Wesleyan students want to change the world. Understanding how change occurs is a great place to start. Check out Nonprofits and Social Change – a new .5 credit course offered this Fall at the Allbritton Center – to take a closer look at the social sector: This course explores the world of nonprofits and how…
A Renaissance Project: Reclaiming Memory, Movement, and Migration
Join the 2015-2016 Allbritton Center Collaborative Cluster Initiative, a unique offering of Wesleyan’s Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life: The Allbritton Collaborative Cluster Initiative ties together several courses through a common research theme and a culminating project. Courses and the seminar are supplemented by special events, meals together, outside speakers, and team-building exercises.…
Alumni in Education panel (4/29)
Professor Jack Dougherty invites interested students, faculty, and staff to attend the April 29 meeting of his class, Choice: A Case Study in Education and Entrepreneurship. During this session (7-8 p.m. in Allbritton 004), five Wesleyan alumni will speak in person or by video about their work as educators. You can see the full syllabus here. Excerpt…
Allbritton Talks: College Sports
In the spirit of March Madness: As more Division I athletes and their supporters call for payment for players and even consider unionizing, it raises the question of the purpose of college athletics and perhaps of institutions of higher education themselves. Is it exploitative for universities to profit off of their athletes if it is indeed…
Request for Proposals: Wesleyan Enrichment Days!
Scholars in Action – a new student group tutoring at the local middle schools – is looking for Wesleyan students to participate in its first ever Wesleyan Enrichment Days on April 22 and May 5! Wesleyan students, either individually or as a group, will lead engaging workshops on topics they are passionate about. The lessons could…
Civic Engagement Certificate Info Session
On Friday, April 3 will be an info session at noon in Allbritton 311 for Wesleyan’s Civic Engagement Certificate, a unique program that encourages students to reflect on their civic life and integrate it with their academics. This is a great opportunity to ask current CEC students about their experiences, learn about upcoming courses, and get ideas for your practicum…
BUKO Site Launch
2014 PCSE Seed Grant recipient Joaquin Benares ’15 brings “the internet in a box” to the Philippines with BUKO – Boundless Update Knowledge Offline. This low-cost electronic library stores files from the web for offline use, which allows teachers to access and organize high-quality educational materials for their curriculums, even when working in areas without…
Kai Wesleyan in NYC
Kai Entrepreneurship Wesleyan – a student group promoting openness, inclusion, and community in entrepreneurship – will travel to New York City on Saturday, April 4 the visit with several alumni who are working in the tech scene. Transportation, lunch, and dinner will be provided, and applications are due on March 28. Check their blog for…
Inspiring Capital social enterprise summer institute (applications due 4/5)
Nell Derick Debevoise, Founder and CEO of Inspiring Capital, wrote to the Patricelli Center to share news of a new undergraduate training institute. Like Inspiring Capital’s popular MBA Fellows program, this will provide an opportunity for college students to learn business skills from leading faculty and get first-hand experience with mission-driven organizations. The program runs from June 15-August 21,…
Enrichment Grant Report: Trevon Gordon ’17
Trevon Gordon ’17 was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. The grant contributed to his work with Saha Global, a non-profit that empowers women in rural communities to solve their village’s need for clean water and electricity by providing business opportunities. Although Trey ultimately did not raise the full amount of money he…