University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

Priorities:University of San Diego Student Priorities

2018-02-23T07:00:55Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

= How might we expand existing changemaking opportunities in a way that builds community? =

== Connect a network of motivated students ==

Connect a network of motivated students interested in innovation to be the student representatives for our USD Changemaker Identity. USD Thread: Our idea is to model a component of the nonprofit organization called Thread at our university. Students would apply to the program both as current student leaders and incoming first year students. 100 students would be selected into the program. Every month a group of 10 students randomly assigned to a different group every month would meet to discuss a specific topic related to social justice, innovation, and the USD sense of community both on campus and off campus. After 10 dinners and discussions with a new group of 10 people, we will have a large dinner with all 100 participants of USD Thread to discuss their ideas and findings with the administration. As a sociology major I know that tackling most social justice issues starts with a conversation and informing people of different perspectives. This idea of Thread is to connect a diverse student body to identify with our changemaker identity. We have prototyped a similar model to Thread with a Changemaker event called "Dinner with Strangers". The discussions have always been very engaging and the students feel very connected after having the space to talk about important issues. I think expanding this event with more structure and purpose would greatly contribute to building connections among a diverse student body.

== Provide concrete opportunities to engage in the ideas behind changemaking through the Changemaker Student Committee ==

Through the Changemaker Student Committee, interested students will have the opportunity to learn the ideas behind Human Centered Design through taking action on the exisiting projects within the Chanegmaker Hub (i.e: My Story). Students will build community with other passionate individuals as they go through the process of planning and implementing a project that meets a need on our campus. In addition, the Changemaker Student Committee serves as a space for students who are not familiar with changemaking or social justice issues to come and explore different options to help them discover what they are most passionate about.

== Connect student leaders ==

To connect student leaders we have decided to create a Changemaker Student Core. This Core allows leaders of Student run organizations with similar mindsets to work together and encourage collaboration and increased involvement. With student leaders working together we can ensure that social innovation and entrepreneurship events are better publicized and also better attended. With a shared calendar we can make sure that events do not overlap allowing students to get involved with as much as possible on campus. We will also work with Associated Students to make sure student voice is heard. We will make sure there is a strong connection between associated students and the Changemaker Hub as both can strongly benefit from each others support.

== Roadmap for Student Involvement ==

Market to students through an independent forum discussing opportunities that students can get involved in. Students will be able to promote, discuss, and actively engage in conversation about meaningful passions and common interests with other students on campus. This will help promote and navigate the opportunities on campus and allow students to engage in what they are looking for. It will reduce the clutter. Connect students with other innovators across other university campuses.

In order to expand opportunities on and off campus we will reach out to other universities interested in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. These events will include, hackathon, social innovation competitions and design thinking bootcamps to engage with the issues in our community.

== Expand Social Change Corps Program ==

The Social Change Corps (SCC) supports students wanting to explore changemaking opportunities by providing financial support and mentoring. This initiative promotes students’ understanding of social issues and social justice as they actively participate in a community-based or social enterprise experience, locally or abroad. The 2017 SCC offers $500 during a semester for a team of three to five students to explore who they are as Changemakers and to develop their skills in framing social issues and creating innovative approaches to addressing them. All the SCC teams receive mentoring from the start.

== Utilize the First-Year Living Learning Communities (LLC's) to expose new students to USD's changemaker identity ==

At the University of San Diego, we have Living Learning Communities to help first-year students get accustomed to college. This program places students who live in the same residence hall in a class together once a semester to discuss a topic unique to their living community. Currently, these LLC's are underutilized so we are working to ensure that this program better meets the needs of the students. While we are analyzing the program, we plan to utilize this great opportunity that all first-year students get to be apart of and incorporate changemaker topics within each class. We hope to expose all students to our Changemaker identity as a University as it is an honor and a privilege.

As fellows, we will be working with the administration to 1.assist faculty in creating meaningful assignments/experiences that link to each LLC theme, 2.provide students meaningful experiences that connect their first-year experience to their community, and 3.provide a consistent/steady involvement of students/faculty/staff for our community partners in ways that are beneficial for their needs/development/growth. This is a great opportunity that will have a great benefit on the students and also on the local community and we look forward to tailoring the LLC program so that it is in the best interest of the students.

== Related Links  ==

[[University of San Diego|Campus Overview]]

[[Isabelle ashraf|Isabelle Ashraf]]

[[Jheaton|Julia Heaton]]

[[Reijer den Dulk|Reijer den Dulk]]

[[Riley Dean|Riley Dean]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of San Diego Student Priorities

2018-02-23T07:00:35Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

= How might we expand existing changemaking opportunities in a way that builds community? =

== Connect a network of motivated students ==

Connect a network of motivated students interested in innovation to be the student representatives for our USD Changemaker Identity. USD Thread: Our idea is to model a component of the nonprofit organization called Thread at our university. Students would apply to the program both as current student leaders and incoming first year students. 100 students would be selected into the program. Every month a group of 10 students randomly assigned to a different group every month would meet to discuss a specific topic related to social justice, innovation, and the USD sense of community both on campus and off campus. After 10 dinners and discussions with a new group of 10 people, we will have a large dinner with all 100 participants of USD Thread to discuss their ideas and findings with the administration. As a sociology major I know that tackling most social justice issues starts with a conversation and informing people of different perspectives. This idea of Thread is to connect a diverse student body to identify with our changemaker identity. We have prototyped a similar model to Thread with a Changemaker event called "Dinner with Strangers". The discussions have always been very engaging and the students feel very connected after having the space to talk about important issues. I think expanding this event with more structure and purpose would greatly contribute to building connections among a diverse student body.

== Provide concrete opportunities to engage in the ideas behind changemaking through the Changemaker Student Committee ==

Through the Changemaker Student Committee, interested students will have the opportunity to learn the ideas behind Human Centered Design through taking action on the exisiting projects within the Chanegmaker Hub (i.e: My Story). Students will build community with other passionate individuals as they go through the process of planning and implementing a project that meets a need on our campus. In addition, the Changemaker Student Committee serves as a space for students who are not familiar with changemaking or social justice issues to come and explore different options to help them discover what they are most passionate about.

== Connect student leaders ==

To connect student leaders we have decided to create a Changemaker Student Core. This Core allows leaders of Student run organizations with similar mindsets to work together and encourage collaboration and increased involvement. With student leaders working together we can ensure that social innovation and entrepreneurship events are better publicized and also better attended. With a shared calendar we can make sure that events do not overlap allowing students to get involved with as much as possible on campus. We will also work with Associated Students to make sure student voice is heard. We will make sure there is a strong connection between associated students and the Changemaker Hub as both can strongly benefit from each others support.

== Roadmap for Student Involvement ==

Market to students through an independent forum discussing opportunities that students can get involved in. Students will be able to promote, discuss, and actively engage in conversation about meaningful passions and common interests with other students on campus. This will help promote and navigate the opportunities on campus and allow students to engage in what they are looking for. It will reduce the clutter. Connect students with other innovators across other university campuses.

