Wesleyan University has a long history of supporting student engagement in the public sphere. Last year, during an unprecedented moment in American history, we joined forces with colleges and universities across the U.S. to reaffirm our collective responsibility to encourage student leadership development, engagement in electoral politics, and collaboration with stakeholders beyond our campuses. The 2022-2023 JCCP Student…
Exciting news! There are currently multiple job opportunities available to students. For federal work-study students, the JCCP and Oddfellows Playhouse are hiring. JCCP programs that need tutors: Traverse Square Afterschool Program To apply, email traversesquare@gmail.com Wesleyan University Middle School Tutoring Partnership (WUMSTP) To apply, email wwmstutor@gmail.com Wes Individual Tutoring To apply, email westutors@gmail.com The Oddfellow…
Saturday, October 29, 2022 (rain date 10/30) 12pm to 4 pm Long Lane Farm Middletown, CT FREE and open to the public! Join us on Saturday, October 29, 2022, from noon to 4 pm at Long Lane Farm for FREE veggie burgers and hot cider, FREE music, homemade baked goods and crafts for sale, activities for…
FGSS & WRAL are hosting a teach-in on abortion access and related issues in the wake of Dobbs decision. Join us to hear from experts and activists! Thursday October 20th at noon!
What exactly is a linked major? What’s the difference between an environmental studies linked major and a minor? What can you do with an ENVS linked major? (Answer: Anything and everything!) Join Barry Chernoff, director of the COE and chair of environmental studies, for cider, donuts, and the answers to these and other questions about…
Why are tabletop games good for language learning? How can we create spaces of playful social interaction within or beyond the classroom? How can we leverage their specific affordances of tabletop games in our pedagogical practice? As games of all kinds become more and more embedded in popular culture, as our students are exposed to all sorts…
The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation is excited to announce the next film in The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series! They will be showing Invisible Hand on Monday, October 10, 2022, Indigenous People’s Day. The screening will be at 7pm at the Goldsmith Family Cinema, Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies, Wesleyan University, 301 Washington…
Hi! I am excited to join the Allbritton Center as the new Civic Engagement Fellow! I graduated last spring and I triple majored in Education, Psychology, and American Studies. My biggest passion was working with the Traverse Square community. The children and families who I connected with taught me so much about what it really…
Earl Bloodworth is our inaugural Re-Imagining Justice Mentor-in-Residence. He’s been supporting the development of the RIJ initiative, and connecting Wesleyan faculty, staff, and students to organizations and partners working on justice across the state of Connecticut. He is currently the Director of the Mayor’s Initiative for Reentry Affairs (MIRA) in Bridgeport. Read our first interview…
Wesleyan’s Sustainability Office is hosting a panel on Climate Change and Voter Engagement on Tuesday, 10/18 at 4:30pm via Zoom. Come hear from some community partners who are working to make sure the climate crisis is a key voter issue, and on driving climate advocates to the polls. Join us on Zoom: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/s/92265342557
