Around Middletown in 80 Days: Day 14

Wesleyan University - Office of Community Partnerships
167 High Street

Phileas is checking out the Wesleyan University campus the day before classes resume. He is impressed with the number of students interested in volunteering and working in the Middletown community. The Office of Community Service and Volunteerism (OCS) fosters community building within the University and with the communities of Middletown and Middlesex County by offering opportunities to participate in volunteer work, providing work-study placements in the community, and supporting student-sponsored social action initiatives; The Office of Community Relations aims to enhance and maintain collaborative initiatives between Wesleyan and the greater Middletown community and beyond, as well as to develop and strengthen partnerships within the Wesleyan campus; The Green Street Arts Center, recently included as part of the Center for Community Partnerships, uses arts to transform lives. Under the leadership of Wesleyan, this program is a collaboration with the City of Middletown and the North End Action Team.