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Scholarship $$ for Duke students interested in studying social innovation in Prague this summer

Going Beyond Z with KIPP “Knowledge is Power Program”

SSRI Workshop: Program Evaluation (Evaluation 101)
mHealth@Duke Shark Tank 2017 (Special Topic: Closing Health Disparities)
2017 Rice Business Plan Competition

CGI U 2017 Application Now Open 
Global MBA Launchpad Program 2017 in Shanghai, China

 

 

Scholarship $$ for Duke students interested in studying social innovation in Prague this summer

$1000 Scholarship to Prague July 1-30: Travel. Learn. Lead.

 

$1000 scholarship from the Sullivan Foundation are available for 1-2 students to attend Leadership exCHANGE's Global Leadership Program in Prague July 1-30.  Join students from around the world and increase your leadership, cross-cultural and innovation skills.  Earn 6-7 semester credits.  Apply now.  2-6 week programs in Prague, Vienna, and Raleigh also available, including the Impact HUB Crawl to Prague & Vienna June 18-30 and the Women & Leadership Program in Prague August 1-15. 

 

 

Going Beyond Z with KIPP “Knowledge is Power Program”

 

Featuring Mike Feinberg, Co-Founder

February 13, 2017

3-4pm in Rhodes Conference Room

 

Lessons learned from KIPP’s 21 years as a traditional public school and public charter school helping children succeed in PreK-12, college, and life.

 

 

SSRI Workshop: Program Evaluation (Evaluation 101)

 

SSRI Workshop: Program Evaluation

February 28^, 2017, 2pm-4pm

SSRI- Gross Hall 230E

 

Presented by Jessica Sperling
Sponsored by SSRI, Libraries, and Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies

Registration: The workshop is free, but attendees should register in advance here

This workshop offers an overview of program evaluation, or the systematic investigation of the merit, worth, or significance of a program. Topics covered will include: when and why to conduct evaluation; types of evaluations; key aspects of an evaluation, including logic model development, data sources and data collection, analysis and reporting, and guiding resultant programmatic change; and tips for feasibly and effectively implementing evaluation at a program or organization. This workshop focuses on evaluation from the perspective of programs or organizations and will be of particular interest to people working in such settings who are looking to learn more about evaluation, but it is also relevant to undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, or other researchers who are interested in evaluation and applied research.

mHealth@Duke Shark Tank 2017 (Special Topic: Closing Health Disparities)

Do you have an amazing mHealth idea that will help close health disparities, globally or in the US? Then we have a competition for you!

Apply for a chance to pitch your idea to mHealth experts! The team with the winning pitch will get exclusive access to content experts as well as consulting hours with software engineers and business/startup consultants. There will also be a cash prize of $1,000.

Click here to apply! Applications are due Friday, February 24th by 5pm to mHealthatDuke@gmail.com

Goals of the Shark Tank:

1. To provide a platform for the Duke community to share innovative ideas in mHealth or digital health

2. To give applicants useful feedback on their ideas/solution

3. To advance mHealth research and/or practice at Duke

4. Network with the Triangle mHealth community and  have fun!

Eligibility:

To be eligible for this competition you must be a Duke student, faculty or staff member, or affiliate. Faculty/staff teams are encouraged to have at least one member of the team be a Duke student and teams that include one or more Duke students will be considered more competitive. Additionally, your idea must:

1. Use mHealth and/or digital technology (mobile apps, sensors/wearables, data analytics, decision support tools, etc.).

2. Aim to address health disparities, including mental health or disease prevention or health promotion.

3. Be intended for use by individuals (patients, consumers) and/or the health care providers in the service of patient care.

How it works: works:
Round 1: Apply to Swim with the Sharks! 

 Applications are due February 24th by 5pm to mHealthatDuke@gmail.com

• A team of Duke faculty, staff, and student mHealth experts will review all applications

• We will choose the top 4 applicant teams to swim with the sharks (a panel of mHealth and/or business experts) at a public event the first or second week of April (specific date/time TBD)

• All applicants will have their team & idea added to a database hosted by mHealth@Duke, to share ideas and find others with similar interests.

Round 2: Swim in the shark tank!

• The panel of “sharks” will choose the best and most promising idea

• The winning team will be invited guests at the 2017 mHealth@Duke conference, and will be asked to give a short presentation on their idea.

Questions? Concerns? Contact us: mHealthatDuke@gmail.com

2017 Rice Business Plan Competition

Tomorrow (Friday, February 10) is the final day to apply for the 2017 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).   Applications will close at 5pm sharp (U.S. Central time)!   

 

The RBPC will award more than $1.5 million in cash and investment prizes to the 42 university startup teams who will compete in front of 275 judges at Rice University in Houston, Texas, on April 6-8, 2017.   All 42 teams who are accepted to compete are guaranteed to take home cash prize money.