In order to expand opportunities on and off campus we will reach out to other universities interested in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. These events will include, hackathon, social innovation competitions and design thinking bootcamps to engage with the issues in our community.

== Expand Social Change Corps Program ==

The Social Change Corps (SCC) supports students wanting to explore changemaking opportunities by providing financial support and mentoring. This initiative promotes students’ understanding of social issues and social justice as they actively participate in a community-based or social enterprise experience, locally or abroad. The 2017 SCC offers $500 during a semester for a team of three to five students to explore who they are as Changemakers and to develop their skills in framing social issues and creating innovative approaches to addressing them. All the SCC teams receive mentoring from the start.

== Utilize the First-Year Living Learning Communities (LLC's) to expose new students to USD's changemaker identity ==

At the University of San Diego, we have Living Learning Communities to help first-year students get accustomed to college. This program places students who live in the same residence hall in a class together once a semester to discuss a topic unique to their living community. Currently, these LLC's are underutilized so we are working to ensure that this program better meets the needs of the students. While we are analyzing the program, we plan to utilize this great opportunity that all first-year students get to be apart of and incorporate changemaker topics within each class. We hope to expose all students to our Changemaker identity as a University as it is an honor and a privilege.

As fellows, we will be working with the administration to 1.assist faculty in creating meaningful assignments/experiences that link to each LLC theme, 2.provide students meaningful experiences that connect their first-year experience to their community, and 3.provide a consistent/steady involvement of students/faculty/staff for our community partners in ways that are beneficial for their needs/development/growth. This is a great opportunity that will have a great benefit on the students and also on the local community and we look forward to tailoring the LLC program so that it is in the best interest of the students.

Related Links 

[[University of San Diego|Campus Overview]]

[[Isabelle_ashraf|Isabelle Ashraf]]

[[Jheaton|Julia Heaton]]

[[Reijer den Dulk|Reijer den Dulk]]

[[Riley Dean|Riley Dean]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of San Diego Student Priorities

2018-02-23T07:00:04Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

= How might we expand existing changemaking opportunities in a way that builds community? =

== Connect a network of motivated students ==

Connect a network of motivated students interested in innovation to be the student representatives for our USD Changemaker Identity. USD Thread: Our idea is to model a component of the nonprofit organization called Thread at our university. Students would apply to the program both as current student leaders and incoming first year students. 100 students would be selected into the program. Every month a group of 10 students randomly assigned to a different group every month would meet to discuss a specific topic related to social justice, innovation, and the USD sense of community both on campus and off campus. After 10 dinners and discussions with a new group of 10 people, we will have a large dinner with all 100 participants of USD Thread to discuss their ideas and findings with the administration. As a sociology major I know that tackling most social justice issues starts with a conversation and informing people of different perspectives. This idea of Thread is to connect a diverse student body to identify with our changemaker identity. We have prototyped a similar model to Thread with a Changemaker event called "Dinner with Strangers". The discussions have always been very engaging and the students feel very connected after having the space to talk about important issues. I think expanding this event with more structure and purpose would greatly contribute to building connections among a diverse student body.

== Provide concrete opportunities to engage in the ideas behind changemaking through the Changemaker Student Committee ==

Through the Changemaker Student Committee, interested students will have the opportunity to learn the ideas behind Human Centered Design through taking action on the exisiting projects within the Chanegmaker Hub (i.e: My Story). Students will build community with other passionate individuals as they go through the process of planning and implementing a project that meets a need on our campus. In addition, the Changemaker Student Committee serves as a space for students who are not familiar with changemaking or social justice issues to come and explore different options to help them discover what they are most passionate about.

== Connect student leaders ==

To connect student leaders we have decided to create a Changemaker Student Core. This Core allows leaders of Student run organizations with similar mindsets to work together and encourage collaboration and increased involvement. With student leaders working together we can ensure that social innovation and entrepreneurship events are better publicized and also better attended. With a shared calendar we can make sure that events do not overlap allowing students to get involved with as much as possible on campus. We will also work with Associated Students to make sure student voice is heard. We will make sure there is a strong connection between associated students and the Changemaker Hub as both can strongly benefit from each others support.

== Roadmap for Student Involvement ==

Market to students through an independent forum discussing opportunities that students can get involved in. Students will be able to promote, discuss, and actively engage in conversation about meaningful passions and common interests with other students on campus. This will help promote and navigate the opportunities on campus and allow students to engage in what they are looking for. It will reduce the clutter. Connect students with other innovators across other university campuses.

In order to expand opportunities on and off campus we will reach out to other universities interested in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. These events will include, hackathon, social innovation competitions and design thinking bootcamps to engage with the issues in our community.

== Expand Social Change Corps Program ==

The Social Change Corps (SCC) supports students wanting to explore changemaking opportunities by providing financial support and mentoring. This initiative promotes students’ understanding of social issues and social justice as they actively participate in a community-based or social enterprise experience, locally or abroad. The 2017 SCC offers $500 during a semester for a team of three to five students to explore who they are as Changemakers and to develop their skills in framing social issues and creating innovative approaches to addressing them. All the SCC teams receive mentoring from the start.

== Utilize the First-Year Living Learning Communities (LLC's) to expose new students to USD's changemaker identity ==

At the University of San Diego, we have Living Learning Communities to help first-year students get accustomed to college. This program places students who live in the same residence hall in a class together once a semester to discuss a topic unique to their living community. Currently, these LLC's are underutilized so we are working to ensure that this program better meets the needs of the students. While we are analyzing the program, we plan to utilize this great opportunity that all first-year students get to be apart of and incorporate changemaker topics within each class. We hope to expose all students to our Changemaker identity as a University as it is an honor and a privilege.

As fellows, we will be working with the administration to 1.assist faculty in creating meaningful assignments/experiences that link to each LLC theme, 2.provide students meaningful experiences that connect their first-year experience to their community, and 3.provide a consistent/steady involvement of students/faculty/staff for our community partners in ways that are beneficial for their needs/development/growth. This is a great opportunity that will have a great benefit on the students and also on the local community and we look forward to tailoring the LLC program so that it is in the best interest of the students.

