Just a quick note of thanks to the following alumni, students, faculty, and friends who donated their time and expertise to the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship in 2013-2014. We learned from you and look forward to welcoming you back soon! Nakia Booth ’96 Peter Kim Frank ’12 Julian Applebaum ’13 Kwaku Akoi ’14 Katya Sapozhnina ’16 Oladoyin…
Innovation Internship with The Rockefeller Foundation (still accepting applications for summer 2014)
We just heard that The Rockefeller Foundation is still hiring for its Innovation Internship, which wraps up in September 2014. If you’re looking for something to do for the rest of the summer – or more likely, if you want to make a note of this opportunity and inquire for next summer – read on. The…
Internship Opportunities with Corporate Accountability International (guest post from Rachel Unger ’15)
From Rachel Unger ’15: Are you interested in social justice and protecting the environment, public health and human rights from corporate abuse? Looking for an internship in the Boston area for this upcoming Fall, Spring, or next Summer? This summer, I have an internship at Corporate Accountability International, and we’re looking for talented and passionate…
Putting the “Good” in Social Good: The Ultimate Checklist for Any Volunteer
Summer is a great time to get more involved with volunteer work than you may have time for during the school year. However, as members of the Wesleyan community, we should always be thinking critically, and our volunteer experiences should not be exempt from this. Natalie Jesionka of The Muse has a “definitive” checklist for…
Middletown Happenings: Fireworks, Great Make Believe Improv, Roman Holiday, and more!
With summer upon us once again, we are returning to our practice of highlighting some of the incredible events happening around Middletown each week. With the help of Arts2go.org, the Middletown Patch, and Wesleyan’s calendar, we’ve put together a list of some of the incredible events happening during the next two weeks. Get out for a study or…
Middletown Gallery Walk at Green Street Arts Center (7/3)
July at the Career Center: Higher Education Reform
Research Fellow, Higher Education Reform: The American Enterprise Institute, a leading nonprofit public policy research organization, seeks a full-time research fellow to work in the area of education policy. The primary responsibility of this position is to autonomously manage and execute research projects on a variety of topics in postsecondary education, including: access and affordability; student success;…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from BUKO Founder, Joaquin Benares ’15
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from Boundless Updated Knowledge Offline (BUKO), one of the three 2014 winners, written by founder Joaquin Benares ’15.…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from Tavo True-Alcala ’15 and Brent Packer ’15
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from Wishing Well, one of the three 2014 winners, written by Tavo True-Alcala ’15. You can read about…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Report from Kwaku Akoi ’14, CEO of JooMah
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grant recipient reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the first report from JooMah, one of the three 2014 winners, written by CEO Kwaku Akoi ’14. You can read about…