The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship and the Wesleyan Career Center present Where Does it Hurt? An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Fixing Health CareA lunch and talk with Jonathan Bush ’93 Wednesday, May 612-1 p.m.Olson Commons, Wesleyan Career Center, 41 Wyllys Avenue CSS major Jonathan Bush has seen the health care industry from all angles, first…
The Female Voice in Politics
On Saturday, May 2, the Female Voice in Politics Conference will bring together notable and accomplished female politicians and leaders to discuss issues facing women in the political arena today. This event provides not only an opportunity for learning but also a chance for interested alumni and students to meet one another. Speakers include: Susan Bysiewicz, Former Secretary…
Free Global Health Webinar Recordings from Unite for Sight
Unite for Sight has made their past webinars available for free online. The first three offer a variety of perspectives about careers in global health and may be of particular interest to Wesleyan students. Panelists range from the President Emeritus of Save The Children and the Founder of mothers2mothers to professors and advisors at Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt,…
Broccoli City Forum and Vibes Music Festival (sustainability panel and event on 5/2)
BROCCOLI CITY FORUM @ WESLEYAN Saturday May 2nd, 1 – 3pmWesleyan UniversitySchonberg Dance Studioco-sponsored by the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Project DescriptionThe Broccoli City Forum @ Wes is a sustainability forum and panel at Wesleyan and sponsored by the Broccoli City Organic Lifestyle Group. The forum will include a panel of students, faculty, and…
Regional and National Drug Policy
The third and final panel discussion in the “Drugs, Harm and the Campus” series: About the panelists: Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States that promotes alternatives to the war on drugs. Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy…
Allbritton Talks: Gentrification
What do we mean when we talk about gentrification? Look closely at the history of any urban area and one is bound to find some demographic flux, yet there are elements of neighborhood change that are particularly problematic or harmful, namely the displacement of lower-income residents. Alongside the severe social costs, however, there may also be…
WESU 2015 Spring Pledge Drive
It’s that time of year again — the Annual WESU Spring Pledge Drive is back in an effort to support another community driven radio season! This spring, WESU will close out a capital campaign that started at the beginning of 2014, when the station kicked of its landmark 75th anniversary year. Meeting their pledge goal this spring will enable…
Nonprofit Board Residency Program
Nearly every nonprofit has a board of directors — that is, a group of elected or appointed volunteers who help govern and guide an organization. Through internships and volunteer work, Wesleyan students gain experience with programs and services run by nonprofits, but it isn’t often that undergraduates get to work with closely with boards of directors,…
Think Out Loud: A Journey Into Wesleyan Minds
From Danielle Pruitt ’15 and Rebecca Seidel ’15: Ideas never stop brewing under Wesleyan’s surface. In carrels, on stages, and around the world, students are constantly creating new things and re-conceptualizing the world. But rarely as students do we get the opportunity to showcase the journeys we take to get to these moments of creativity and…
HOT Schools Summer Internship
The Connecticut Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools program promotes the integration of the arts across disciplines through innovative professional development opportunities for teachers. This year, the HOT Schools program and the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center have partnered to offer a special summer internship for Wesleyan students. This is a unique opportunity for a…