OCS Student Coordinators 2021-2022 International Refugee Assistance Project Co-Coordinators The International Refugee Assistance Project is part of the wider Wesleyan Refugee Project. Will Halm ‘22: Government Major, Data Analysis Minor, Writing Certificate IRAP is a legal organization based in NYC which represents refugees trying to settle in the United States. At Wesleyan, we research assistance…
Environmental Justice Series: A Work in Progress
Join the Wesleyan Sustainability Office and Resource Center for the first discussion in a series on environmental justice. Panelists include: Jen Kleindienst (Sustainability Office) Demetrius Colvin (Resource Center) Greg Genco (Generation Conscious) 11/02, 7:00-8:00 pm, virtual https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/95027662425?pwd=S3drTWJPTXZWVlN4dVdYTEhmVnBQZz09 Meeting ID: 950 2766 2425 Passcode: 301035
DataHaven: Empowering People to create Thriving Communities through Data
This Community Impact Residency Speaker Series event will feature Mark Abraham from DataHaven. Mark will talk about DataHaven’s model, their state-wide Community Wellbeing data, and will show participants how to access and utilize this data for their community engagement work. Members of the Wesleyan and greater Middletown communities are invited to participate in this event. …
MidWes Faculty Fund
The MidWes Faculty Fund supports faculty-led initiatives and projects that benefit PreK-12 students, adult learners, or local educators in the greater Middletown area. The MidWes Collaborative is a partnership between the Jewett Center, the College of Education Studies, and Middletown Public Schools. The goal of the Collaborative is to leverage Wesleyan’s resources, including interdisciplinary scholarship…
Reflective Practice 201 for Wesleyan Tutors and Mentors
Reflective Practice 201 : an event for Wesleyan students who are involved in community service that works with young people through tutoring or mentoring Reflective Practice is the ongoing reflection on teaching practices that allows us to become more skilled and capable teachers. It is a self-reflexive inquiry. Reflective practice can be aimed at individual…
The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free with Paulina Bren
The History Department, Feminist Gender and Sexuality Studies Program, and the Allbritton Center presents: The Barbizon: The Hotel That Set Women Free featuring Paulina Bren, Wesleyan alumna and professor at Vassar College October 14, 4:30pm Allbritton 311, 222 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459
The Dawn of Japan & US Relations with Setsuo Ohmori, Consul General of Japan in Boston
The College of East Asian Studies and the Allbritton Center presents: The Dawn of Japan & US Relations featuring Setsuo Ohmori, Consul General of Japan in Boston October 14th (Thursday) 12:00-1:00pm Fisk 201, 262 High St, Middletown, CT 06459 Individual boxed lunches will be available in limited numbers.
Cross Street Tutoring Partnership now seeking tutors!
Wesleyan University’s Jewett Center for Community Partnerships is seeking volunteer or work-study tutors for the Cross Street Tutoring Partnership. Work at Cross Street AME Zion Church in Middletown as a tutor for K-5 students and support enrichment activities like martial arts and dance. Program hours are Monday-Thursday, 4:00-6:00 pm, and tutors typically commit to four…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Report #2 from Infinitely
Each year, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards $5,000 seed grants to fund the launch or early-stage growth of a project, program, or venture. Infinitely is a sustainable clothing brand that seeks to take down the world of fast fashion. Founders Nimra Karamat ’23 and Ashley Cardenas ’23 create high-quality versatile pieces so their customers can…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: Report #2 from Long Lane Farm
Each year, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards $5,000 seed grants to fund the launch or early-stage growth of a project, program, or venture. Since its founding in 2003, Long Lane Farm has worked towards a model of food sovereignty, in which all people not only have access to affordable, healthy meals, but also have…