Exploring College Pathways A Program Sponsored by the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships 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 the work of high school teachers and administrators as they bolster student knowledge of and preparation…
Wesleyan’s Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), developed in 2016, is a five-year plan that reflects Wesleyan’s commitment to a sustainable future. Written with input from more than 130 students, faculty, and staff, the plan establishes goals, objectives, strategies, timelines, metrics, and responsible parties in topic areas. In November, Wesleyan’s Sustainability Office released its first Sustainability Action Plan…
Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater is a local nonprofit community-based, multicultural theater program designed to include children from all backgrounds. Oddfellows is currently looking for volunteers and work-study students to fill several positions both during Winter Break and the Spring semester. From Dic Wheeler ’81: Pre-Semester volunteers needed to work with kids at Oddfellows: Oddfellows Playhouse Youth…
Each year, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards three $5,000 seed grants to fund the launch or early-stage growth of a project, program, or venture. YAF Ghana, run by Ferdinand Quayson ’20, was one of this year’s winners. This is Ferdinand’s second report since receiving funding from the PCSE in March 2018. You can read his…
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! Following are courses that currently have seats available for Spring 2019. You can see all CSPL courses here, and you…
Each year, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards three $5,000 seed grants to fund the launch or early-stage growth of a project, program, or venture. Cardinal Kids, run by George Perez ’20, Katie Murray ’19, Jenny Chelmow ’19 and Mariel Middlebrook ’20, was one of this year’s winners. This is their final report since receiving…
Winter break is the perfect time to cozy up with a good book related to civic engagement and social impact. Here is a list of great books recommended by the Allbritton Center staff and faculty. Kristen Inglis, Academic Manager, Center for Prison Education College in Prison by Daniel Korpowitz, chronicles how, since…
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to make a budget being a home owner? Habitat for Humanity is hosting an event to discuss and promote affordable housing in the greater Middletown area. The director of Habitat will be speaking as well as the recipient of the most recent local project that Wesleyan’s Habitat group has…
In December, students from Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center Fellowship and Startup Incubator courses will present their work in two pitch-style events. Both are free and open to the public. Patricelli Center Fellowship mid-year showcase Tuesday, December 4 10:20-11:40 a.m. Room 108, Usdan University Center, 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, CT RSVP to yfchen@wesleyan.edu The Patricelli Center…
During Fall Break, Director of the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Makaela Kingsley, Anthony Price ’20, Ferdinand Quayson ’20, Frederick Corpuz ’20, Katie Shewfelt ’20 and Momi Afelin ’19 traveled to Chicago, IL for a weekend of networking and inspiration in the social impact and entrepreneurship fields. Their first event was a Wesleyan lunch…
