Ever wanted to hear Hillary Clinton, Arianna Huffington, or Richard Branson speak? From Analisa Balares, Chair of the Womensphere Foundation: “Through the Womensphere Foundation, we are building a global alliance and network of leaders, innovators, corporations, and academic institutions that are actively investing in creating the future, and advancing the leadership and innovation of women. Thus,…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Hailey Sowden ’15
The first day of summer is coming up and The Middletown Food Project is about to take off. We’ve been planning all through the winter and spring, and it’s finally time to start getting our hands dirty! Here’s some background on the farm and the project: After working for a few years at Long Lane…
PCSE Seed Grants in Action: A Note from Shyam Desai ’15
My flight is finally booked; I’ll be going to The MINDS Foundation’s site at Sumandeep Vidyapeeth (medical school) in Vadodara, Gujarat, India in August! With the help of The MINDS Foundation Program Staff, Lennox Byer ’12 & Mehul Solanki & Raghu Appasani ’12, I have been able to pinpoint a couple of tasks for my…
BWxD Conference in Providence on Sept. 27-29 (3-day passes for only $35!)
Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship recommends the Better World By Design conference hosted by Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design on September 27-29, 2013. Discounted tickets are available through July 15. You may apply for a PCSE student enrichment grant to cover your ticket and travel costs. About the conference: Each year,…
From the NESCAC to Silicon Valley
This just in from DigitalWes and Pocket Change: From the NESCAC to Silicon Valley NESCAC graduates come together for an evening of networking. The NESCAC sends liberal arts graduates into careers in Silicon Valley. Come meet other graudates in the Bay Area making an impact in new media and technology. Thursday, June 27, 2013…
What’s Going on in Social Innovation // A Mobile Farmers’ Market
In the South Bronx, there is a school bus. This school bus is special, and we’re not talking about reruns of the Magic School Bus here. The South Bronx Mobile Market is a farmers’ market that operates out of a school bus. Bringing fresh produce from the Wassaic Community Farm in Upstate New York, Tanya…
3 Alumni Startups and Nonprofits You Should Know About
On campus, there are several groups that are synonymous with social entrepreneurship and civic engagement; I’ll let you think of some! But what about off campus? There is a diverse community of alumni working in global engagement that you might not have heard of. We’re here to inform you of just several of the amazing…
Things to Do in Middletown this Summer
There is no dearth of things to do in Middletown this summer. Like last week, we’re sharing arts2go.org‘s weekly events. Arts2go is Middletown’s premier event calendar for all things art, music, and dance. We know there are students out there on campus, so we hope you’ll come together and join us! We’re partial to karaoke,…
Ashoka: The Three Pathways to Major Social Impact
This just in from Ashoka: reflections on the 2013 Future Forum have cropped up a new wave of articles on social innovation and maximizing impact. This article, excerpted from Ashoka, breaks down three ways to maximize your social impact. “Step 1: Adopt a New Model There will come a point in time where critical reflection…
Boston Globe’s Acclaim of Raghu Appasani ’12 and MINDS
The MINDS Foundation is reaching new heights of recognition, and we couldn’t be prouder to continue this pattern. Raghu Appasani ’12 started the MINDS Foundation during his undergraduate career here at Wesleyan, and now as a post-grad CEO, the foundation is gaining even more national and international attention. A friend of the Patricelli Center for…