Urban Build in New Orleans

Tulane Social innovation professor, Byron Mouton's project is highlighted here in the Tulane New Wave.

Tulane Students, Professor, Banneker Principal, Ashoka Fellow in Residence and Director of the Birthing Project Present at Ashoka 2012 in Tempe, AZ

Thanks to the presenters from Tulane and Banneker and the Birthing Project for the presentation at the Ashoka U Exchange, in Tempe, Arizona on February 11, 2012

From left to right: Laura White, Melanie Barlow, Colette Bolton, Cheryllyn Branche, Carol Whelan, Reina David, 
Anoop Jain, Katie Smalley, and Kathryn Hall-Truhillo. Photo by Albert Truhillo

From the point of view of a social entrepreneur, two students, a professor, and two community partners, this workshop show how a social venture can be a catalyst for university engagement with the surrounding community. This workshop asked: How can students become engaged in meaningful community service or internships? Can partnerships with universities serve as a conduit for community development? What obstacles prevent successful engagement of universities in their surrounding communities? We had a participatory discussion with leaders from two community partnerships with Tulane University, including the Birthing Project USA to improve birth outcomes for women of color, and a local elementary/middle school partnership to engage youth in social venture creation, to share best practices and to plan a new or improved community collaborations based on these examples. 

Tulane SE Professors Laura Murphy and Aaron Mouton Presenting with Ashoka U colleagues at Ashoka

MAJORS, MINORS, MASTERS & CURRICULUM FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

Ashoka U Exchange 2012

PREVIEW - There is a growing trend of course sequences for social entrepreneurship. As field evolves, we need more robust and comprehensive frameworks. Join us to get a deep dive into how Tulane and NYU launched their Minor and Major in Social Entrepreneurship and learn about new Masters programs at the Tata Institute in India and at the University of Waterloo in Canada. These programs skillfully integrate a new thinking on social change, including complexity, resilience, design thinking, and scaling ideas and initiatives. Walk away with lessons learned about the content these educators have developed and how they overcame the institutional challenges they encountered during the process. 

Speakers: 
Bethany Halbreich, Teaching Assistant, New York University
Clayton Lewis, Program Coordinator for NYU Program for Social Ventures, New York University
Satyajit Majumdar, Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Maximilian Martin, Founding and Managing Director, Impact Economy
Ellen McGrath, Clinical Associate Professor of Public Administration, NYU Wagner
Byron Mouton, Professor of Practice of Architecture, Tulane UniversityLaura Murphy, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Global Health Systems and Development, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineBrian Ng, Senior Teaching Assistant, New York University
Steven Rasovksy, Student, New York University
Cheryl Rose, MSC, Associate Director, Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR); Director of Program Development for the Graduate Diploma in Social Innovation  

Tulane students, community partners and faculty present at Ashoka U Exchange 2012

Community Members as Teachers: A true collaboration between the New Orleans community and Tulane University

Ashoka U Exchange 2012

From the point of view of a social entrepreneur, two students, a professor, and two community partners, this workshop will show how a social venture can be a catalyst for university engagement with the surrounding community. This workshop will ask: How can students become engaged in meaningful community service or internships? Can partnerships with universities serve as a conduit for community development? What obstacles prevent successful engagement of universities in their surrounding communities? Join in a participatory discussion with leaders from two community partnerships with Tulane University, including the Birthing Project USA to improve birth outcomes for women of color, and a local elementary/middle school partnership to engage youth in social venture creation, to share best practices and to plan a new or improved community collaborations based on these examples. 

Speakers: 
Colette Bolton, Student and Project Director, Tulane University and Inclusion Buddies
Cheryllyn Branche Principal, Banneker Elementary School, New Orleans
Reina David, Volunteer, New Orleans Birthday Project
Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, Ashoka Fellow, Founder, The Birthing Project
Katie Smalley, TUchangemakers student, Tulane University
Carol Whelan, Professor, Tulane University Social Innovation in Education

                             TU student Collette Bolton working with Banneker Middle School student.

Principal of Banneker Elementary and Middle School and Tulane Community Partner, Cheryllyn Branche

 

Collaborative Team: Carol Whelan, Laura White, Cheryllyn Branche and Marie Gould