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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:
- To provide a platform for the Duke community to share innovative ideas in mHealth or digital health
- To give applicants useful feedback on their ideas/solution
- To advance mHealth research and/or practice at Duke
- 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:
- Use mHealth and/or digital technology (mobile apps, sensors/wearables, data analytics, decision support tools, etc.).
- Aim to address health disparities, including mental health or disease prevention or health promotion.
- 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 10th 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.
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,
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Global MBA Launchpad Program taking place from the 2nd of July to the 15th 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/