Related Links 

[[University_of_San_Diego|Campus Overview]]

[[Isabelle_Ashraf|Isabelle Ashraf]]

[[Jheaton|Julia Heaton]]

[[Reijer_den_Dulk|Reijer den Dulk]]

[[Riley_Dean|Riley Dean]]

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of San Diego Student Priorities

2018-02-23T06:28:21Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

School:University of San Diego

2018-02-23T05:21:06Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

=== Background ===

Undergraduate Degrees 

*Anthropology 
*Architecture 
*Art History 
*Behavioral Neuroscience 
*Biochemistry 
*Biology
*Biophysics
*Chemistry
*Communication Studies 
*English
*Environmental and Ocean Studies 
*Ethnic Studies 
*French 
*History 
*Interdisplicinary
*International Relations 
*Italian Studies
*Liberal Studies 
*Mathematics 
*Music 
*Philosophy 
*Physics 
*Political Science 
*Spanish 
*Theatre 
*Theology and Religious Studies 
*Visual Arts 
*Economics 
*Business Administration
*Business Economics 
*Finance 
*International Business
*Marketing 
*Real Estate
*Accountancy 
*Computer Science 
*Electrical Engineering 
*Industrial and System Engineering 
*Mechanical Engineering 

Graduate Degrees 

*International Relations 
*Acting 
*Environmental and Ocean Sciences 
*Master of Science in Nursing 
*Master's Entry Program in Nursing 
*Healthcare Informatics
*Doctor of Nursing Practice 
*PhD of Nursing Practice 
*PhD in Nursing 
*Peace and Justice
*Social Innovation
*Conflict Management and Resolution 
*Cyber Security Operations and Leadership 
*Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership 
*Business Administration 
*Accountancy 
*Executive Leadership
*Finance 
*Global Leadership
*Real Estate 
*Supply Chain Management
*Taxation 
*Business and Corporate Law 
*Comparative Law 
*General LLM
*International Law 
*Legal Studies 
*Juris Doctor 
*Counseling 
*Higher Education Leadership 
*Marital and Family Therapy 
*Nonprofit Leadership and Management 
*Master of Education 
*Special Education 
*TESOL, Literacy and Culture
*Leadership Studies 
*Cyber Security Engineering

=== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

Changemaker Hub

The Changemaker Hub is a resource for students on campus to actively learn and engage with social justice and social innovation on a global scale and local scale. This is an Ashoka U certified organization on our campus that allows us to actively network with other universities around the globe passionate about social innovation. This resource provides education and experience human-centered design, user testing, community engagement, and much more. 

Initiatives on Campus 

Current initiatives on our campus include a variety of events across multiple departments.  Our Changemaker Hub promotes social innovation and entrepreneurship through Social Change Corps, Changemaker Student Committee, hosting a social innovation lab and promoting social innovation to incoming students. Our Career Development Center encourages students to go on a “Torero Trek” which is an opportunity for students to travel across the country to learn about career opportunities from innovative and diverse businesses. In addition to departmental initiatives, students who have created their own organizations on campus also promote and take part in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Some Student-run organizations include: Net Impact Club, TEDx, and pancake peeps. These Organization along with many others go above and beyond to take action and hold events throughout the year.

=== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

In addition, USD is currently implementing a strategic plan "Envisioning 2024". This strategic plan has been put in place to capitalizes on the university’s recent progress and aligns new strategic goals with current strengths to help shape a vision for the future as the university looks ahead to its 75th anniversary in the year 2024. Through this process we are analyzing how we can enhance student success, strengthen diversity, inclusion, and social justice, and improve other aspects of our campus.  

=== Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function  ===

USD offers a wide range of events and opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds but we can still improve some aspects of our campus. We feel that we can re-imagine parts of the Freshmen Orientation experience so as to accommodate all students better and ensure we are offering the most engaging and innovative opportunities our campus has to offer.

=== Facilitating University Innovation Industry Collaborations  ===

Events on Campus

-My Story

-What I Be Project

-Dinner with Strangers

-Changemaker Challenge

-Social Change Corps

-Ashoka U 

=== Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts  ===

Feedback from Students

When we interviewed some students on campus we found that there were a few common concerns among the students. Many voiced concerns about the lack of transportation from and around campus. When interviewing students it was also made apparent that we can do a better job publicizing some opportunities better to students such as grants offered and opportunities for students to use what they learned in the classroom in real life. Students also shared that they enjoyed our events that were linked to the community such as My Story and Dinner with Strangers and they would appreciate working more with the local USD community.

Analyzing our Landscape Canvas

Active students who hold leadership positions and who take initiative are more aware of various opportunities for innovation, but the general student body and alumni often lack a way of connecting to our Changemaker identity. We consider this a big problem that we want to explore and further research. In addition, in the "spin out" section USD lacked a long-term support system of students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship after graduation. While USD offers a variety of ways to get involved while attending the college, it lacks a connect to alumni and supporting students after they graduate.

=== Related Links ===

University of San Diego Strategic Priorities and Pitch Video 

[[University of San Diego Student Priorities|Session 4 Strategic Priorities ]]

Please take a look at our Strategic priorities video at [https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M]

Members of this team: 

[[Reijer den Dulk|Reijer den Dulk]]

[[Jheaton|Julia Heaton]] 

[[Riley Dean|Riley Dean]]

[[Isabelle_ashraf|Isabelle Ashraf]]

School:University of San Diego

2018-02-23T05:17:06Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

=== Background ===

Undergraduate Degrees 

*Anthropology 
*Architecture 
*Art History 
*Behavioral Neuroscience 
*Biochemistry 
*Biology
*Biophysics
*Chemistry
*Communication Studies 
*English
*Environmental and Ocean Studies 
*Ethnic Studies 
*French 
*History 
*Interdisplicinary
*International Relations 
*Italian Studies
*Liberal Studies 
*Mathematics 
*Music 
*Philosophy 
*Physics 
*Political Science 
*Spanish 
*Theatre 
*Theology and Religious Studies 
*Visual Arts 
*Economics 
*Business Administration
*Business Economics 
*Finance 
*International Business
*Marketing 
*Real Estate
*Accountancy 
*Computer Science 
*Electrical Engineering 
*Industrial and System Engineering 
*Mechanical Engineering 

Graduate Degrees 

*International Relations 
*Acting 
*Environmental and Ocean Sciences 
*Master of Science in Nursing 
*Master's Entry Program in Nursing 
*Healthcare Informatics
*Doctor of Nursing Practice 
*PhD of Nursing Practice 
*PhD in Nursing 
*Peace and Justice
*Social Innovation
*Conflict Management and Resolution 
*Cyber Security Operations and Leadership 
*Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership 
*Business Administration 
*Accountancy 
*Executive Leadership
*Finance 
*Global Leadership
*Real Estate 
*Supply Chain Management
*Taxation 
*Business and Corporate Law 
*Comparative Law 
*General LLM
*International Law 
*Legal Studies 
*Juris Doctor 
*Counseling 
*Higher Education Leadership 
*Marital and Family Therapy 
*Nonprofit Leadership and Management 
*Master of Education 
*Special Education 
*TESOL, Literacy and Culture
*Leadership Studies 
*Cyber Security Engineering

=== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

Changemaker Hub

The Changemaker Hub is a resource for students on campus to actively learn and engage with social justice and social innovation on a global scale and local scale. This is an Ashoka U certified organization on our campus that allows us to actively network with other universities around the globe passionate about social innovation. This resource provides education and experience human-centered design, user testing, community engagement, and much more. 

