Connecticut Campus Compact is looking for people committed to social change to lead workshops at the Student Community Engagement and Leadership Conference on Friday, November 14 at UConn’s Storrs campus. The conference – titled “Beyond the Selfie: Linking Identity, Community and Social Change” – aims to expand students’ understanding of social issues and their capacity to…
Tutoring Programs Info Session (9/11)
There are so many groups at Wesleyan working with children that it can be hard to choose just one. Aspiring tutors sometimes join the first program they hear about rather than selecting an organization based on the target age group, time commitment, academic subject, and program structure. To help you pick the group that’s right for you, the Office…
Commemorate Freedom Summer 1964
In the summer of 1964, over 1,000 volunteers from across the United States – many of them college students – traveled to the Deep South as a part of Freedom Summer, or the Mississippi Summer Project, to assist local civil rights workers in getting black Mississippians to the voting polls. Despite intimidation and violence from the…
Colony Collapse: 3d Printed Bees and More at the Green Street Arts Center
Photo courtesy of Joseph Smolinski and Mixed Greens, New York Middletown’s monthly Gallery Walk invites community members to the North End to celebrate local artists and support local businesses in the city’s Downtown Arts District. This Thursday’s walk will include the opening reception for Colony Collapse, an exhibition by Joseph Smolinski, visiting scholar in the…
Dance teaching Workshop (DANC341) and Practicum (DANC447)
If you enjoy dancing and would like to share your passion with others, or if you enjoy teaching and are curious as to what can be taught through movement, the Dance Teaching Workshop and Practicum offer the perfect opportunity to explore these interests while bringing weekly dance classes to the community. Course description from WesMaps:…
Startup Weekend Hartford: Education (9/26-28)
Much of the conversation on Wesleyan’s campus around improving education often focuses on education reform, but you may have found yourself wondering about other approaches – not just policy, but also new products and programs. This year, Startup Weekend Hartford (Sept. 26-28) presents the opportunity to bring to life your own idea for addressing issues in education,…
Disorientation 2014
An interesting document has been making the rounds in Wesleyan’s social media universe after being posted to the University Organizing Center site this week, and we’re sharing it with ENGAGE readers in the hopes of spurring discussion. The Disorientation Guide offers thoughtful and critical commentary on the campus climate, with introductions to a wide range of…
CSPL210: Money and Social Change (Fall 2014)
Have you ever felt like you could make real social change happen if you just had enough money to give? Leveraging funds for social and environmental good, it turns out, is far more complex than throwing money at problems. In a unique course being taught this fall by Criterion Institute president Joy Anderson, students will learn…
Green Street Communications and Marketing Internship
The Green Street Art Center hosts many exciting programs and events throughout the year – Web Design courses, Capoeira, Preschool music classes, you name it! – and they’re looking for a student intern to make sure that everyone on campus and around town knows about all the fun things they have to offer. Students who participate in…
NextBillion Case Writing Competition
What role could enterprise play in ending poverty around the world? How do companies in developing countries overcome obstacles to scaling their ventures and alleviating poverty? If you are interested in researching and writing on these pressing questions, consider collaborating with professors and classmates in the 2015 NextBillion Case Writing Competition. There are cash prizes for first, second, and third…