News from Ashoka U!
Check out this great news from Ashoka U about new publications and events for Social Impact Entrepreneurs!
2017 Ashoka U Exchange – Important Application Update!
Don’t miss your chance to apply to the Ashoka UExchange or to share your work on the agenda! This premier annual gathering brings together changemaker educators from across the country.
Co-hosted by Miami Dade College on March 2-4, 2017 in Miami, Florida, this conference will explore some of the top promising practices that are transforming colleges and universities around the world into hubs of meaningful social change.
Start your user profile and application here.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
- October 5 – Presentation proposal deadline. Click here to submit. Important note: 75% of our content is sourced from attendees
- November 2 – “Early Bird” registration opens (Early Bird registration price at $699). Please note: all interested individuals must apply to attend before they can register
- November 16 – “Early Bird” registration deadline (Regular registration price at $850)
- February 7 – General application deadline
Must Read! AAC&U’s publication on “Social Innovation and Civic Engagement”
Students can gain a sense of efficacy through projects focused on social innovation; grounding this work in community-identified priorities through civic engagement experiences. Yet too often, social innovation and civic engagement efforts are separate from each other.
The summer issue of AAC&U’s Diversity & Democracy, title “Social Innovation and Civic Engagement,” explores how colleges and universities are connecting these related areas of work.
The publication also Marina Kim and Erin Krampetz, co-founders of Ashoka U.