Initiatives on Campus 

Current initiatives on our campus include a variety of events across multiple departments.  Our Changemaker Hub promotes social innovation and entrepreneurship through Social Change Corps, Changemaker Student Committee, hosting a social innovation lab and promoting social innovation to incoming students. Our Career Development Center encourages students to go on a “Torero Trek” which is an opportunity for students to travel across the country to learn about career opportunities from innovative and diverse businesses. In addition to departmental initiatives, students who have created their own organizations on campus also promote and take part in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Some Student-run organizations include: Net Impact Club, TEDx, and pancake peeps. These Organization along with many others go above and beyond to take action and hold events throughout the year.

=== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

In addition, USD is currently implementing a strategic plan "Envisioning 2024". This strategic plan has been put in place to capitalizes on the university’s recent progress and aligns new strategic goals with current strengths to help shape a vision for the future as the university looks ahead to its 75th anniversary in the year 2024. Through this process we are analyzing how we can enhance student success, strengthen diversity, inclusion, and social justice, and improve other aspects of our campus.  

=== Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function  ===

USD offers a wide range of events and opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds but we can still improve some aspects of our campus. We feel that we can re-imagine parts of the Freshmen Orientation experience so as to accommodate all students better and ensure we are offering the most engaging and innovative opportunities our campus has to offer.

=== Facilitating University Innovation Industry Collaborations  ===

Events on Campus

-My Story

-What I Be Project

-Dinner with Strangers

-Changemaker Challenge

-Social Change Corps

=== Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts  ===

Feedback from Students

When we interviewed some students on campus we found that there were a few common concerns among the students. Many voiced concerns about the lack of transportation from and around campus. When interviewing students it was also made apparent that we can do a better job publicizing some opportunities better to students such as grants offered and opportunities for students to use what they learned in the classroom in real life. Students also shared that they enjoyed our events that were linked to the community such as My Story and Dinner with Strangers and they would appreciate working more with the local USD community.

Analyzing our Landscape Canvas

Active students who hold leadership positions and who take initiative are more aware of various opportunities for innovation, but the general student body and alumni often lack a way of connecting to our Changemaker identity. We consider this a big problem that we want to explore and further research. In addition, in the "spin out" section USD lacked a long-term support system of students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship after graduation. While USD offers a variety of ways to get involved while attending the college, it lacks a connect to alumni and supporting students after they graduate.

=== Related Links ===

University of San Diego Strategic Priorities and Pitch Video 

[[University of San Diego Student Priorities|Session 4 Strategic Priorities ]]

Please take a look at our Strategic priorities video at [https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M]

Members of this team: 

[[Reijer den Dulk|Reijer den Dulk]]

[[Jheaton|Julia Heaton]] 

[[Riley Dean|Riley Dean]]

[[Isabelle_ashraf|Isabelle Ashraf]]

School:University of San Diego

2018-02-23T05:16:29Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

=== Background ===

Undergraduate Degrees 

*Anthropology 
*Architecture 
*Art History 
*Behavioral Neuroscience 
*Biochemistry 
*Biology
*Biophysics
*Chemistry
*Communication Studies 
*English
*Environmental and Ocean Studies 
*Ethnic Studies 
*French 
*History 
*Interdisplicinary
*International Relations 
*Italian Studies
*Liberal Studies 
*Mathematics 
*Music 
*Philosophy 
*Physics 
*Political Science 
*Spanish 
*Theatre 
*Theology and Religious Studies 
*Visual Arts 
*Economics 
*Business Administration
*Business Economics 
*Finance 
*International Business
*Marketing 
*Real Estate
*Accountancy 
*Computer Science 
*Electrical Engineering 
*Industrial and System Engineering 
*Mechanical Engineering 

Graduate Degrees 

*International Relations 
*Acting 
*Environmental and Ocean Sciences 
*Master of Science in Nursing 
*Master's Entry Program in Nursing 
*Healthcare Informatics
*Doctor of Nursing Practice 
*PhD of Nursing Practice 
*PhD in Nursing 
*Peace and Justice
*Social Innovation
*Conflict Management and Resolution 
*Cyber Security Operations and Leadership 
*Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership 
*Business Administration 
*Accountancy 
*Executive Leadership
*Finance 
*Global Leadership
*Real Estate 
*Supply Chain Management
*Taxation 
*Business and Corporate Law 
*Comparative Law 
*General LLM
*International Law 
*Legal Studies 
*Juris Doctor 
*Counseling 
*Higher Education Leadership 
*Marital and Family Therapy 
*Nonprofit Leadership and Management 
*Master of Education 
*Special Education 
*TESOL, Literacy and Culture
*Leadership Studies 
*Cyber Security Engineering

=== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

Changemaker Hub

The Changemaker Hub is a resource for students on campus to actively learn and engage with social justice and social innovation on a global scale and local scale. This is an Ashoka U certified organization on our campus that allows us to actively network with other universities around the globe passionate about social innovation. This resource provides education and experience human-centered design, user testing, community engagement, and much more. 

Initiatives on Campus 

Current initiatives on our campus include a variety of events across multiple departments.  Our Changemaker Hub promotes social innovation and entrepreneurship through Social Change Corps, Changemaker Student Committee, hosting a social innovation lab and promoting social innovation to incoming students. Our Career Development Center encourages students to go on a “Torero Trek” which is an opportunity for students to travel across the country to learn about career opportunities from innovative and diverse businesses. In addition to departmental initiatives, students who have created their own organizations on campus also promote and take part in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Some Student-run organizations include: Net Impact Club, TEDx, and pancake peeps. These Organization along with many others go above and beyond to take action and hold events throughout the year.

=== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

In addition, USD is currently implementing a strategic plan "Envisioning 2024". This strategic plan has been put in place to capitalizes on the university’s recent progress and aligns new strategic goals with current strengths to help shape a vision for the future as the university looks ahead to its 75th anniversary in the year 2024. Through this process we are analyzing how we can enhance student success, strengthen diversity, inclusion, and social justice, and improve other aspects of our campus.  

=== Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function  ===

USD offers a wide range of events and opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds but we can still improve some aspects of our campus. We feel that we can re-imagine parts of the Freshmen Orientation experience so as to accommodate all students better and ensure we are offering the most engaging and innovative opportunities our campus has to offer.

=== Facilitating University Innovation Industry Collaborations  ===

Events on Campus

-My Story

-What I Be Project

-Dinner with Strangers

-Changemaker Challenge

-Social Change Corps

=== Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts  ===

Feedback from Students

When we interviewed some students on campus we found that there were a few common concerns among the students. Many voiced concerns about the lack of transportation from and around campus. When interviewing students it was also made apparent that we can do a better job publicizing some opportunities better to students such as grants offered and opportunities for students to use what they learned in the classroom in real life. Students also shared that they enjoyed our events that were linked to the community such as My Story and Dinner with Strangers and they would appreciate working more with the local USD community.

