1% for the Planet (1%) exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. Launched in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia, Inc.) and Craig Mathews (Blue Ribbon Flies), 1% is a growing, global network of companies that give at least 1% of their annual sales to nonprofit organizations…
Become a Wild Gift Fellow (7/15)
Every year, The Wild Gift recruits a new class of talented social entrepreneurs, ages 21-35, to its Network of Fellows. Successful applicants are talented visionaries committed to and capable of bringing about urgently needed change to better our world. If selected to join the Network, you will receive The Wild Gift, which consists of: a deep wilderness trek…
CT Mirror’s “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality” (4/29)
Small State, Big Debate: Inequality Tuesday, April 29 University of Hartford The Connecticut Mirror, the state’s award-winning, nonprofit public policy news organization, will hold its first statewide event, “Small State, Big Debate: Inequality,” on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at the University of Hartford. As one of the most nonpartisan, nonideological news organizations in the country…
Immigrant Justice Corps’ Community Fellowship Program
For the first time ever, the Immigrant Justice Corps is recruiting post-graduate fellows to work with immigration law in New York City! Brought to us by Sarah Deri Oshiro ’04, this opportunity is perfect for graduating seniors interested in working with law and immigrant populations. Announced & Accepting Applications for 2014 The Immigrant Justice Corps…
Christopher Brodigan Award (Applications due 4/16)
Christopher Brodigan Award The Christopher Brodigan Fund was established in memory of Christopher Brodigan, a Wesleyan student who died in an accident in his frosh year. The Fund pays tribute to Christopher’s deep interest in Africa and to the public service he provided through teaching in Botswana prior to entering Wesleyan. Awards will be made…
How to Get a Google Internship by Evan Carmi ’13
Evan Carmi ’13 – Comp Sci grad, Engineer at Brewster, Chief Technology Mastermind of Wesleying, and co-founder of WesHack – wrote to tell us about his new e-book, How to Get a Google Internship. In his book, you will “learn what it takes to get a software engineering internship with companies such as Google, The New York Times, and…
Sustainability Careers Panel (4/8)
This Week at the Career Center: Southern Teachers Agency, Brown University, White House Internship Program, and Sharing Our Strength
Teacher, Southern Teachers Agency: Each year, STA helps hundreds of teachers and coaches find jobs at outstanding college preparatory schools throughout the South–nearly 600 schools in 16 states from Texas to Florida to Pennsylvania. Teacher certification is preferred, but is typically NOT required by these schools for middle and high school teaching positions. (Wednesday, April 9) College…
Lunch, Drop-In Hours, Dinner, and WES^2 Meeting with Adam Poswolsky ’05 (4/29)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship and the Career Center invite students to meet Wes alum Adam Smiley Poswolsky ’05, a social entrepreneur and intrapreneur who writes about purpose-driven work in his new book The Quarter-Life Breakthrough. If you have a project with social impact, if you think you might want a mission-driven career, or if you…
Intern with Ashoka U (applications due 4/15)
Looking for something to do this summer? Check out this unpaid internship with Ashoka U! From the Ashoka U website: Ashoka U is looking for fun, dedicated, innovative summer interns to work in the Ashoka Global office. We seek full-time interns (40 hours per week) for a minimum duration of 10 weeks. Applications are open on a…