Jack Dougherty – the Harber Fellow for Spring 2015 in Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life – will deliver a lecture on Monday, April 6 titled “On the Line: How Schooling, Housing, and Civil Rights Shaped Hartford and its Suburbs.” A digital-first, open-access book-in-progress of the same name is available here through Trinity…
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CSPL 240: Nonprofits and Social Change
Wesleyan students want to change the world. Understanding how change occurs is a great place to start. Check out Nonprofits and Social Change – a new .5 credit course offered this Fall at the Allbritton Center – to take a closer look at the social sector: This course explores the world of nonprofits and how…
A Renaissance Project: Reclaiming Memory, Movement, and Migration
Join the 2015-2016 Allbritton Center Collaborative Cluster Initiative, a unique offering of Wesleyan’s Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life: The Allbritton Collaborative Cluster Initiative ties together several courses through a common research theme and a culminating project. Courses and the seminar are supplemented by special events, meals together, outside speakers, and team-building exercises.…
Request for Proposals: Wesleyan Enrichment Days!
Scholars in Action – a new student group tutoring at the local middle schools – is looking for Wesleyan students to participate in its first ever Wesleyan Enrichment Days on April 22 and May 5! Wesleyan students, either individually or as a group, will lead engaging workshops on topics they are passionate about. The lessons could…
Civic Engagement Certificate Info Session
On Friday, April 3 will be an info session at noon in Allbritton 311 for Wesleyan’s Civic Engagement Certificate, a unique program that encourages students to reflect on their civic life and integrate it with their academics. This is a great opportunity to ask current CEC students about their experiences, learn about upcoming courses, and get ideas for your practicum…
BUKO Site Launch
2014 PCSE Seed Grant recipient Joaquin Benares ’15 brings “the internet in a box” to the Philippines with BUKO – Boundless Update Knowledge Offline. This low-cost electronic library stores files from the web for offline use, which allows teachers to access and organize high-quality educational materials for their curriculums, even when working in areas without…
Enrichment Grant Report: Trevon Gordon ’17
Trevon Gordon ’17 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. The grant contributed to his work with Saha Global, a non-profit that empowers women in rural communities to solve their village’s need for clean water and electricity by providing business opportunities. Although Trey ultimately did not raise the full amount of money he…
Request for Proposals: Teach a Class at Green Street!
What do you like to do? Students bring many, many hobbies and passions with them to Wesleyan. Some of these interests find an outlet in classes or student groups, while others may still be waiting to be shared. Leading an AfterSchool class at the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center is a great way to extend the activities you…
2015 PCSE Seed Grant Winners Announced
Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 PCSE Seed Grant Challenge. These student-led social ventures will each receive $5,000 in unrestricted funds as well as training, advising, mentoring, incubator workspace, and other resources from the Patricelli Center. Recipients were selected from a strong pool of finalists who submitted…
Student Spotlight: Alexandria Irace ’15 on the Health of Communities
Service-Learning courses can involve a wide range of activities that extend well beyond traditional volunteer service. For The Health of Communities with Professor Peggy Carey Best, this means conducting research with real-world applications, right here in Middletown. In addition to reading and discussing literature on public health, medicine, and ethics, students serve as research assistants…