Gender Lens Investing Conference, October 2-4 – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Joy Anderson ’89, President and Founder of Criterion Institute and instructor of CSPL210 “Money and Social Change: Innovative Paradigms and Strategies,” contacted the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship with a unique opportunity for students or alumni. She is seeking volunteers for the third annual Gender Lens Investing Convergence, October 2-4, 2013. Details are below. Please contact Makaela…
Apply to Let’s Get Ready!
Apply to coach for Let’s Get Ready, a free SAT tutoring program for local high school students! If you are passionate about working with high schoolers, interested in a possible career in teaching, or a focused and organized student looking to reach out into the local community, check out Let’s Get Ready at http://letsgetready.org/GetStarted/Coaches-and-Site-Directors/ . Here…
All About Graduate School Part 1: What a Grad School Fair Can Do For You
I know that you have just started the academic year. It’s more than possible that the last thing you want to start thinking about is graduate school. However, this is the time to start buckling down and trying to start thinking about what you might want to do after Wesleyan. Take advantage of this sweet…
Office of Community Service Information Sessions
Drop/Add is almost officially over and here comes the information sessions! Here is a rundown of all of the OCS program information sessions and locations: ASHA: Tuesday, September 17th 9p in Allbritton 318 SHOFCO: Tuesday, September 17th; 9-9:30p in 200 Church Traverse Square: Saturday September 14th and Sunday September 15th, 2p in Usdan 110 WesAGE:…
Enrichment Grant Report: Chelsea Tweneboah ’15
Chelsea Tweneboah ’15 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. This funding helped support her work with Cape Coast Regional Hospital in Cape Coast, Ghana. Read Chelsea’s story below, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about our Enrichment Grants. ************************************ I have always had a passion of community service and…
Wesleyan Consulting Group Information Session
‘Tis the season for information sessions! We were contacted by the Wesleyan Consulting Group to advertise for their information session tomorrow, September 13 from 4:00-5:00p in PAC 001. From their flier: The Wesleyan Consulting Group (WCG) is a student-run, pro-bono consulting organization comprised of and staffed by Wesleyan undergraduates who undertake strategy and operations consulting…
Learn about Fundraising Prospect Research at Wesleyan on September 20
We just learned that the New England Development Research Association (NEDRA) will be hosting a day long bootcamp at Wesleyan on Friday, September 20. The concepts introduced will be instrumental for any non-profit that relies on individual donors. Attendees will get a crash course in the sophisticated prospect research that is the foundation of a…
CCPAnniversary Series: WesSukkah Goes Up!
As the Wesleyan Sukkah goes up today, let’s take a trip back to 2009. This was the year that Wesleyan hired ARST 436: Architecture II, a service-learning course, to build a new Sukkah for the Wesleyan Community. From the course description: A Sukkah is a temporary structure erected every fall for Sukkot – the annual…
Grants Galore!
We stumbled across these incredibly comprehensive lists of grants courtesy of innov8social.com and dosomething.org! Not only do these sites list over 50 fellowship programs for social innovators, but it also provides deadlines for all of the opportunities. So check them out, and let us know if you need any support! Do Something Database Innov8Social Grant…