The Middlesex County Historical Society is conducting a community survey (5-10 minutes) to focus our activities in areas that are of most interest to people who live and work in Middletown and the surrounding area. Wesleyan is part of this community and we’re very eager to have input from as many Wesleyan students, faculty and…
Eco Faciliatators Information Session (2/25)
The Wesleyan Sustainability Office is launching the new Eco Facilitators program in Fall 2014. Eco Facilitators (EFs) are peer-to-peer sustainability educators who promote sustainable lifestyle habits on campus. EFs will enroll in a semester-long seminar course designed to equip them with the tools to collaborate with first-year students to encourage these behavior changes. Working as…
Women, Wealth & Impact: Investing with a Gender Lens (3/5)
The International Women’s Week is heading this way from March 1st to March 8th, and here is an event to help celebrate! Join Joy Anderson ’89 founder of Criterion Institute and Women Effect Investments (who lately teaches CSPL210 Money and Social Change), for a webinar on how to invest with a gender lens: Criterion Institute…
Food Justice Workshop Series (four Tuesdays starting 3/25, apply by 3/4)
Food Justice Workshop Series Tuesdays – March 25, April 1, April 8, And April 15 5:30-7:30 p.m. Location TBA Sponsored by the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Organized by Kate Weiner ’15, StartingBloc Fellow, and Meagan Erhart, Food Justice Americorp VISTA Member Where does our food come from and why does it matter? In this…
Idealist.org’s new Online Community Launch (3/11 at noon or 11pm)
Anyone on the Idealist.org email list has been getting mysterious emails about an online launch party taking place on March 11. In case you haven’t heard of this yet, the invitation is posted below. We recommend this for anyone who is interested in the art and science of online community building and wants to see…
Upcoming Career Center Deadlines: Teach for America, ConnPIRG, US PIRG, and Breakthrough Collaborative
Teacher, Teach for America: Disparities in education exist throughout the country – urban and rural, east coast to west, small towns and large. Teach For America works with our 48 regional offices to assign corps members to high-need areas. Whether your long-term career goals lie within education or other fields, your corps experience will expand your…
Careers in Global Health Webinar (2/26, RSVP by 2/24)
Global Health University offers free webinars with leading experts in global health and social entrepreneurship. Learn from leading experts about a career in global health. The webinar will include guidance and advice from eight panelists, as well as ample opportunity to ask the speakers questions about their careers and their suggestions for students and professionals. Learn…
Apply to be the next Wesleyan Civic Engagement Fellow (applications due 3/26)
Reporting to the Director of the Center for Community Partnerships the Civic Engagement Fellow will work closely with staff and offices across campus, including the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, to engage students and support faculty in civic engagement endeavors. This one-year fellowship provides support…
Locking Down Lockers with Middletown Potluck
The Middletown Potluck student group is hosting an Indiegogo campaign to provide lockers for the homeless community in Middletown. From the campaign page: We are Middletown Potluck, a group dedicated to building a community between Middletown residents and Wesleyan students. At a recent potluck we all discussed serious problems that face the homeless community and…
Social Impact Cardinal Internships with the Wesleyan Career Center: MINDS, Summer of Solutions, and RefugePoint
This week is a busy one for the Cardinal Internship program! Here are a few of the Cardinal Internships we thought might be of most interest to our students, and remember, if the opportunity you like is unpaid, you can always apply for a Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant to offset the cost! National Endowment for…