Analyzing our Landscape Canvas

Active students who hold leadership positions and who take initiative are more aware of various opportunities for innovation, but the general student body and alumni often lack a way of connecting to our Changemaker identity. We consider this a big problem that we want to explore and further research. In addition, in the "spin out" section USD lacked a long-term support system of students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship after graduation. While USD offers a variety of ways to get involved while attending the college, it lacks a connect to alumni and supporting students after they graduate.

=== Related Links ===

University of San Diego Strategic Priorities and Pitch Video 

[[University of San Diego Student Priorities|Session 4 Strategic Priorities ]]

Please take a look at our Strategic priorities video at [https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M]

Members of this team: 

[[Reijer den Dulk|Reijer den Dulk]]

[[Jheaton|Julia Heaton]] 

[[Riley Dean|Riley Dean]]

[[Isabelle_Ashraf|Isabelle Ashraf]]

Fellow:Isabelle ashraf

2018-02-23T05:15:32Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

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Isabelle is an active member of the University of San Diego campus and passionate about finding the balance between social impact and business. She studied abroad in Prague at the Anglo American University for the Fall 2017 and is majoring in Marketing.

She chooses to major in marketing in order to put her passion and dedication in an innovative industry that combines numbers with creativity. Through her internship last summer, she helped to create a new marketing strategy for a new startup in Seattle targeting students hoping to become graduate students at business schools. This experience led her to study new marketing techniques and continue to research effective marketing strategies that worked in this demographic including, targeting social media groups and forming a study group community in order to create big incentives on a low budget.

Also, Isabelle is an active member in StartingBloc fellowship and participated in the LA’17 cohort which educated fellows on human-centered design, user prototyping, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and social innovation ventures ranging from non-profit to corporate businesses.

 Isabelle is looking for opportunities to grow, learn in a fast-paced environment and innovative strategies to perform at her best in order to be an asset to the company that she is a part of.

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Isabelle is an active member of the University of San Diego campus and passionate about finding the balance between social impact and business. She studied abroad in Prague at the Anglo American University for the Fall 2017 and is majoring in Marketing.

She chooses to major in marketing in order to put her passion and dedication in an innovative industry that combines numbers with creativity. Through her internship last summer, she helped to create a new marketing strategy for a new startup in Seattle targeting students hoping to become graduate students at business schools. This experience led her to study new marketing techniques and continue to research effective marketing strategies that worked in this demographic including, targeting social media groups and forming a study group community in order to create big incentives on a low budget.

Also, Isabelle is an active member in StartingBloc fellowship and participated in the LA’17 cohort which educated fellows on human-centered design, user prototyping, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and social innovation ventures ranging from non-profit to corporate businesses.

Isabelle is looking for opportunities to grow, learn in a fast-paced environment and innovative strategies to perform at her best in order to be an asset to the company that she is a part of.

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School:University of San Diego

2018-02-23T05:13:56Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

=== Background ===

Undergraduate Degrees 

*Anthropology 
*Architecture 
*Art History 
*Behavioral Neuroscience 
*Biochemistry 
*Biology
*Biophysics
*Chemistry
*Communication Studies 
*English
*Environmental and Ocean Studies 
*Ethnic Studies 
*French 
*History 
*Interdisplicinary
*International Relations 
*Italian Studies
*Liberal Studies 
*Mathematics 
*Music 
*Philosophy 
*Physics 
*Political Science 
*Spanish 
*Theatre 
*Theology and Religious Studies 
*Visual Arts 
*Economics 
*Business Administration
*Business Economics 
*Finance 
*International Business
*Marketing 
*Real Estate
*Accountancy 
*Computer Science 
*Electrical Engineering 
*Industrial and System Engineering 
*Mechanical Engineering 

Graduate Degrees 

*International Relations 
*Acting 
*Environmental and Ocean Sciences 
*Master of Science in Nursing 
*Master's Entry Program in Nursing 
*Healthcare Informatics
*Doctor of Nursing Practice 
*PhD of Nursing Practice 
*PhD in Nursing 
*Peace and Justice
*Social Innovation
*Conflict Management and Resolution 
*Cyber Security Operations and Leadership 
*Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership 
*Business Administration 
*Accountancy 
*Executive Leadership
*Finance 
*Global Leadership
*Real Estate 
*Supply Chain Management
*Taxation 
*Business and Corporate Law 
*Comparative Law 
*General LLM
*International Law 
*Legal Studies 
*Juris Doctor 
*Counseling 
*Higher Education Leadership 
*Marital and Family Therapy 
*Nonprofit Leadership and Management 
*Master of Education 
*Special Education 
*TESOL, Literacy and Culture
*Leadership Studies 
*Cyber Security Engineering

=== Promoting Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

Changemaker Hub

The Changemaker Hub is a resource for students on campus to actively learn and engage with social justice and social innovation on a global scale and local scale. This is an Ashoka U certified organization on our campus that allows us to actively network with other universities around the globe passionate about social innovation. This resource provides education and experience human-centered design, user testing, community engagement, and much more. 

Initiatives on Campus 

Current initiatives on our campus include a variety of events across multiple departments.  Our Changemaker Hub promotes social innovation and entrepreneurship through Social Change Corps, Changemaker Student Committee, hosting a social innovation lab and promoting social innovation to incoming students. Our Career Development Center encourages students to go on a “Torero Trek” which is an opportunity for students to travel across the country to learn about career opportunities from innovative and diverse businesses. In addition to departmental initiatives, students who have created their own organizations on campus also promote and take part in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Some Student-run organizations include: Net Impact Club, TEDx, and pancake peeps. These Organization along with many others go above and beyond to take action and hold events throughout the year.

=== Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship ===

In addition, USD is currently implementing a strategic plan "Envisioning 2024". This strategic plan has been put in place to capitalizes on the university’s recent progress and aligns new strategic goals with current strengths to help shape a vision for the future as the university looks ahead to its 75th anniversary in the year 2024. Through this process we are analyzing how we can enhance student success, strengthen diversity, inclusion, and social justice, and improve other aspects of our campus.  

=== Actively Supporting The University Technology Transfer Function  ===

USD offers a wide range of events and opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds but we can still improve some aspects of our campus. We feel that we can re-imagine parts of the Freshmen Orientation experience so as to accommodate all students better and ensure we are offering the most engaging and innovative opportunities our campus has to offer.

=== Facilitating University Innovation Industry Collaborations  ===

Events on Campus

-My Story

-What I Be Project

-Dinner with Strangers

-Changemaker Challenge

-Social Change Corps

=== Engaging with Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts  ===

Feedback from Students

When we interviewed some students on campus we found that there were a few common concerns among the students. Many voiced concerns about the lack of transportation from and around campus. When interviewing students it was also made apparent that we can do a better job publicizing some opportunities better to students such as grants offered and opportunities for students to use what they learned in the classroom in real life. Students also shared that they enjoyed our events that were linked to the community such as My Story and Dinner with Strangers and they would appreciate working more with the local USD community.

