Working Together to Build a Brighter Future

The Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP) is the home of community engagement at Wesleyan University. Guided by the principles of mutual respect and collective responsibility, the JCCP focuses on developing and maintaining local partnerships with schools, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and the community at large through the Office of Community Service and Volunteerism, the Center for Prison Education, and WESU 88.1FM. Our work in the Middletown community and beyond is organized around three areas of focus: Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Education and Youth Development, and Reimagining Justice. 

Flagship Programs

WESU-FM

Providing coverage of local affairs, opportunities for social and political engagement, and an eclectic mix of commercial-free music from the community and around the globe.

Center for Prison Education

Transforming lives by extending the Wesleyan community and its resources into Connecticut’s prisons. Offering Wesleyan courses for college credit, taught by Wesleyan faculty, to incarcerated individuals.

Engaged University Blog

Meet the Civic Engagement Interns for 2024-25

Hello! I’m Katie Williams, excited to join the Allbritton Center as a Civic Engagement Intern. I’m a first-year student from Chicago, Illinois, planning to major in Government and Economics with a Civic Engagement minor. I’m passionate about spreading civic engagement through innovative initiatives that involve students and the community beyond the classroom.   At Wesleyan, I…

2024-2025 Political Engagement Fund

Apply today! 2024-2025 Political Engagement Fund About the Political Engagement Fund Wesleyan University has a long history of supporting student civic engagement and recognizes this moment’s unique opportunity for liberal learning through engagement with the public sphere.  We are pleased to welcome applications for the Political Engagement Fund’s fall 2024 cycle through September 27, 2024…
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