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Civic Engagement

Engaged Projects CSPL/CGST480

August 31, 2021 by dphillips

Engaged Projects (CSPL/CGST480) are 1.0-credit, semi-independent educational endeavors that empower Wesleyan students to study a topic of their choice and produce a public project. They:

  • Encourage students to connect their academic studies to the complex world outside Wesleyan, test their capacity to engage with and find meaning in public life, and reflect on their own positionality and agency
  • Empower students to imagine, design, and produce projects for a non-academic audience
  • Nurture personal connections through relationships with Sponsors and Cohorts
  • Endow students with the skills, confidence, and intellectual flexibility to shape a safe and better future
  • Provide academic space to practice research methods, public writing, and other competencies that are fundamental to a Wesleyan education

All Engaged Projects have the following components:

Topic | Each Engaged Projects student chooses a topic that has some connection to their education and to the world.

Research | Students meet with a librarian to devise a research strategy that draws from multiple disciplines, research methods, and sources.

Sponsor | Engaged Projects students enlist a volunteer Sponsor who has lived or professional experience with their topic. Sponsors give advice and feedback throughout the semester.

Cohort | Students are grouped into Cohorts of three for peer mentorship and accountability.

Instructors | A member of the faculty and a student teaching apprentice (TA) host office hours and comment on submitted assignments. (There are no mandatory class meetings or lectures.)

Project | After conducting and analyzing their research, students design and create a project for a public (not academic) audience. Weekly homework assignments document progress and increase accountability.

Medium | Projects can be completed in any medium. Past students have created films, podcasts, websites, blogs, slide presentations, Instagrams, e-books, and more.

Audience | Each Engaged Project must have a target audience. The most successful projects are those that seek input from audience members early and often, and that have the potential to impact that audience positively.

Reflection | Students complete three reflections during the semester, deepening the learning experience.

For more information, visit http://engagedprojects.site.wesleyan.edu/ and schedule time to meet with the instructor at http://calendly.com/mjkingsley

Categories Civic Engagement, Courses

Housing and Community Partnerships Webinar 11/19

November 18, 2020 by dphillips

What: Housing and Community Partnerships Webinar with guest speaker Phylicia Adams hosted by Wesleyan Habitat for Humanity
When: Thursday, November 19th 6PM EST
Where: Via Zoom

Meeting ID: 978 8490 5093
Passcode: 313869

Link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/97884905093?pwd=N2c5bW5wUXg5N1lUUnMxcjlOWUc2Zz09

Categories Civic Engagement, Community

Join Matriculate

October 6, 2020 by dphillips

For more information, please contact Billy Croft at bcroft@wesleyan.edu.

Categories Civic Engagement, Community

Affordable Housing Webinar 10/8

October 6, 2020 by dphillips

Wesleyan Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a webinar with guest speaker and Wesleyan alum Shola Olatoye ’96, on Thursday, October 8th at 7 PM via Zoom. She will be discussing public service careers, her path working in affordable housing, and the effect of the pandemic on affordable housing. It is open to everyone, the Wesleyan community and beyond!

Zoom Info:
https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/98222019345?pwd=ZUNpajhXQnkxWm4zdkJsWTA4a1JBZz09
Meeting ID: 982 2201 9345
Passcode: 710116

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/affordable-housing-webinar-tickets-123526782933

Categories Civic Engagement, Community

Post-Debate Discussion Tonight

September 29, 2020 by dphillips

Wesleyan students are invited to join Government Professors Logan Dancey and Alyx Mark for a post-debate discussion following the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 28. The event will start at 10:30 p.m. et (immediately following the debate) on Zoom and conclude by 11:30 p.m. You can join the discussion via this link: http://bit.ly/wes_postdebate. You will need to sign in through your Single Sign On to join the meeting.

The event is meant as an opportunity for students to engage in a dialogue with one another about the debate. Professors Dancey and Mark will pose some initial discussion questions and help facilitate the conversation.

The discussion is sponsored by the Allbritton Center and is part of the Commission on Presidential Debate’s DebateWatch initiative and Wesleyan’s E2020 initiative.

Categories Civic Engagement, Current Events

Engage 2020 Speaker Series

September 8, 2020 by dphillips

With the US Presidential elections just 8 weeks from today, Wesleyan’s Engage 2020 initiative has an ambitious slate of speakers as well as resources for students to be engaged in important grassroots organizing work leading up to November 3rd.

The E2020 Speaker Series features an array of public figures from diverse backgrounds – all with compelling messages about the power of students and young people to affect change and the urgency of this moment. The E2020 Speaker Series is a centerpiece of Wesleyan’s E2020 Initiative– the University’s comprehensive effort to support student learning and civic participation, while engaging the public around the electoral process and broader questions related to civic life.

Categories Civic Engagement

Subscribe to the ENGAGE Blog and Newsletter

June 18, 2020 by dphillips

ENGAGEThe ENGAGE blog (engage.wesleyan.edu) is the home of civic engagement activity at Wesleyan University. On the blog, you can subscribe to the weekly ENGAGE newsletter, which contains information about upcoming events, funding, internships and volunteer opportunities, and other content related to civic engagement and social entrepreneurship. You can also follow Engage on Facebook (Engage at the Allbritton Center) and on Twitter (@Wes_engage).

Categories Civic Engagement, Community, New Student Information

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