<p>Hi -</p>
<p>We are just starting the search for schools that have some type of social entrepreneurship program. D2 loves doing community service and it has just become "part of her" - who she is and what she does. I am looking for recommendations on schools that embrace the service philosophy as a major component of their curriculum. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Grinnell College!! There’s alot to explore on the website about this, but you can get started here. [Grinnell</a> College: A Historic Commitment to Social Justice - Social Justice Prize | Grinnell College](<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/chaplain/socialjusticeprize/history]Grinnell”>http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/chaplain/socialjusticeprize/history)</p>
<p>I concur with Grinnell and might also add Brandeis to the list – I saw a lot of that ethos there as well.</p>
<p>I should add that Grinnell has alot of funding for summer internships, grants and stipends. </p>
<p>here are some examples
[Rosenfield</a> Program - Rosenfield Program | Grinnell College](<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/rosenfield]Rosenfield”>http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/rosenfield)
[Internships</a> - Wilson Program | Grinnell College](<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/wilson-0/internship]Internships”>http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/wilson-0/internship)
[Student</a> Internships - Peace Studies | Grinnell College](<a href=“http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/peacestudies/intern]Student”>http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/peacestudies/intern)</p>
<p>I’m majoring in International Affairs and minoring in Social Entrepreneurship at Northeastern. There is also a Social Entrepreneurship concentration for International Business majors. I absolutely loooove this program here. My favorite part is that to get the minor/concentration, you are REQUIRED to go on one of two Dialogues (month-long summer study abroad programs) focusing on Social Entrepreneurship (I think the minor might technically be called Global Social Entrepreneurship). One Dialogue is in July to South Africa, and it focuses a lot on business (partnership with TSiBA in South Africa) and is urban-oriented. The one I’m going on this May is in the Dominican Republic and is focused on rural microfinance. There are lots of social entrepreneurship-related co-ops too. In fact, there are currently two girls working at Grameen in Bangladesh. And we have people working with Desphande both here in MA and in India. The Social Enterprise Institute is very supportive, and they offer lots of grants and scholarships for co-ops and the Dialogues.</p>
<p>I could go on forever about this haha Feel free to PM me!</p>
<p>American U. In-term internships galore in the international/non-profit sector (3rd in the U.S.) One can combine majors at the Business School and International Service (there is an entire SCHOOL of international service.) And one of the best career services among all U.S. universities that will help her find her place from day one. She won’t have to wait for summers, or breaks - in fact, they have a service track that begins five days before a student even takes her first class.</p>
<p>(My d. is just graduating, and is headed for a career in third world development.)</p>
<p>Trinity College in Hartford!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone - this is great stuff!</p>
<p>Brandeis told us the most common employers of their graduates were Teach for America and the Peace Corps. Community service is very important to their culture.</p>
<p>Check out Kalamazoo College. It looks like they even have a scholarship for community service.</p>
<p>My daughter is in the Bridging Disciplines Social Entrepeneurship program at the University of Texas. It’s a certificate program there, kind of like a minor. You really learn what goes into running a non profit, including publicity, fundraising, strategic planning, and more. </p>
<p>The freshmen at Roanoke College build a Habitat for Humanity house every year - This is a big component of freshman orientation.</p>
<p>Definitely check the The Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Institute for Service-Learning at Kalamazoo College; that has always seemed to me to be a very service oriented school.</p>
<p>Likewise, DePaul is very oriented toward service in their community (a fun neighborhood of Chicago) and offers generous community service scholarships to students with a good history of community service. I bet some of the other Jesuit schools are like this as well.</p>