We visited the headquarters of Asana is an application that enables companies to communicate and track member’s work in a streamlined, effective way. We then had dinner with several Asana employees and Wesleyan alumni, including those we’ve already with Alex, Pi, and Mika, as well as Max Gunawan, Adam Smiley Poswolsky, and Nina Chen. - Rosa Munson-Blatt '21 & Frederick Corpuz '20
We visited 500 Startups, a venture capital with a vision of “Since our inception, we’ve made it our mission to find and empower talented founders, whether they’re across the world or overlooked in our own backyard.” Upon entering the space, we felt a buzzing atmosphere with a seminar with 50 rising entrepreneurs in attendance and other teams in the background working on whiteboards, sticky notes, and desktops. - Frederick Corpuz '20
We visited the headquarters of Pixar where alumni Elyse Klaidman and Noah Newman gave us a tour. We had the opportunity to see internal exhibits that Elyse had curated on the recently released film Coco as well as the upcoming Incredibles 2 and Toy Story 4 movies. - Kiana Autry-Dawkins '18 & Rosa Munson-Blatt '21
Below is the first batch of the reflections from students that participated in the Kai trip to NYC. For an overview of the trip see the itinerary here, or read the Wesleyan Argus article on the trip here. For those that are interested in more trips like these, check back often! We'll be posting details in July on upcoming trips to NYC, Boston, and Silicon Valley.
On Saturday, April 4, 30 University students climbed on a bus to New York City as part of a field trip organized by Kai Wesleyan Entrepreneurship (Kai Wes). The group was headed to connect University students with NYC-based alumni who turned their liberal arts degrees into careers in the tech industry.
J. Dontrese Brown, a motivational creative design professional and a former creative director, spoke last Thursday April 2 in the Public Affairs Center about the power of design thinking in building a more innovative world. The talk was titled, “We Are Not Who You Think We Are: Storytellers, Creative Problem Solvers and Drivers of Innovation Through the Power of Design.”
Saturday's reflections are written by: Mateusz Burgunder '15, Korkid Akepanidtaworn '18, and Paticha Areepipatkul '18. Students participated in UC Berkeley's InfoCamp, and visited Grit Media.
Friday's reflections are written by: Aidan Martinez '17, Alex Garcia '17, Amy Zhang '15, Paticha Areepipatkul '18, Korkid (Krid) Akepanidtaworn '18, Mia Deng '17. Students visited QuestBridge, Facebook, VMware, CharePoint, and the d.School.
Thursday's reflection is written by: Alex Garcia '17, Amy Zhang '15, Mateusz Burgunder '15, Mia Deng '17. Students visited Box, Machine Zone, and Quid.
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