When alumni connect with the Patricelli Center for the first time, they often leave bits of advice for students and young entrepreneurs. As fall break comes to close and courses kick into high gear again, we’re happy to offer a mid-semester pick-me-up and share some of their wise words. (If you’re an alum with truth bombs to…
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Wishing Wells: Join a Growing Eco Start-Up
An exciting opportunity from Wishing Wells co-founder Brent Packer ’15: Wishing Wells is a budding environmental start-up born from a Wesleyan design competition. We’re expanding quickly & are looking for ambitious students to join our team. Plastic waste is a serious issue. There is currently 100 million tons of plastic disintegrating in our oceans causing tremendous harm to marine…
January Service Trip to South Africa
Update: There will be an information session about the service trip on Wednesday, October 22 at 6 pm in Usdan 108. ***************************** Chelsea Tweneboah ’15 has asked us to share this information with fellow Wesleyan students: My name is Chelsea Tweneboah and I want to introduce an awesome and inspiring service trip with an organization that I am apart…
Reblog: Chemistry, English Major Yoo ’15 Coordinates WesReads/WesMath Program, Korean Dance Group
We’re proud to share this interview with WesReads/WesMath coordinator Angela Yoo ’15! From Olivia Drake: Q: Angela, where are you from and why did you choose Wesleyan to further your education? A: I am from Nanuet, New York but I went to a boarding school called Phillips Exeter Academy. I chose Wesleyan because I was intrigued by how…
Enrichment Grant Report: Katherine Lu ’15
Katherine Lu ’15 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship to help support her community development work in Brazil. You can read Katherine’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our grant programs. ********************************************** This summer I pursued an opportunity that aligns with my interests in volunteer work,…
Gilbert Clee Scholarship Information Session (10/15)
Here’s some useful information for the Class of 2016 from Brent Packer ’15, the 2014 Clee Scholar, Wishing Well co-founder, and PCSE Peer Advisor: I’m delighted to share with you an incredible opportunity. Arguably the best business scholarship in the world, and it’s only available to Wesleyan juniors. The Gilbert Clee Scholarship was established to continue…
Participate in a Human-Centered Design MOOC with others at Wesleyan (10/14-12/9)
Human-centered design a.k.a. design thinking is a methodology “in which the needs, wants, and limitations of end users of a product, service or process are given extensive attention at each stage of the design process” (Wikipedia). Here at ENGAGE, we attempt to design our programs with constituents or end-users in mind, and we strive to be cognizant…
“The Double Edged Sword of Start-Up Weekends” by Mika Reyes ’17
PCSE Peer Advisor Mika Reyes ’17 was one of several Wesleyan students who attended Startup Weekend Hartford: Education last month. She shared her reflections on Huffington Post’s “The Blog.” It is re-posted below, and you can read the original here. “The Double Edged Sword of Start-Up Weekends” by Mika Reyes ’17 After recently joining my first Start-Up…
Alumni drop-in appointments at the Patricelli Center (starting October 6)
Working on a project and need a sounding board or mentor? Have an idea but don’t know where to begin? Want to practice your networking skills? Or just curious about life after Wesleyan? These Wesleyan alumni want to meet with you, hear about your work or aspirations, and share advice based on their experiences as…
SOCAP14 Recap from Hannah Lewis ’13 and Oladoyin Oladapo ’14
In July, the Patricelli Center announced that – through the generosity of Tim Freundlich ’90 and Bob Miller P’99 P’02 – Hannah Lewis ’12 and Oladoyin Oladapo ’14 were awarded SOCAP14 scholarships. Earlier this month, Hannah and Oladoyin attended the Social Capital Markets conference in San Francisco. You can read their reflections below and watch highlights from SOCAP on YouTube. FROM HANNAH So,…