Analyzing our Landscape Canvas

Active students who hold leadership positions and who take initiative are more aware of various opportunities for innovation, but the general student body and alumni often lack a way of connecting to our Changemaker identity. We consider this a big problem that we want to explore and further research. In addition, in the "spin out" section USD lacked a long-term support system of students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship after graduation. While USD offers a variety of ways to get involved while attending the college, it lacks a connect to alumni and supporting students after they graduate.

=== Related Links ===

University of San Diego Strategic Priorities and Pitch Video 

[[University of San Diego Student Priorities|Session 4 Strategic Priorities ]]

Please take a look at our Strategic priorities video at [https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M]

Members of this team: 

[[Reijer den Dulk|Reijer den Dulk]]

[[Jheaton|Julia Heaton]] 

[[Riley Dean|Riley Dean]]

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2018-02-17T02:29:26Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

[[File:IsabelleAshraf1.jpeg]]Isabelle is an active member of the University of San Diego campus and passionate about finding the balance between social impact and business. She studied abroad in Prague at the Anglo American University for the Fall 2017 and is majoring in Marketing. 

She chooses to major in marketing in order to put her passion and dedication in an innovative industry that combines numbers with creativity. Through her internship last summer, she helped to create a new marketing strategy for a new startup in Seattle targeting students hoping to become graduate students at business schools. This experience led her to study new marketing techniques and continue to research effective marketing strategies that worked in this demographic including, targeting social media groups and forming a study group community in order to create big incentives on a low budget. 

Also, Isabelle is an active member in StartingBloc fellowship and participated in the LA’17 cohort which educated fellows on human-centered design, user prototyping, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and social innovation ventures ranging from non-profit to corporate businesses.  

Isabelle is looking for opportunities to grow, learn in a fast-paced environment and innovative strategies to perform at her best in order to be an asset to the company that she is a part of. 





====  Related Links ====

[[University_of_San_Diego|University of San Diego]]

[[University_of_San_Diego_Student_Priorities|University of San Diego Strategic Priorities ]]

Fellow:Riley Dean

2018-02-17T02:28:58Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riley Dean is a candidate for the 2018 UIF Program and an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Liberal Studies [[File:Riley 7.jpg|thumb|Riley 7.jpg]](Elementary Education) with a concentration in Spanish at the University of San Diego. She is originally from Sammamish, WA, and moved to San Diego to attend college. As an aspiring elementary school teacher, one of the most important things to know about Riley is that she is determined to work to develop the education system into a place that cultivates enthusiastic life-long learners who are equipped to participate in the world beyond school.   

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the University of San Diego, Riley is a fellow in the Changemaker Hub. Her role specifically is the Changemaker Student Committee Coordinator, meaning she has the opportunity to plan and facilitate meetings that expose student committee members to different aspects of changemaking. It was through the Changemaker Hub at USD that she was exposed to the University Innovation Fellowship program.

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On campus, Riley is passionate about providing students the opportunity to discover the meaning of changemaking and how to create sustainable impact in their communities. She also is a strong advocate for Human Centered Design and hopes to empower students to use that process to tackle social justice issues that they care about.  

In her free time, Riley loves to try new outdoor activities like sailing, read and write, and dance! She hopes to incorporate creative writing and dance into her classroom teaching one day.
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====  Related Links ====

[[University_of_San_Diego|University of San Diego]]

[[University_of_San_Diego_Student_Priorities|University of San Diego Strategic Priorities ]]

Fellow:Jheaton

2018-02-17T02:28:42Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Julia Heaton is a University Innovation Fellow and an undergraduate student studying<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sociology <span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Psychology a<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">t the University of San Diego (USD). Julia is originally from Fullerton, CA.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the University of San Diego, Julia is involved with the Changemaker Hub. Within the Changemaker Hub she serves as Social Change Corps Fellow facilitating undergraduate and graduate student teams through design thinking to explore a solution and take action on a social justice issue such as LGBTQ+ rights, sustainability on campus, access to higher education for the surrounding community, and more. She also works in the Creative Zone assisting students pursuing their artistic ideas. She is a guide with Outdoor Adventures and has led multiple trips for incoming first year students.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From a young age, Julia has been passionate about social justice issues.  In high school, she was very involved with Best Buddies. Upon her fourth year in the club she served as president of the largest club on campus with over 200 members. Also in high school she partnered with a local non-profit called CareerWise, which aims to find long-term employment for the homeless, to start her own club to serve the local homeless population of Fullerton. Last summer Julia found a passion in the field of public and global health after being a Medical Intelligence and Innovation Summer Intern at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[[File:Julia Heaton Profile Pic.jpg]]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
====  Related Links ====

[[University_of_San_Diego|University of San Diego]]

[[University_of_San_Diego_Student_Priorities|University of San Diego Strategic Priorities ]]

Fellow:Reijer den Dulk

2018-02-17T02:28:08Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

'''[[File:Reijerdendulkprofile.jpg]]Reijer den Dulk'''

Reijer is a University Innovation Fellow and is currently an Undergraduate student at the University of San Diego majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Reijer is a Residential Senator in Associated Students for USD and enjoys working for the student body and being a voice for the students. He was born and raised in Folsom California but enjoys adventuring wherever and whenever possible with his friends and family. Reijer hopes to go into product design and work on designing and creating environmentally friendly and efficient products alongside being an advocate for social innovation.

====  Related Links ====

[[University_of_San_Diego|University of San Diego]]

[[University_of_San_Diego_Student_Priorities|University of San Diego Strategic Priorities ]]

School:University of San Diego

2018-02-17T00:46:18Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

School:University of San Diego

2018-02-17T00:43:58Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

Fellow:Isabelle Ashraf

2018-02-16T20:50:14Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

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2018-02-16T20:49:46Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

Fellow:Isabelle Ashraf

2018-02-16T20:48:56Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

Isabelle is an active member of the University of San Diego campus and passionate about finding the balance between social impact and business. She studied abroad in Prague at the Anglo American University for the Fall 2017 and is majoring in Marketing. 

She chooses to major in marketing in order to put her passion and dedication in an innovative industry that combines numbers with creativity. Through her internship last summer, she helped to create a new marketing strategy for a new startup in Seattle targeting students hoping to become graduate students at business schools. This experience led her to study new marketing techniques and continue to research effective marketing strategies that worked in this demographic including, targeting social media groups and forming a study group community in order to create big incentives on a low budget. 

Also, Isabelle is an active member in StartingBloc fellowship and participated in the LA’17 cohort which educated fellows on human centered design, user prototyping, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and social innovation ventures ranging from non-profit to corporate businesses.  

Isabelle is looking for opportunities to grow, learn in a fast paced environment and innovative strategies to perform at her best in order to be a asset to the company that she is a part of.

