Sam Rispaud ’15 writes in with another update from Money and Social Change, a service-learning course taught by Professor Joy Anderson this fall: Today was an exciting week for the Money & Social Change class. By partnering with the Learning By Giving Foundation our class is given $10,000 to give to four non-profits in Middlesex county. This Saturday, the class…
SOC 316: Community Research Seminar
If you would like to use your research skills for the betterment of Middlesex County, apply for the Community Research Seminar, a unique service-learning course in the Sociology department that is returning to Wesleyan this spring: Interested in taking a course that allows you to make a concrete difference in the Middletown community, in addition to…
Vote for WesAGE in Zipcar’s Students with Drive Competition
An exciting announcement from WesAGE co-coordinator Sheri Reichelson ’16: WesAGE (Wesleyan’s Alliance for Generational Exchange) has been selected as a Finalist for the November 2014 Students with Drive program that awards ZipCar credit to college community service groups. Voting for the finalists starts November 4th and ends November 11th at midnight, and the final winner will receive…
The Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs
The Coro Fellowship offers an unparalleled opportunity for real-world training to individuals pursuing careers in public policy, civil service, nonprofit management, business leadership, or other fields under the umbrella of public affairs. In this full-time, nine-month program, Fellows participate in a series of projects across a variety of sectors and complete a final independent project.…
Drop-in sessions with the PCSE Peer Advisors tonight!
As you may recall, the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship has assembled quite the crew of Peer Advisors to answer your social impact-related questions and to connect you with all the resources the PCSE has to offer. Several of these students will be in Allbritton 022 TONIGHT to discuss your big ideas for bettering your community…
#BeyondTheSelfie: Linking Identity, Community, and Social Change
What motivates you to do service and work for social change? How can you more effectively collaborate and communicate with other students and community partners? On Friday, November 14, Connecticut Campus Compact – a coalition of universities and colleges that promotes civic engagement, social change, and prosperity – will host its first annual Student Community Engagement…
Alumni Needed for Panel on Careers for the Common Good (11/19)
Students are interested in hearing from alumni in a wide range of social impact fields. Pictured here: Joshua Kagan ’01 (Senior Analyst at Carbon War Room), John Perry Barlow ’69 (Managing Partner, Algae Systems), and Corey Block ’01 (Urban Farm Coordinator at Treasure Island Job Corps) speaking at Impact Hub San Francisco in October 2012.…
Social Justice in Action: Making Your Everyday Choices Count (11/8)
Fall Festival: Where Do You Call Home?
Tutor at Keigwin Middle School
Help make middle school a bit easier by tutoring at Keigwin, home to nearly every sixth-grader in Middletown. A brand new OCS program will be bringing volunteers from Wesleyan to the middle school to provide homework help to small groups of students after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2pm to 4:15 pm. You are welcome to help out on…