Looking for a way to shake up your winter break? Check out this opportunity brought to our attention by Sarah-Jane Ripa ’02: Leadership Study Program PRICE $1410 DURATION 3 weeks PARTICIPANT 8 min to 15 max DISTANCE Cambodia We begin our journey by first landing in the capital city of Phnom Penh, where we will…
Campus Consciousness Challenge
Win $10,000 to pursue your green idea! REVERB is issuing a Campus Consciousness Challenge to find the next great sustainable idea and all undergrads are encouraged to apply. What kind of green ideas? Something that inspires A new product or service A community campaign A campus-based change A work of art Something that changes hearts…
WesGilead Information Session
From Siri Carr ’15 and Lauren Seo ’14: Wesleyan Gilead Alliance Information Session Sunday, December 8th Judd 113 2:00p The WGA is a student run organization (under the OCS umbrella) that works with Gilead Community Services to pair Wes students up with a member of the Middletown community who has a mental illness and is…
Stuff the Nets Gift Drive!
Enrichment Grant Report: Bridget Adarkwa ’17
Bridget Adarkwa ’17 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding helped support a trip to Wharton Business School’s 21st Annual Africa Business Forum. Read Bridget’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our Enrichment Grants. ************************************ This past weekend, PCSE afforded me the opportunity to travel alongside…
The Middletown Thanksgiving Project
As a part of the Middletown Thanksgiving Project, this year Wesleyan students, staff, and faculty members contributed to the making of 700 Thanksgiving Baskets! Partners in the Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project are Community Renewal Team, Cross Street AME Zion Church, Fellowship Church, Heritage Commons, Liberty Bank Foundation, Middlesex County Community Foundation, Middlesex United Way, the…
Venture for America, Tutor in Thailand, and the High Mountain Institute
Coming back from break, we will be in our last stretch before the end of the semester! Don’t forget to take advantage of some of the incredible opportunities the Career Center is offering: Venture for America: Venture for America is a 2-year fellowship program that sends young, talented graduates to startups in emerging cities (ie. Cincinnati,…
Alumni Startup Showcase
ALUMNI STARTUP SHOWCASE Sunday, December 8 4:00p-6:00p Olson Commons Hear from 10 extraordinary Wes grads who founded or run their own ventures. This inaugural Startup Showcase will include stories about startup life, an unprecedented opportunity to mingle with inspiring young entrepreneurs, and hearty snacks and coffee to fuel your Reading Period work. Registration is strongly…
WEServe Week of Service (1/19-1/25; register a project now)
Dear students, parents, alumni, colleagues, and friends, We are excited to support the second annual WEServe Week of Service, and we hope you will join us. WEServe seeks members of the Wesleyan community around the world to organize service projects during MLK Week (January 19-25, 2014) and submit them here. Wesleyan will publicize the list…
Impact Investing 2.0: The Way Forward
This month, Omidyar Network and others published “Impact Investing 2.0,” a report designed to be “a resource for the broad community interested in the future of impact investing, but especially for practitioners: fund managers, investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and advisors who are creating and managing new and existing funds, and striving to achieve successful social and financial…