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Priorities:University of San Diego Student Priorities

2018-02-16T20:44:53Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

How do we bridge the gap between opportunities for social innovation/entrepreneurship and students?

Connect a network of motivated students interested in innovation to be the student representatives for our USD Changemaker Identity. USD Thread: Our idea is to model a component of the nonprofit organization called Thread at our university. Students would apply to the program both as current student leaders and incoming first year students. 100 students would be selected into the program. Every month a group of 10 students randomly assigned to a different group every month would meet to discuss a specific topic related to social justice, innovation, and the USD sense of community both on campus and off campus. After 10 dinners and discussions with a new group of 10 people, we will have a large dinner with all 100 participants of USD Thread to discuss their ideas and findings with the administration. As a sociology major I know that tackling most social justice issues starts with a conversation and informing people of different perspectives. This idea of Thread is to connect a diverse student body to identify with our changemaker identity. We have prototyped a similar model to Thread with a Changemaker event called "Dinner with Strangers". The discussions have always been very engaging and the students feel very connected after having the space to talk about important issues. I think expanding this event with more structure and purpose would greatly contribute to building connections among a diverse student body.

Providing a platform that connects local socially conscious companies with internship opportunities for USD Expand the Impact Career Fair: Vet companies that match our changemaker identity and bring them to campus for a career fair. Student Internship Blog: Students can share descriptions and pictures of their summer internship. This would be in conjunction with the Summer Internship Award so the students receiving the award would have their internships highlighted and posted on social media.

Connect students and local businesses Allow students in courses to collaborate with business and work together to solve problems. We lack substantial entrepreneurship opportunities for students at USD so we hope to build off of the ones we have and create new ones with local startup businesses. Farmers Markets are very popular in San Diego with multiple locations and a hub for local entrepreneurs. This marks an excellent entry way for students to help with local businesses and gain valuable skills in a start-up culture.

Connect student leaders To connect student leaders we have decided to create a Changemaker Student Core. This Core allows leaders of Student run organizations with similar mindsets to work together and encourage collaboration and increased involvement. With student leaders working together we can ensure that social innovation and entrepreneurship events are better publicized and also better attended. With a shared calendar we can make sure that events do not overlap allowing students to get involved with as much as possible on campus. We will also work with Associated Students to make sure student voice is heard. We will make sure there is a strong connection between associated students and the Changemaker Hub as both can strongly benefit from each others support.

Marketing/University Partnerships: Roadmap for Student Involvement Market to students through an independent forum discussing opportunities that that students can get involved in. Students will be able to promote, discuss, and actively engage in conversation about meaningful passions and common interests with other students on campus. This will help promote and navigate the opportunities on campus and allow students to engage in what they are looking for. It will reduce the clutter. Connect students with other innovators across other university campuses.

In order to expand opportunities on and off campus we will reach out to other universities interested in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. These events will include, hackathon, social innovation competitions and design thinking bootcamps to engage with the issues in our community.

Connect the USD Community with the Linda Vista Community Expand Social Change Corps: The Social Change Corps (SCC) supports students wanting to explore changemaking opportunities by providing financial support and mentoring. This initiative promotes students’ understanding of social issues and social justice as they actively participate in a community-based or social enterprise experience, locally or abroad. The 2017 SCC offers $500 during a semester for a team of three to five students to explore who they are as Changemakers and to develop their skills in framing social issues and creating innovative approaches to addressing them. All the SCC teams receive mentoring from the start.

Facilitate the connection between students and alumni (increase consistency) 2 pronged approach Incorporating networking with alumni into certain classes For example, all diversity “D” classes require students to connect with one person/do an informational interview with someone outside their typical contacts and get a new perspective on their passions, goals, etc “Changemaking Across Disciplines” networking events on campus Once a month casual dinners with alumni from a bunch of different fields Could take on the format of a panel, small group discussion

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

Priorities:University of San Diego Student Priorities

2018-02-16T20:44:41Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

[[Category:Student Priorities|u]]

[[Category: |u]]How do we bridge the gap between opportunities for social innovation/entrepreneurship and students?

Connect a network of motivated students interested in innovation to be the student representatives for our USD Changemaker Identity. USD Thread: Our idea is to model a component of the nonprofit organization called Thread at our university. Students would apply to the program both as current student leaders and incoming first year students. 100 students would be selected into the program. Every month a group of 10 students randomly assigned to a different group every month would meet to discuss a specific topic related to social justice, innovation, and the USD sense of community both on campus and off campus. After 10 dinners and discussions with a new group of 10 people, we will have a large dinner with all 100 participants of USD Thread to discuss their ideas and findings with the administration. As a sociology major I know that tackling most social justice issues starts with a conversation and informing people of different perspectives. This idea of Thread is to connect a diverse student body to identify with our changemaker identity. We have prototyped a similar model to Thread with a Changemaker event called "Dinner with Strangers". The discussions have always been very engaging and the students feel very connected after having the space to talk about important issues. I think expanding this event with more structure and purpose would greatly contribute to building connections among a diverse student body.

Providing a platform that connects local socially conscious companies with internship opportunities for USD Expand the Impact Career Fair: Vet companies that match our changemaker identity and bring them to campus for a career fair. Student Internship Blog: Students can share descriptions and pictures of their summer internship. This would be in conjunction with the Summer Internship Award so the students receiving the award would have their internships highlighted and posted on social media.

Connect students and local businesses Allow students in courses to collaborate with business and work together to solve problems. We lack substantial entrepreneurship opportunities for students at USD so we hope to build off of the ones we have and create new ones with local startup businesses. Farmers Markets are very popular in San Diego with multiple locations and a hub for local entrepreneurs. This marks an excellent entry way for students to help with local businesses and gain valuable skills in a start-up culture.

Connect student leaders To connect student leaders we have decided to create a Changemaker Student Core. This Core allows leaders of Student run organizations with similar mindsets to work together and encourage collaboration and increased involvement. With student leaders working together we can ensure that social innovation and entrepreneurship events are better publicized and also better attended. With a shared calendar we can make sure that events do not overlap allowing students to get involved with as much as possible on campus. We will also work with Associated Students to make sure student voice is heard. We will make sure there is a strong connection between associated students and the Changemaker Hub as both can strongly benefit from each others support.

Marketing/University Partnerships: Roadmap for Student Involvement Market to students through an independent forum discussing opportunities that that students can get involved in. Students will be able to promote, discuss, and actively engage in conversation about meaningful passions and common interests with other students on campus. This will help promote and navigate the opportunities on campus and allow students to engage in what they are looking for. It will reduce the clutter. Connect students with other innovators across other university campuses.

In order to expand opportunities on and off campus we will reach out to other universities interested in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. These events will include, hackathon, social innovation competitions and design thinking bootcamps to engage with the issues in our community.

