Members of the North End Action Team and Wesleyan students came together to create a Middletown Mutual Aid resource. Read below for more information, or contact NEAT (neat@neatmiddletown.org); Bryan Chong (bchong@wesleyan.edu); Maya Gomberg (mgomberg@wesleyan.edu), and Nick Teeling (nickteeling3@gmail.com) for any questions. NEAT is grateful to be sharing this mutual aid spreadsheet for the members of…
Fall 2020 Courses in Civic Engagement, Social Change, and the Study of Public Life
Looking for interdisciplinary classes that think outside the box? Want to go beyond theory and understand how academic concepts apply in real-world settings? Take a class with the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life! or Service-Learning! You can see all CSPL courses here, and you can check out all Service Learning courses for Fall 2020…
Center for Prison Education hiring tutors for 2020-2021
The Center for Prison Education is now accepting applications for tutors for the 2020-2021 academic year! Tutors travel with CPE staff to Cheshire or York Correctional Institution for one three-hour study hall session each week for an entire semester, working individually with students on coursework in a wide range of disciplines. During this time, tutors…
Katja Kolcio to become Director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life
Katja Kolcio will succeed Peter Rutland as Director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life. Katja Kolcio is Associate Professor of Dance. She received certificates from Free Ukrainian University and from Kyiv Institute of Art and Culture; and her PhD from The Ohio State University. Her work specializes in the role of creative physical…
Cardinal Community Commitment in the time of COVID-19
We are amazed to see the Wesleyan community stepping up to support each other and their home communities during this turbulent and uncertain time. Whether you support a mutual aid network, phonebank for a presidential campaign, or tutor students remotely, the Cardinal Community Commitment continues to reflect the University’s collective approach to civic engagement, as…
Call for Submissions: Middletown Digital Mental Health Kit
As schools and businesses prepare for the possibility of closure, it is extremely important for the mental health of our residents that we don’t lose the strong sense of community that is fostered in Middletown. In a shared effort to stay healthy and connected, Middletown Youth Services is working on creating a “Middletown Digital Mental…
Voting in CT by Absentee Ballot
Update as of April 17: The CT Presidential Primary has been postponed until August 11th. The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships wants to encourage you to seek ways to remain civically engaged even while taking precautions like social distancing. One good option is to make sure your vote is counted in the Primary Election. If…
Suspension of Civic Engagement Programs
Update from Wesleyan University’s Jewett Center for Community Partnerships: As you know, the containment of COVID-19 has become a top priority for institutions across the country in recent days. In our effort to mitigate the spread of the virus, the university will move to distance learning instruction for the rest of the semester. All on…
Support High School Students – Volunteer for Exploring College Pathways
Exploring College Pathways A Program Sponsored by the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships in partnership with Middlesex Community College, Middletown High School, Maloney High School, and Coginchaug High School. The Exploring College Pathways Program is a program designed to help high school juniors explore their interests in college. Wesleyan University stakeholders and community partners support…
E2020 Summer Session Funding Support Application Now Open
Though the COVID-19 crisis has impacted our ability to do this work in-person, we remain committed to supporting student learning and civic preparedness via E2020. The deadline for the upcoming summer cycle is now May 22, 2020 (11:59pm). Only proposals for remote support of civic engagement efforts will be reviewed unless social distancing restrictions are lifted before…