Gabrielle Fondiller ’07 invites you to Hatua Likoni’s Holiday Fundraiser on December 3, 6-8 p.m. at Barclay InterContinental Hotel, 111 East 48th St near Lexington Ave, New York City. Tickets are only $25 and include drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and 100% of proceeds will provide scholarships, mentoring, and career guidance for top students from disadvantaged families in Kenya. Raffle prizes will…
CCP Anniversary Series: Spotlight on Haley Baron ’12
Name: Haley Baron Class Year: 2012 Major(s): Sociology, Spanish, and International Relations Certificate What have you been doing since leaving Wesleyan? I graduated Wesleyan and immediately moved to Washington, DC. Though missing my hometown of San Francisco, I loved being in Washington. There is a huge Wesleyan community, and a lot of social and political happenings throughout the…
Leadership Luncheon Series: Leadership and Diversity
True Ventures TEC Summer Fellowship Program (applications due 1/31)
True Ventures, a San Francisco-based early stage venture capital firm, is currently accepting applications for its True Entrepreneur Corps (TEC) summer fellowship program. TEC brings 12 rising college juniors and seniors to the San Francisco Bay area to spend 10 weeks at an early stage technology company to learn firsthand what it’s like to work…
WeShadow Opportunities, Urban Teaching Center, and JET
Application deadlines are heading this way, so be sure not to miss out on any of these amazing opportunities: Urban Teacher Center: The Urban Teacher Center (UTC) is cultivating the most effective and accountable teachers in the nation who will transform learning for America’s most underserved students. UTC significantly accelerates student achievement in the nation’s highest-need schools…
The WSA vs. the SAAC: Who Will Win?
Understanding the Affordable Care Act
The Community Health Center is recruiting interested students to help educate others about the Affordable Care Act! There is an interest meeting at 5:30p on Wednesday, November 2oth in PAC 001, a navigator will explain the nuances of the ACA. If you are interested in this opportunity but cannot attend the information session, please contact Marshal…
$5K Seed Grant and $10K Prize for Peace (Info Sessions 12/2, 12/3, and 12/4 at 12:15 p.m.)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship is offering two grants to fund projects or ventures led by one or more Wesleyan student(s). PCSE SEED GRANT: Three $5,000 grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Details and timeline here. Read about last year’s winners here. KATHRYN…
Enrichment Grant Report: Shira Engel ’14
Shira Engel ’14, author of the e-book Yoga U: The College Student’s Tools for Balanced Living and co-founder of WesBAM!, was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding helped support a trip to the New York Women in Communications Student Career Conference. Read Shira’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more…
Feministing talk with Katie Halper ’03 and Jos Truitt (11/21 at 6pm)
What is the state of the feminist movement today? Where is it “moving”? How do we build a feminist movement that centers the needs of trans* people and people of color? Come hear Feministing editors Jos Truitt and Katie Halper, and one Wesleyan student (TBA, stay tuned!), speak and answer questions on these questions on…