Wes|Civic Engagement

The hub of civic engagement at Wesleyan University including community service, social entrepreneurship and service-learning.

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The Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life at Wesleyan is excited to welcome Terrell Jermaine Starr @terrelljstarr to campus tomorrow! Mr. Starr will draw upon his 15 years of working and living in Ukraine to discuss the Russian invasion and current foreign affairs.

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@uBadr @wesleyan_u @Narratio_org @wes_alumni @mroth78 We’re happy to have you on our team!

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The Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship's Year-In-Review article is in, as well as a preview of next year’s offerings including the Startup Incubator, Clinton Global Initiative University, Davis Projects for Peace Grant and more. https://t.co/F9J2wvN2vd
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Who gets to decide which rights will be protected? Apparently, it will be these theocratic ideologues whose selective reading of the past, public safety and ethics will enable them to find in history whatever they need to justify their current positions. https://t.co/jHPM9wrg3u

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Read @wesleyan_u prof Katja Kolcio on what strength means now in #Ukraine https://t.co/6TD8myidOe @Wes_engage

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Our wonderful student reps at WesFest! Looking forward to inviting welcoming more students from the Class of 2026! #Wes2026

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OCS Coordinator Profiles: Musical Mentoring
Musical Mentoring is a program in partnership with Oddfellows Playhouse where Wesleyan students are paired with Middletown kids for one-on-one private instrument lessons.
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Dozens of Wesleyan students rally in Middletown to support Ukraine https://t.co/xm3WEGk4Er

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Are you looking to engage with the community and/or a work-study position? Come speak with reps from community service groups and see how you can get involved!
Join the Spring JCCP Group Fair to learn more about how to get involved in the Middletown community. SNACKS PROVIDED!

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You read about Ukraine, listen about Ukraine, talk about Ukraine, but do you stand with Ukraine?

Bring Ukrainian flags and anything Ukraine-related, hear personal accounts of what is happening, and learn more about how you can help.

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Conversations between @wesleyan_u students and profs with their counterparts in Ukraine @Wes_engage https://t.co/T5sIv33SOy

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New job and volunteer opportunities this week! Check our Linktree for more details.

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Together, we’re trying to make sense of what racial inequity in the midst of a global pandemic means for our immediate, long-term, personal and collective well-being.
Tell us your history making story at https://t.co/Ee4xxq4697.

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The Patricelli Center Seed Grants and Davis Project for Peace Grants are accepting applications now!
PCSE Director Makaela Kingsley is happy to meet with students over break for help with the applications and to connect them to mentors!
https://t.co/8830pS0UCG

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"From defining their core values to marketing a final product, Wesleyan’s Startup Incubator class unveiled their final projects to Middletown’s city commissioners this week."
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“They are centering other folks. They are asking ‘who is this for?’ and ‘how does this help this community?’ That is the goal of our office–to get students to ask these questions over and over again,” Diana Martinez, JCCP Assistant Director said.
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We will be featuring job and volunteer opportunities on our social media every week! Sign up for our newsletter and visit our blog to read more!

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We sit down one and one with them and talk, and make an effort for all Wesbuds members to do this as well." -- Sela Adegbile '22, Coordinator; Psychology and African American Studies Major

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OCS Coordinator Profiles: WesBuds
WesBuds partners with a school on Wesleyan’s campus, Middlesex Transitional Academy (MTA) which serves college students with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

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"I’ve learned a lot about working with a community partner and accommodating the needs of the students. Many are worried about being infantilized and don’t want arts/crafts or games, but others love that.