Winter at Wesleyan

This week, President Roth announced a full slate of programming for students during Winter Break. For the first time, Wesleyan will offer January classes, Fullbridge Internship Edge, and a variety of intensive Career Center programs. Here at PCSE, CCP, and OCS, we urge students to read about Winter at Wesleyan and consider how these programs might…

Social Justice Leadership Conference (October 26, limited space available)

Wesleyan’s 6th Annual Social Justice Leadership Conference will take place on Saturday, October 26, 2013. Although registration closed at 1 p.m. on October 18, a limited number of walk-ins will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. This year’s SJLC theme is “ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.” The schedule is here. The Social Justice Leadership Conference (SJLC)…

IPVS Internship Program in Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. seems to be where all the opportunities are at this week! If you are a current student and can’t skip spring semester to chase yesterday’s opportunity, here is another opportunity just for current students. The Institute of Philanthropy and Voluntary Services (IPVS) is offering students the opportunity to intern in Washington D.C. this…

NOI Climate Leadership Fellowship

Interested in environmental organizing? Want to be in D.C. for three months for a paid fellowship position? If so, the New Organizing Institute’s (NOI) Climate Leadership Fellowship may be for you! From NOI’s website: NOI’s Climate Leadership Fellowship is designed to give new and emerging climate leaders the opportunity to support the organizing work of…

CCP Anniversary Series: Documentary Advocacy and WildWes

Here at Wesleyan, we are known for bringing passions together. Everyone knows someone who knows someone who is majoring in Film and Biology or Dance and Neuroscience. And even after Wesleyan, we love hearing about people who have found interesting ways to bring their passions together. One of our service-learning classes helped students to learn…

Gilead Community Services Fundraising Event

Interested in a unique opportunity to see how non-profit fundraising really works? Gilead Community Services is hosting a fundraiser at Beckham Hall on October 27. Tickets are normally $75, but the Board of Directors is offering tickets to Wesleyan students for $50. Contact Lucy McMillan lmcmillan@gileadcs.org for more information. Learn more about Gilead Community Services at http://www.gileadcs.org/whoweare.html.

Tim Devane ’09 on a “Different Kind of Alumni Donation”

What do you think of when you hear the words “alumni donation”? If you are a recent graduate who has started receiving mail about the Wesleyan Fund, you are most likely thinking about the ways to financially donate to Wesleyan. However, recent alum Tim Devane ’09 shares a different concept of alumni giving in a…

Martin Luther King Celebration Committee

Here is a message from the Office of Community Service’s own Jalen Alexander: For the past two years I have served as the student representative on the MLK Celebration Committee. We plan an annual campus-wide day of programs and workshops, concluding with a Keynote address in Memorial Chapel, commemorating the life of Martin Luther King…

2014 Unreasonable Institute (applications due November 7)

Unreasonable Institute is an annual 5-week bootcamp for 12 carefully-selected social ventures. The 2014 Unreasonable Global session takes place from May 30 to July 6 in Boulder, Colorado. Attendees receive a customized curriculum, unparalleled mentorship, access to capital, and a robust support network. Francesca Jones ’12 attended last summer, and Joy Anderson ’89 is an Unreasonable…