The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship awards annual seed grants to fund the launch or early stage growth of a Wesleyan-connected social enterprise, project, program, or venture. This year’s winners are Walking Elephants Home, Kindergarten Kickstart, and T.R.A.P. House. Each grantee reports back with blog posts and photos. Here is the first report from Stephanie Blumenstock ’16, writing with updates from Kindergarten…
Each year, Campus Compact selects a senior faculty member from one of its member institutions for the Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award. The award honors a professor who has produced high-quality academic work that is grounded in deep community engagement, demonstrated leadership within their university, and created lasting impact for the public good. This year…
Kindergarten Kickstart is an innovative summer pre-K program for children who could use an extra preschool experience before starting kindergarten at Farm Hill or Macdonough elementary schools. The 2013 program will run from July 1-August 2, Monday through Friday, with an additional week or two beforehand for curricular planning and classroom set-up. You must be…
