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…
Halloween Bash at Green Street!
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…
Homework Help Club at MacDonough
MacDonough Elementary School is looking for volunteers to help support a new Homework Help Club! The club runs from Monday through Thursday, 3:30-4:30. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Mary Beth Brick at brickm@mpsct.org.
Leadership Luncheon: Political Community Organizing
This Week at the Career Center: Success Academy and Green Corps Info Sessions
Before you get too excited about fall break, remember that there are some great events going on at the Career Center this week: Success Academy Charter School Information Session: Join us in learning about Success Academy Charter Schools, the impact we are making on education in New York City, and the opportunities we have available. The Success…