From October 8th to October 10th Wesleyan was graced with award-winning actor, writer, mentor, activist, and kind soul, Daniel Beaty. During his short time at Wesleyan, Daniel hosted two workshops for Wesleyan students, an open mic, and performed his one man show “Mr. Joy.” He concluded his stay at Wesleyan by hosting a social justice…
Ron Young is a Consultant for the National Interreligious Initiative for Peace of the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative. Ron works with leaders of 25 U.S. Jewish, Christian and Muslim national religious organizations to develop consensus advocacy positions and mobilize public support for active, fair and firm U.S. leadership for Arab-Israeli-Palestinian peace.- NILI He is the author…
As director of Wesleyan’s Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship, I work to support students who want to tackle the world’s pressing problems with innovative, disruptive, system-changing, scalable, sustainable solutions. In other words: to support entrepreneurs. Well, I have a confession. For a long time, I believed that most mission-driven students should not, in fact,…
Wesleyan alumna and Patricelli Center board co-chair Lara Galinsky ’96 wrote to ENGAGE with this offer, asking us to share it with fellow grads in the Bay Area. Lara says that she has attended in the past and found this conference useful. And even better, we see Sid Espinosa ’94 on the confirmed speakers list…
We are very excited to welcome parents, families, friends, and alumni to campus next weekend for Homecoming/Family Weekend from November 6th-8th. We gathered up all the ENGAGED events to help you plan your weekend. Have a look and mark your calendars! You can see the whole schedule here. Friday Wesleyan Career Center Open House &…
This post comes to us from Rachel Unger ’15 who is working at PIRG Campus Ac tion and recruiting on campus. I graduated from Wesleyan in 2015, and I thought it would be hard to find a career where I’d be making a real difference on important social and environmental issues while also having a lot of…
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. Each grantee reports back with blog posts and photos. Here’s the second report from Rachel Verner ’15, founder of Assk, a company that strives to normalize sexual consent through apparel and education, thereby preventing…
The Green Street Teaching and Learning Center is seeking proposals for the Spring 2016 AfterSchool session. If you are an artist, educator, or Wesleyan student and have an idea for a class and want to work at Green Street, you can submit a proposal by November 8, 2015. They are looking for class proposals in…
The Allbritton Spotlight is a Q&A series highlighting students engaged in the local community through the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life, the Center for Community Partnerships, and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. These students dedicate their time to a diversity of projects from tutoring middle school students to advocating for sexual…
The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE) supports students and alumni interested in creating and sustaining programs, businesses, and organizations that advance the public good. As part of this mission, we offer advising to students and student groups working on social entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and service projects. You can schedule a session with someone on our…
