The Office of Student Affairs is sponsoring a workshop to explore the role of class and issues of classism in the context of our daily lives and at Wesleyan. The Class Action diversity trainers will facilitate this workshop on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM at a location to be announced. We hope you will come…
Lunch with Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian: How to Make the World Suck Less (12/5 at noon)
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, the Wesleyan Career Center, and Texts.com invite you LUNCH WITH REDDIT CO-FOUNDER ALEXIS OHANIAN: HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD SUCK LESS Thursday, December 5 12-1 p.m. Olson Commons or Beckham Hall (TBD) Join us for pizza, a talk, and a book-signing by Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian, a serial entrepreneur who is “making the world…
Upcoming Application Deadlines
Hey seniors! Don’t forget about these important deadlines coming your way: Boston Teacher Residency: We know that teaching is incredibly hard, complex work. We also recognize the paramount importance of this work for our youth, and have pioneered a model of urban teacher preparation that is designed to carefully recruit and select a diverse cohort of…
This Week at the Career Center: Volunteering Abroad, Public Health Degrees, and more
Volunteering Abroad/International Health and Medicine: Conversation with Dr. Cliff O’Callahan (MD/Ph.D) Recently returned from a year in Rwanda, Dr. O’Callahan is a pediatrician and faculty member with Middlesex Hospital’s Family Practice Residency Program and former Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on International Child Health. He will talk about the kinds of questions you should…
Sasha Chanoff wins 2013 Gleitsman International Activist Award
We just heard some exciting news about Wes alum Sasha Chanoff ’94 winning the 2013 Gleitsman International Activist Award! Courtesy of the Harvard Gazette: The Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has named social entrepreneur Sasha Chanoff this year’s recipient of the Gleitsman International Activist Award for his tireless work as founder and executive…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Shyam Desai ’15
In April 2013, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awarded five seed grants to Wesleyan students embarking on high-impact projects around the globe. Each grant recipient has been reporting on his/her work with blog posts and photos. Here’s the second report from Shyam Desai ’15. His first is here. ****************************************** After a long planning period, I was successfully able to…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Evan Okun ’13
In April 2013, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awarded five seed grants to Wesleyan students embarking on high-impact projects around the globe. Each grant recipient has been reporting on his/her work with blog posts and photos. Here’s the second report from Evan Okun ’13. [Editor’s note: Two days after submitting this blog post, Evan found out that he…
Amber Smith ’14 receives award and launches I AMputee
Amber Smith ’14, social entrepreneur and active member of the Patricelli Center community, was awarded the 2013 Ella Tambussi Grasso Leadership in Action Grant on November 6, 2013. Just a few days earlier, Amber launched her social venture, I AMputee. I AMputee is an online community for amputees and their families to establish relationships grounded in common experience. Soon, I AMputee…
Wesleyan Entrepreneurship Society Lecture Series (Sundays 9pm and Wednesdays 8pm)
The Wesleyan Entrepreneurship Society – or WES^2 – is hosting a lecture series this semester, and all students are welcome to attend. During their regular Society meetings on Sundays at 9 p.m. and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in Allbritton 004, student members will present on topics relevant to entrepreneurship. This week, Matt Donahue will present about branding (Sunday,…
Overland Information Meeting
Overland Information Meeting: Monday, November 18th in Usdan 110 Overland is hiring exceptional college students to lead summer programs. We offer service, leadership, language, hike & biking programs to students in grades 4-12 (plus a few trips for 2013 high school grads!). Program locations include New England, Nova Scotia, Western US and Pacific Coast, Alaska, the Yukon, Hawaii,…