Social Entrepreneur in Residence

“We value highly Ashoka U‘s willingness to make connections for us. Ashoka U had a great understanding of ASU and matched us with Ashoka Fellows that were a great fit.”

—Faculty Member

Arizona State University
Following workshop with SE-in-Res Jane Leu

Case Study: Marquette University

With a two week residency a Midwestern Jesuit university in the US was able to assess and engage the interest level of 275 students, 30 faculty members across multiple disciplines and colleges, 30-35 administrators, representatives from three local funders, and 150 members of the nonprofit and alumni community. After one class session with the Social Entrepreneur:

  • 99% of students could definitely or somewhat distinguish between social entrepreneurship and charity.
  • 92% have some interest in learning more about social entrepreneurship.
  • 60% have high interest in being involved in social entrepreneurship activities while at the university.

Does your campus need an inspiring introduction to social entrepreneurship and social innovation? Does your campus need a catalyst to get people excited and take action for more social entrepreneurship and social innovation opportunities?

Bring a social entrepreneur to campus to share stories, perspective, and advice.

What It Is

An Ashoka Fellow joins the university community for a residency of 1.5 days.

Needs Addressed

Bringing an Ashoka Fellow/practitioner injects practicality into the instruction of social entrepreneurship, familiarizes the field, and inspires action across administrators, faculty, student affairs, staff, and students.

The program is a means to generate and to assess student and faculty interest, map and explore natural connections to existing programs and curriculum, and lay the groundwork for future social entrepreneurship education and programming, including collaboration with Ashoka U.

Evaluation

At completion of the residency, the university has evidence of:

  • Increased cross-campus familiarity with and interest in social entrepreneurship
  • Faculty members and administrators self-identify as leaders to grow social entre-preneurship education
  • Greater insight into the interests of students, faculty, and staff with regard to social entrepreneurship and social innovation

Content

The program is customized to encourage participation from all stakeholders of the University community. Here is a sampling of some of the possible elements:

  • Panels and campus-wide events
  • Classroom visits
  • Roundtables with faculty, staff and administrators
  • Special meetings with administration and funders
  • Individual Advising/Office Hours

Partnership Fees

We recommend a 1.5-day residency, which costs $5,000, plus travel and expenses. The residency fee includes preparation time and coordinating calls. The university assumes the
cost and responsibility for arranging all on campus events, class visits and roundtables.

If you are interested in bringing an Ashoka Fellow to your campus, please fill out this short form and we will get back to you within 2 business days!

 

To learn more, please contact Beeta Ansari at bansari@ashoka.org or read our Social Entrepreneur in Residence Overview.

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