A great one-time volunteer opportunity from the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness: Every January, the CT Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) coordinates the Point in-Time Count of the state’s homeless population. The count provides valuable information on the location and needs of those individuals in our community who experience street homelessness, and is used to…
Shafique ’15 and Alam ’15 Honor Lives Lost in Peshawar School Attack with Project141
In response to the December 16th massacre at the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wesleyan students Neha Shafique ’15 and Syed Mansoor Alam ’15 have founded Project141, an organization that will help to provide medical and counseling services to families affected by the attack and to support education in the region. The goal is to…
Sustainability & Sports Business Plan Competition
From fields, courts, and pools to athletic gear and team travel, the sports industry, like every industry, needs to consider the impact it has on society and the environment. The Next Play invites students to rethink the relationship between sports and sustainability by entering a national business plan competition, where they may win a portion of $30,000 in prizes. Ventures…
Spring Internships at Connecticut’s Old State House
Help build civic engagement in CT! Intern in the Education Department of the Old State House: Description Connecticut’s Old State House is currently accepting applications for spring 2015 internships. We seek enthusiastic and motivated undergraduate and graduate students considering careers in the museum profession. Candidates should be interested in the intersection of history and education,…
Spring Registration (and Discounts!) for Discovery AfterSchool at Green Street
“Picasso and Math” “Exploring the River” “Beginning Breakdance” I know what you might be thinking – Where are these classes in Wesmaps?! Wesleyan students may be disappointed to find that these are not in fact college courses, but rather classes in the arts, math, and sciences for children in Middletown at the Green Street Teaching and Learning Center…
A Wesleyan Guide to Giving for Good
When it comes to gifts, we are taught early on that it’s the thought that counts. We prioritize sentimental value over monetary value, but another factor to consider is a gift’s social value: what are the repercussions of your consumption in communities, economies, and environments around the world? The rise of social entrepreneurship has made it…
WEServe Week of Service (January 18-24)
WEServe is a worldwide week of service for the entire Wesleyan community. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents and grandparents, former employees, future students, and friends are invited to come together for activities that serve others. Projects can involve any number of participants and any kind of volunteer work, whether it’s traditional service, like assisting a school…
January Externship with the Northern Virginia Capital Defender Office
An excellent learning opportunity from Ed Ungvarsky ’90: The Northern Virginia Capital Defender Office represents men and woman who are charged with capital murder and are facing the possibility of the death penalty. Together, a team of lawyers, mitigation specialists, fact investigators, mental health professionals, and other experts expends its best efforts to secure our clients the…
Help a CPE Student Get Ready for Next Semester!
“The more books I read, the more I can expand my conception of who I am and who I want to be.” – Roy Trotter, 2011 Cohort at Cheshire Correctional Every semester, the Center for Prison Education buys all the materials necessary for each student to take full advantage of their college experience. We buy…
GIS Mapping and Radio Program Internships at Maji Safi Group
The Maji Safi Group (MSG) is an NGO working for disease prevention and health promotion in Shirati, Tanzania. The organization has hosted interns from Wesleyan in the past, including PCSE grantee Faye Phillips ’13. Co-founder Max Perel-Slater ’11 – a recipient of the Christopher Brodigan Award and Advancing Leadership Fellowship – has written in with two exciting…