The Middletown Refugee Resettlement Coalition is a Middletown community group that is organizing to support three refugee families in Middletown. It includes approximately 20 groups, including Wesleyan’s Center for Community Partnerships, the Middlesex Coalition for Children, South Congregational Church, and Christ Episcopal Church. They are working with the New Haven-based Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services,…
Steve Kallaugher ‘73 runs Young Heroes, a foundation dedicated to the feeding and clothing of Swaziland’s AIDS orphans. Although it is a very small country, Swaziland has the world’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS infection. According to the 2012 HIV Incidence Measurement Survey, 31% of adults ages 18 to 49 have HIV. Steve made a decision to join the Peace Corps…
The Global Good Fund Fellowship is a 15-month program supporting the leadership development of young social entrepreneurs across the globe. The Global Good Fund invests in these innovators by pairing them with executives who serve as Coaches, and by providing leadership assessment resources, a network of peers, sector expertise, and targeted financial capital. They are…
a weekend retreat for world-changing social entrepreneurs May 13-15, 2016 Omega Institute | Rhinebeck, NY SVI Hudson Valley is no ordinary experience: a weekend of profound problem solving, visioning and connecting, all in the inspired setting of one of the world’s premier educational retreat centers. SVI has offered a 20% discount the Wesleyan community of…
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to help us orchestrate the seventh annual Minds in Motion Middletown program on Saturday, April 2 from 12:00 to 4:00 at Middletown High School. Minds in Motion (MIM) is an afternoon of fun, fast-paced, hands-on workshops for 200 curious and motivated students from kindergarten through grade eight. Workshops in prior…
FGSS and Wesleyan Animal Studies (WAS) call for applications for the Ecofeminist Summer Internship Experience Grant. The Grant provides up to $3,000 for students working on intersectional issues addressing gender, sexuality, race, class, and species. Students must have a faculty sponsor and ideally, the Grant will support an experience (travel for research, an internship, or other…
Register for the Global Health & Innovation Conference by February 10 for a reduced registration rate. The Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale on April 16-17, 2016, is the world’s leading and largest global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,200 professionals and students from all 50 states and more than 55 countries.…
Dear Wesleyan Community Friends, In my new position as VP of Strategic Partnerships, The Breaking News Network and Producer / Director CLMT News Network, we are in beta stage of our 60 city social media / local news Climate Change News Network – I am looking for volunteers that love social media, are warm and sociable,…
Want to do something productive this Spring Break? Thinking about how to transform your passions and liberal arts degree into awesome careers? Join Kai’s trip to Silicon Valley (March 14th to March 17th) to network with over 10 alumni at various stages in their careers, and to connect with other passionate students! Some of our…
Top U.S. environmental organizations nurture diversity and leadership, offering new fellowships for recent graduates aimed at fostering conservation leaders Greenbelt, MD—Beginning on February 1, 2016, the Roger Arliner Young (RAY) Marine Conservation Diversity Fellowship Program, named in honor of a pioneering African-American female marine biologist, will accept applications from recent college graduates. The goal is to…
