Friday, April 12th, the College will host the first annual Changemaker Challenge. The event is an opportunity for students to share what they have learned about a social justice problem and/or solutions they have developed. There is $5000 in prize money to be won.
There are two options to enter, and students can enter just one or both. The first is a poster session where they will use the Impact Gaps Canvas to demonstrate their understanding of the landscape of a problem. There are three parts – Problem Landscape, Solution Landscape and Gaps. Information about the Impact Gaps Canvas can be found below. The second part is an elevator pitch of their solutions to a social justice problem.
Students can tackle any social justice problem – locally or globally. Some examples for business students might be: gender equity, microfinance, access to technology, un-/under-employment, job discrimination, food insecurity, homelessness, land/water rights, etc. Students can enter both parts of the competition, or just one. Students can enter as a team or on their own. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Entries can come from class projects, personal research or even club projects. Judges will consist of members of the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board to the Sustainability Literacy Institute, as well as a few additional community members.
More information is available here. Questions? Contact Dr. Hansen, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, at hansend@cofc.edu.
Who: Sara Taksler produced the film Tickling Giants, a documentary about comedian Bassem Youssef. Dubbed the “Egyptian Jon Stewart,” the film follows Youssef as he becomes one of the most powerful voices of dissent during the Egyptian revolution. Previously, Taksler was a senior producer on the Daily Show. In this forum, Taksler will discuss the film, the importance of a free press, and the use of comedy as a way of establishing accountability for abuses of power in society.
