Latest News The Allbritton Center Welcomes 3 New Faculty/Staff Members: Ahmed Badr: Interim Director for the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Policy Briana Bellinger-Dawson: Coordinator of Community Participation at the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships Jacqueline Rabe Thomas: Koepell Journalism Fellow The Patricelli Center New Venture Awards (NVA), formerly…
The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP) is excited to welcome Briana Bellinger-Dawson as the Coordinator of Community Participation! She has been an educator for New Haven Public Schools for the past eight years at Nathan Hale School and Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet High School. She is also an alum of the Center for…
The Allbritton Center is excited to introduce our new 2023 Koeppel Fellow, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas! She is an investigative reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. She has also been an investigative reporter with Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project, a housing and education reporter with The Connecticut Mirror, and a fellow with ProPublica. Her reporting has led to…
The staff at the Jewett and Allbritton Centers are excited about continuing CSPL 120 (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…
What is Growing Power and how does it relate to the JCCP’s Reimagining Justice Initiative? The Jewett Center is invested in using the resources at our disposal to support organizations working toward justice. Re-Imagining Justice (one of the Center’s 3 focus areas) has supported groups that advocate for decarceration, criminal justice reform, alternatives to incarceration,…
Every year, over 400 Wesleyan students choose to enrich their educational experience through civic engagement on campus and beyond. They deploy their curiosity, skills, and practical idealism as they support educational and social enrichment activities for youth, stand with efforts to protect our environment, learn from the wisdom of aging community members, and work in…
Hi! I am excited to join the Allbritton Center as the new Civic Engagement Fellow! I graduated last spring and I triple majored in Education, Psychology, and American Studies. My biggest passion was working with the Traverse Square community. The children and families who I connected with taught me so much about what it really…
OCS Student Coordinators 2021-2022 International Refugee Assistance Project Co-Coordinators The International Refugee Assistance Project is part of the wider Wesleyan Refugee Project. Will Halm ‘22: Government Major, Data Analysis Minor, Writing Certificate IRAP is a legal organization based in NYC which represents refugees trying to settle in the United States. At Wesleyan, we research assistance…
In September 2018, the JCCP launched the Student Political Engagement Fund to support students to do political campaign work over Fall Break. Grantees were given up to $500 to do work locally, in their home communities, or beyond. Read other reflections here, and visit the JCCP website to learn more about our other programs. Joshua…
In September 2018, the JCCP launched the Student Political Engagement Fund to support students to do political campaign work over Fall Break. Grantees were given up to $500 to do work locally, in their home communities, or beyond. Read other reflections here, and visit the JCCP website to learn more about our other programs. Katelin…
