin Pope and Virginia Sciolino

In September 2018, the JCCP launched the Student Political Engagement Fund to support students to do political campaign work over Fall Break. Grantees were given up to $500 to do work locally, in their home communities, or beyond. Read other reflections here, and visit the JCCP website to learn more about our other programs.  …

Notes from Engage Today: Bridging the Ballot and the Block

On Saturday, October 27th the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships hosted Engage Today: Bridging the Ballot and the Block – a half-day long conference designed to continue a dialogue between Wesleyan students and community partners interested in supporting voter registration efforts, while also exploring potential points of collaborations for engaging folks beyond this election cycle.…