Hello! I’m Katie Williams, excited to join the Allbritton Center as a Civic Engagement Intern. I’m a first-year student from Chicago, Illinois, planning to major in Government and Economics with a Civic Engagement minor. I’m passionate about spreading civic engagement through innovative initiatives that involve students and the community beyond the classroom. At Wesleyan, I…
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9/22 JCCP Re-Imagining Justice Mentor in Residence Welcome Reception
New Re-Imagining Justice Mentor-In-Residence: Lorenzo Jones
The JCCP is excited to welcome this year’s new Re-Imagining Justice Mentor-In-Residence, Lorenzo Jones. A veteran community organizer, Lorenzo Jones is the co-founder and co–executive director of the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice. Katal works at the municipal and state level in Connecticut and New York to build leadership and organizing capacity to…
9/23 Community Watch Party!
Join us for the football team’s first home game of the season! Open to community partners and Middletown residents. Please register for a food voucher using this link!
9/22 WesPass/XtraMile Tabling
Learn how to get around campus and Middletown on the bus and XtraMile shuttle for FREE! Friday, September 22nd, 11:30am-1:30pm, Usdan Courtyard. (Rain location: Usdan Info Table 1)
The Return of CSPL120: Civic Engagement Practice
The staff at the Jewett and Allbritton Centers are excited about continuing CSPL120: Civic Engagement Practice! Since the University’s reaffirmation of its commitment to engaging the broader public around some of society’s most critical issues in the 2018 Civic Action Plan, we have offered more programming and opportunities designed to help build student capacity for…
9/14 First Annual Civic Engagement Fair!
Welcome back, students! Are you interested in youth development, environmental justice, community engagement, or social entrepreneurship? Come to the Civic Engagement Fair to learn how the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life can help fund your business venture, connect you with a volunteer program, or hire you to plan sustainability-related events! The Jewett…
2/28 Engage Newsletter
Latest News Three New Faculty and Staff Members Join Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life Wesleyan Recognizes Anniversary of the War in Ukraine Dance Department Holds Ukrainian Dance Workshop From Q-Tip Pollination to Strategy Caucuses: Jewett Center Hosts Workshops Upcoming Events on Campus Senate Internship Program Information Session Want to intern with a senator?…
2/21 Engage Newsletter
Latest News Last week, the State Board of Education conducted a public hearing about the application of a charter school that proposed to re-open a former juvenile prison as the site of the school. Please consider learning more about this issue and signing this petition to keep the prison closed. Petition to not open Capital…
The Launch of the Ukraine Event Series!
Dear Friends of Ukraine, The Ukraine Event Series marks one year since the full Russian invasion of Ukraine. All events are free and open to the public. They offer new lenses on the current situation and ways to support Ukraine. Please join us and please feel free to share the posters below. Thank you! Feb.…