发布日期:2018年5月8日星期二

The 英国威廉希尔中文网站 has been designated as a 改变maker 校园 by Ashoka U for its role as a leader in social innovation and changemaking in higher education. UE is the first 改变maker 校园 in Indiana.

UE will join the 改变maker 校园 Net工作 - a dynamic, 全球学生社区, 工作人员, 管理员, 教师 and community partners who share inspiration, connections and a commitment to broaden the reach and impact of social innovation and changemaking around the world. The recognition is the outcome of a rigorous selection process. Since 2008, nearly 50 universities around the world have received this designation.

阿育王U是阿育王的创举, the world’s largest net工作 of social entrepreneurs and changemakers. The program recognizes colleges and universities globally that have embedded social innovation and changemaking into their culture, programming and operations and are committed to partnering in the net工作 to make social innovation and changemaking the new norm across higher education.

“This is a tremendous affirmation of our commitment to equipping students with the skills and confidence needed to create a better future,吉尔·格里芬说, executive director of the Institute for Global Enterprise. “As the first 改变maker 校园 in Indiana, we hope to serve as an example of what is possible through innovation and collaboration.”

根据阿育王官员的说法, 学生需要跨学科, entrepreneurial and solutions-oriented skillsets to succeed in today’s complex world that is changing at an accelerating pace.

“改变makers at UE have made an impact by fueling the launch of Evansville’s Upgrade Bikeshare, 获得90美元,000 in grant funding for Carver 社区 Center to install solar panels, establishing sustainable art therapy programs in Guatemala, developing communication plans to reduce infant mortality in Evansville, fostering programs for ‘Skate Diplomacy’ in Cuba, developing strategies to reduce food waste, 和更多的,格里芬说。.

“That word - ‘changemaking’ - may be a new term to some, 但是我们的学生, 教师, 员工本质上是变革者,美国大学校长汤姆·卡泽说. “Through efforts like the 改变maker Challenge and access to dedicated resources like the 改变maker Incubator on campus, changemaking is woven into the very fabric of what makes 英国威廉希尔中文网站 stand apart, and our students are making themselves and the world a better place because of it.”

Ashoka U noted that UE exhibits changemaking through its intense community engagement in 改变Lab courses and the 改变maker Challenge as well as its role in fostering social innovation in global issues and with global partners. 另外, feedback during the selection process noted UE’s student-centered approach that encourages and empowers young people to make change.

“This is a tremendous honor not only for UE but also for the City of Evansville, 我很自豪能参与其中,” said Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke. “Watching high school and collegiate changemakers 工作 with city leaders, 企业, and urban planners to implement a city-wide bike sharing program in record time made me realize the untapped potential our young people have to improve the ‘quality of place’ here.  Envisioning and implementing changes in our city, these energetic young people are shaping it to be a place they want to live, 工作, 提高家庭, 并停留很长一段时间.”

“None of this would have been possible without the support of the Lilly Endowment,格里芬说。. “Their generous support allowed us to put the structures and resources in place to become a 改变maker 校园.”

The Ashoka U 改变maker 校园 Net工作 is a dynamic, global net工作 of leading colleges and universities who commit to advancing social innovation and changemaking across their institution and beyond. 从招生到课程设置, to career services and alumni engagement, these colleges and universities set the bar for social innovation and changemaking in higher education. The 改变maker 校园 Net工作 includes nearly 50 colleges and universities from around the world including Brown, 加州大学圣地亚哥分校, 亚利桑那州立大学, 迈阿密戴德学院, 北安普顿大学, 瑞尔森大学, 西蒙弗雷泽大学, and Tecnológico de Monterrey - 校园 Guadalajara.

Learn more on Ashoka U’s website here: http://ashokau.org/

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