Kehan Zhou ’15 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship to subsidize his trip to Berlin to attend a Bitcoin conference. You can read Kehan’s reflection below, read past grantee reflections here, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about all of our grant programs. ********************************* Inside Bitcoin Berlin Reflection: Kehan Zhou ’15 With…
An Open Letter from Kevin Egolf ’05: “Think boldly and dream big”
A Letter to Wesleyan Social Entrepreneurs and ENGAGE Readers: I recently attended an event on campus where I was able to share my career experiences with a group of graduating and rising seniors. As I listened to the other panelists and reflected on my own past, I realized, among many things, that a career—meaning the…
Innovation Through Design Thinking: Showcase & Reception
Are you interested in design thinking – that is, “a human-centered approach to innovation” – and curious about what Wesleyan’s student forum has been up to this semester? Check out their fantastic blog and stop by the open house and showcase on Friday, May 8.
Introduction to OpenStreetMap.org Relief Mapping for Nepal
Want to help with relief efforts in Nepal after Saturday’s Magnitude 7.8 earthquake? In this special WesGIS/Mapping workshop, we’ll introduce tools that you can use to contribute toward relief efforts in Nepal through mapping. We’ll get you registered, provide a hands-on introduction to mapping using OpenStreetMap.org’s browser-based iD editor, and show you how to find…
Teaching Evaluations Panel
From Kerry Nix ’16 and Margaux Sica ’16: What’s the deal with Teaching Evaluations? Do you have questions or concerns about how teachers or classes are evaluated at Wesleyan? Have you ever wondered how your evaluations at the end of the semester impact the professors and the structure of the classes that you take? Do you have strong opinions about…
Wesleyan Symposium on RISK
Symposium is a day-long interdisciplinary critique, which: Prompts the exchange of ideas and methods of inquiry between students and faculty across the curriculum, Stimulates creativity and innovation, Serves as a platform for juniors to develop senior research topics. Why Risk? Notions of vulnerability, security, and susceptibility are central to the ways we think and avenues…
CPE Presents: Brute Force
Join the Center for Prison Education for a free screening of Brute Force on Thursday, April 30 at 8 PM in the Goldsmith Family Cinema. The film will be followed by a brief discussion and presentation by Caleb Smith, a professor of English and American Studies at Yale who also teaches the course “Readings in…
Alumni Sustainability Careers Panel
A Path Appears
Click here for an original poem by the radiant Eunice, a 5th grade student at the Kibera School for Girls who is profiled in A Path Appears.
Cardinal Internships: Social Impact & Civic Engagement
The “Cardinal Internship” designation refers to opportunities with companies or organizations where alumni, parents, and friends of Wesleyan are especially interested in hiring Wesleyan students. The variety and caliber of the internship hosts speak to the excellence and adaptability of a Wesleyan education and, as one might expect, many of the positions are with groups working for social and…