 

The competition is open to all current degree-seeking students from any university.   Teams must be comprised of 2-5 students, and must include at least one graduate student.  Team members can come from more than one university.  In addition to cash prizes, teams have the opportunity to receive feedback and meet investors at the competition.

 

Teams can apply by submitting an executive summary and team information.   They can access the online application here:   http://www.ricebusinessplancompetition.com/

 

If you have questions, please email Lea Aden Lueck, the RBPC Director, at rbpc@rice.edu

 

 

CGI U 2017 Application Now Open 

10th annual CGI U meeting will be held at Northeastern University, October 13-15

We are excited to announce that the CGI U 2017 meeting will take place at Northeastern University this fall from October 12-15. Hosted by President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, the 10^th annual CGI U meeting will gather more than 1,000 innovative student leaders to make Commitments to Action that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. More than $750,000 in funding will be available to select CGI U 2017 students to help them turn their ideas into action.

Apply Now

The early decision and travel assistance deadline is March 1, 2017, and the final application deadline is May 1, 2017. Program details and featured speakers will be announced at a later date.
Wondering if you’re eligible to apply? TO learn more and submit your application for #CGIU2017, click here and share this exciting news with your friends and family!

 

Global MBA Launchpad Program taking place from the 2^nd of July  to the 15^th of July 2017 in Shanghai, China

Our program is designed and taught by Stanford MBA alumni and has a specific China focus. Students will engage in case study classes, academic masterclasses, innovation workshops, company and co-working space site visits, and curate professional networking. The goal is for students to understand what it takes to be successful entrepreneurs in China and how to extract those lessons for applicability in other developing market contexts. Social entrepreneurship is an extremely promising area of development in China.

China’s complex and dynamic economy creates an ideal environment for the program, serving both to bolster participant knowledge of an internationally important but otherwise opaque market as well as to provide a unifying and level playing field context for the exploration of general lessons.

This program will build competencies sought after by key employers and top ranked MBA program both of which consider China an increasingly important area for innovation. Our participants will be leveraging the program to apply to highly competitive positions as well as to gain the skills, perspective, and network they need to be successful entrepreneurs.

You can find out even more information about the program via this link:

http://oxfordbrightscholars.com/courses/china-mba-summer-programme/

 

 

 

 

Summer 2017 opportunity

Duke Alum’s Nonprofit, One Sun Health is Hiring Interns

 

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Each year OSH brings on 2-3 student interns from the US and South Africa to serve as Program Coordinators for our Malaria Awareness Program. Students spend 8-10 weeks in rural South Africa leading the planning, execution, and evaluation of our flagship program.

 

Funding: $5,000-$7,000

 

Interested students should contact Molly Simon at msimon@onesunhealth.org

 

Summer 2017 opportunity

DukeEngage Detroit

Connecting aspiring social innovators with one of the most dynamic cities of innovation

 

The DukeEngage Detroit program aims to support the development of change-making leaders with a clear sense of self, empathy, a willingness and ability to collaborate, an action orientation, a drive to continuously improve, and a deep sense of accountability for their actions in the world.  

 

Upcoming Info Session:

Wednesday, January 18^th (during DukeEngage week)

West Union 068

 

Apply:

Apply here: http://dukeengage.duke.edu/

Application deadline: January 24^th at noon

  

Watch our DukeEngage Detroit video here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_QflN2S8MQ

 

Some noteworthy articles on Detroit:

Reimagining Detroit

50 Detroiters: Voices from Our City

Scenes from a Changing Detroit 

Downtown Detroit is Booming; Now How Do We Reach the Neighborhoods?

The Lights Are On in Detroit

 

In partnership with Duke’s signature immersive civic engagement program, DukeEngage, our program DukeEngage Detroit is our initiative’s summer offering for undergraduate students interested in social innovation here at Duke.

 

The DukeEngage Detroit program offers discrete, deeply immersive civic engagement experiences on challenging projects to support community-based strategies to develop and scale innovative, high-impact social enterprises in the areas of economic development, environmental sustainability, health innovation, as well as with intermediary organizations supporting these types of organizations. 

 

Pairs of students are challenged to further define and implement a project that has been requested by the community partner and to create significant results -- results that the students will view as a signature accomplishment when they graduate from Duke. Students are actively supervised and coached by the program leaders and the site coordinator but must have initiative and a hard work ethic.  

 

One important program priority is the development of the student cohort as a supportive, helpful, engaged community. Placements are also supplemented by a professional development and enrichment program that will introduce students to the basic concepts and tools of social entrepreneurship; introduce students to the culture, history, and economics of Detroit; and foster reflection on their learning throughout the summer and beyond through several weekly gatherings, events, and activities facilitated by the site coordinator. 


 

Taking Action Against Food Waste

Sponsored by Durham Urban Food Foragers 

 

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40% of our food in America gets wasted every year, while 1 in 8 people are food insecure. How can we reduce this waste in the Triangle Area? Please join us for our kick-off meeting to generate ideas and take action in our local community. Everyone is welcome and we are excited to share ideas and start innovating solutions! 

