Category Archives: Erin Krampetz
Babson College: Social Entrepreneurs Action Learning Network
By Erin Krampetz, Community Director, Ashoka U Many students seek to become social entrepreneurs after they graduate, but few of them receive support to do so. The Babson Social Entrepreneurs Action Learning Network (SEALN) pairs students with faculty and peers … Continue reading
Why next generation? We need a new generation.
By Erin Krampetz, Community Director, Ashoka U As a co-director of Ashoka’s University program, I was eager to see Ashoka’s President, Diana Wells, receive the honor of Changemaker Campus George Mason University’s inaugural Social Innovation Champion Award as part of … Continue reading
Ashoka U’s Semi-Annual Round Up
Since Ashoka U launched the Changemaker Campus initiative in 2005, it is safe to say we have come a long way! In an effort to keep ourpartners and supporters abreast of the latest happenings with Ashoka U, we wanted to … Continue reading
RSF Social Finance is Recruiting for Year-Long Graduate Fellowship
Do you know of any graduate students interested in the emerging field of social finance? Then the RSF Social Finance Fellowship may be a perfect fit for an exceptional training and hands-on learning experience. RSF seeks Fellows to serve in … Continue reading
From Day One: Babson Students Seek Social Impact
Babson freshmen kicked off their college careers with a full day of orientation focused on learning how to balance making money while achieving a social purpose. From Day One introduced students to resources and opportunities that can influence their thinking … Continue reading
Majoring in changing the world
Arizona State University, Duke University and Marquette University selected to join the Ashoka U Changemaker Campuses. Colleges and universities teaching social entrepreneurship have quadrupled in the past decade. In 2004, 20 universities in the U.S. had a course in social … Continue reading
July 22 Summit for College Changemakers
If you haven’t already, now is the time to register for the Facing Change Summit. Brought to you by Hillel, Ashoka U, and the Interfaith Youth Core, the Facing Change Summit is equipping college students to act on the issues that are on the forefront of their campuses. Continue reading
Are today’s college students really less empathetic?
Bill Drayton, the Founder of Ashoka, says that systems change and great social entrepreneurship starts with empathy. A recent research study by Sara Konrath, at the University of Michigan, found that college students today are 40 percent less empathetic than those of 30 years ago, with the numbers plunging primarily after 2000. Continue reading
Send us your updates for the Social Entrepreneurship Handbook and Directory
Do you want to be highlighted in the 2011 directory? If so, and you are either teaching or researching in the field of social entrepreneurship, then send us your contact information and updated university program profile. Continue reading
“First newspapers, now universities: It’s transformation time”
Professor Phil Auerswald at Changemaker Campus GMU discusses the need for higher ed to reinvent itself as an industry. Phil and GMU recently hosted presidents and leaders from the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities for a roundtable conference on the future of higher ed. Continue reading
