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Wesleyan Awarded STEAM Train’s 2025 Community Engagement Award

On November 22, STEAM Train—a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting generations, particularly underserved, under-resourced, and underrepresented populations, to careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and beyond—awarded Wesleyan University its 2025 Community Engagement Award. The honor recognizes Wesleyan’s sustained support of the organization since its founding in 2017. Since STEAM Train’s inception, Wesleyan has provided critical…

Education Workshop Series

Fall 2025 Highlight Series We celebrated another successful semester of the Education Workshop Series! Designed to support Wesleyan students working with local youth across a variety of settings, including afterschool enrichment programs and tutoring initiatives, this semester’s series featured workshops such as “Planning for Learner Variability,” “Classroom Management,” and “Creating Effective Curriculum,” and many others.…

Children’s Aid Career Trek

Fall 2025 Highlights On November 7th, the Jewett Center for Community Partnership – in collaboration with the Gordon Career Center and the Patricelli Center for Entrepreneurship – took over a dozen students and community partners on a  “Career Trek” to Harlem, New York City. During this event, students were able to speak and interact with…
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