 

Where: The BullPen at Duke's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative, 215 Morris St

When: Wednesday January 24th at 6:30pm. 

 

There is free parking across the street, and we will provide refreshments from rescued food! To RSVP, send a text to 919-794-5138 with <your name>, Food Waste Warrior to RSVP and receive a reminder text the day of the event. 

Blueprint: People+Wildlife Conference

 

January 27-28 at Duke University

 

Ideating revolutionary solutions. This event brings together students who are passionate about innovative solutions, experts with extensive knowledge of the major issues, and organizations with the resources and mission to address those problems. Together we will pioneer Blueprints for projects/technologies/apps so crazy they just might work.

 

Topics are designed to explore the areas of conservation that directly affect humans around the world.

 

Topics Include:

Invasive Species

Harmful Human Wildlife Interaction

Illegal Wildlife Trafficking

Citizen Science & Resource Management

 

Register now! http://www.dukeblueprint.com/

 

Presented by Duke Conservation Tech http://www.dukeconservationtech.com/

 

 

Take One-Question Survey to Help Student Venture

Please spare a few seconds to take this 1-question survey helping a student pick the name for her eco-friendly cleaning product!

https://goo.gl/forms/Shmt00GxYv1n1cN42

 

 

Updates before the Holidays!

 

·         Blueprint Conference: People and Wildlife

·         Page Summer Internship

·         Submit Articles for the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change

·         D-Prize applications

·         Submit a Project Proposal for Duke’s Data+ Summer Research Experience

·         Lendingtree Grant Contest

·         Apply for the Kenan Purpose Program

 

Blueprint Conference: People and Wildlife

 

January 27-28 at Duke University

 

Ideating revolutionary solutions. This event brings students and experts together to pioneer Blueprints for projects/technologies/apps so crazy they just might work. Student organizations will develop and deploy the strongest Blueprints under the mentorship of leading experts.

 

The topics are designed to explore the areas of nature and conservation that directly affect humans around the world.

Topics Include:

Invasive Species,

Harmful Human Wildlife Interaction,

Illegal Wildlife Trafficking,

Citizen Science & Resource Management

 

Register now: http://www.dukeblueprint.com/

 

Presented by Duke Conservation Tech http://www.dukeconservationtech.com/

 

 

Apply to PAGE Summer Internship
Application deadline: January 17th

PAGE aims to inspire and empower underserved rural girls through education. Now in its 7th year, PAGE offers innovative learning opportunities for girls in grades 6-9, a mentoring program for 9th grade girls, and high school internships for rural girls with college dreams.  Our goal is to help rural girls and young women create futures that include greater confidence and success in middle school and high school, graduation from high school, and postsecondary education.

For more Information, email Deborah Hicks-Rogoff at dhicks@duke.edu and click here

 

 

Submit Articles for the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change

 

The International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Change has a call for papers.

 

The Journal considers three types of articles:

1.)     Articles that discuss the development of a service learning project and the impact of the project on the community served

2.)     A case study of a service-learning project

3.)     A refection on service-learning and the development of personal leadership

 

For more information, click here

Submit by e-mail to: Ned Scott Laff ned.laff@gmail.com  or Joyce Fields jfields@columbiasc.edu

 

 

D-Prize Applications are still open!

Applications are due December 29^th

 

Interested in submitting your new social venture idea? Visit http://www.d-prize.org/ for more details. 

More details at www.d-prize.org/#challenges

 

 

Submit a Project Proposal for Duke’s Data+ Summer Research Experience

Applications open in January

 

Data+ is a 10-week summer research experience that welcomes Duke undergraduates interested in exploring new data-driven approaches to interdisciplinary challenges. Students join small project teams working alongside other teams in a communal environment. They learn how to marshal, analyze, and visualize data, while gaining broad exposure to the modern world of data science.

data science.

For more information, click here!

 

Want to change the world with your idea? Join Lendingtree’s small business grant contest!

 

 

LendingTree is offering support in the form of a $50,000 grant to help one small business achieve even more success. Tell us about your business, how you would use the prize money and why your business deserves this grant for a chance to win. Opportunity is knocking!

https://www.lendingtree.com/about/business-grant

 

 

Apply for the Kenan Purpose Program

Now accepting applications on a rolling basis for the spring

 

Open to Duke sophomores and juniors, the program combines rigorous reflection, insights on meaningful work, and opportunities for mentored, funded internships. You will understand your place in the world better, building a stronger sense of where to go from here, but why.

If you are starting to think seriously about your life post Duke and haven’t quite figured it all out yet, this is for you. If you think you know what’s next but want help focusing your plan, this is for you, too.

For more information, click here

 

Katherine Black

Program Coordinator, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative (I&E)

www.entrepreneurship.duke.edu | @dukesocent

 

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