Connect the USD Community with the Linda Vista Community Expand Social Change Corps: The Social Change Corps (SCC) supports students wanting to explore changemaking opportunities by providing financial support and mentoring. This initiative promotes students’ understanding of social issues and social justice as they actively participate in a community-based or social enterprise experience, locally or abroad. The 2017 SCC offers $500 during a semester for a team of three to five students to explore who they are as Changemakers and to develop their skills in framing social issues and creating innovative approaches to addressing them. All the SCC teams receive mentoring from the start.

Facilitate the connection between students and alumni (increase consistency) 2 pronged approach Incorporating networking with alumni into certain classes For example, all diversity “D” classes require students to connect with one person/do an informational interview with someone outside their typical contacts and get a new perspective on their passions, goals, etc “Changemaking Across Disciplines” networking events on campus Once a month casual dinners with alumni from a bunch of different fields Could take on the format of a panel, small group discussion

School:University of San Diego

2018-02-16T20:44:24Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

School:University of San Diego

2018-02-16T20:40:57Z

Isabelle Ashraf:

=== Overview ===

Undergraduate Degrees 

*Anthropology 
*Architecture 
*Art History 
*Behavioral Neuroscience 
*Biochemistry 
*Biology
*Biophysics
*Chemistry
*Communication Studies 
*English
*Environmental and Ocean Studies 
*Ethnic Studies 
*French 
*History 
*Interdisplicinary
*International Relations 
*Italian Studies
*Liberal Studies 
*Mathematics 
*Music 
*Philosophy 
*Physics 
*Political Science 
*Spanish 
*Theatre 
*Theology and Religious Studies 
*Visual Arts 
*Economics 
*Business Administration
*Business Economics 
*Finance 
*International Business
*Marketing 
*Real Estate
*Accountancy 
*Computer Science 
*Electrical Engineering 
*Industrial and System Engineering 
*Mechanical Engineering 

Graduate Degrees 

*International Relations 
*Acting 
*Environmental and Ocean Sciences 
*Master of Science in Nursing 
*Master's Entry Program in Nursing 
*Healthcare Informatics
*Doctor of Nursing Practice 
*PhD of Nursing Practice 
*PhD in Nursing 
*Peace and Justice
*Social Innovation
*Conflict Management and Resolution 
*Cyber Security Operations and Leadership 
*Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership 
*Business Administration 
*Accountancy 
*Executive Leadership
*Finance 
*Global Leadership
*Real Estate 
*Supply Chain Management
*Taxation 
*Business and Corporate Law 
*Comparative Law 
*General LLM
*International Law 
*Legal Studies 
*Juris Doctor 
*Counseling 
*Higher Education Leadership 
*Marital and Family Therapy 
*Nonprofit Leadership and Management 
*Master of Education 
*Special Education 
*TESOL, Literacy and Culture
*Leadership Studies 
*Cyber Security Engineering

=== Changemaker Hub  ===

The Changemaker Hub is a resource for students on campus to actively learn and engage with social justice and social innovation on a global scale and local scale. This is an Ashoka U certified organization on our campus that allows us to actively network with other universities around the globe passionate about social innovation. This resource provides education and experience human-centered design, user testing, community engagement, and much more. 

=== Initiatives on Campus  ===

Current initiatives on our campus include a variety of events across multiple departments.  Our Changemaker Hub promotes social innovation and entrepreneurship through Social Change Corps, Changemaker Student Committee, hosting a social innovation lab and promoting social innovation to incoming students. Our Career Development Center encourages students to go on a “Torero Trek” which is an opportunity for students to travel across the country to learn about career opportunities from innovative and diverse businesses. In addition to departmental initiatives, students who have created their own organizations on campus also promote and take part in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Some Student run organizations include: Net Impact Club, TEDx, and pancake peeps. These Organization along with many others go above and beyond to take action and hold events throughout the year.
<div> </div>
In addition, USD is currently implementing a strategic plan "Envisioning 2024". This strategic plan has been put in place to capitalizes on the university’s recent progress and aligns new strategic goals with current strengths to help shape a vision for the future as the university looks ahead to its 75th anniversary in the year 2024. Through this process we are analyzing how we can enhance student success, strengthen diversity, inclusion, and social justice, and improve other aspects of our campus.  

=== Areas We Can Improve ===

USD offers a wide range of events and opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds but we can still improve some aspects of our campus. We feel that we can re-imagine parts of the Freshmen Orientation experience so as to accommodate all students better and ensure we are offering the most engaging and innovative opportunities our campus has to offer.

=== Events on Campus ===

-My Story

-What I Be Project

-Dinner with Strangers

-Changemaker Challenge

-Social Change Corps

=== Feedback from Students ===

When we interviewed some students on campus we found that there were a few common concerns among the students. Many voiced concerns about the lack of transportation from and around campus. When interviewing students it was also made apparent that we can do a better job publicizing some opportunities better to students such as grants offered and opportunities for students to use what they learned in the classroom in real life. Students also shared that they enjoyed our events that were linked to the community such as My Story and Dinner with Strangers and they would appreciate working more with the local USD community.

=== Analyzing our Landscape Canvas ===

Active students who hold leadership positions and who take initiative are more aware of various opportunities for innovation, but the general student body and alumni often lack a way of connecting to our Changemaker identity. We consider this a big problem that we want to explore and further research. In addition, in the "spin out" section USD lacked a long-term support system of students interested in innovation and entrepreneurship after graduation. While USD offers a variety of ways to get involved while attending the college, it lacks a connect to alumni and supporting students after they graduate.

=== Strategic Priorities ===

Session 4 Strategic Priorities How do we bridge the gap between opportunities for social innovation/entrepreneurship and students?

Connect a network of motivated students interested in innovation to be the student representatives for our USD Changemaker Identity. USD Thread: Our idea is to model a component of the nonprofit organization called Thread at our university. Students would apply to the program both as current student leaders and incoming first year students. 100 students would be selected into the program. Every month a group of 10 students randomly assigned to a different group every month would meet to discuss a specific topic related to social justice, innovation, and the USD sense of community both on campus and off campus. After 10 dinners and discussions with a new group of 10 people, we will have a large dinner with all 100 participants of USD Thread to discuss their ideas and findings with the administration. As a sociology major I know that tackling most social justice issues starts with a conversation and informing people of different perspectives. This idea of Thread is to connect a diverse student body to identify with our changemaker identity. We have prototyped a similar model to Thread with a Changemaker event called "Dinner with Strangers". The discussions have always been very engaging and the students feel very connected after having the space to talk about important issues. I think expanding this event with more structure and purpose would greatly contribute to building connections among a diverse student body.

Providing a platform that connects local socially conscious companies with internship opportunities for USD Expand the Impact Career Fair: Vet companies that match our changemaker identity and bring them to campus for a career fair. Student Internship Blog: Students can share descriptions and pictures of their summer internship. This would be in conjunction with the Summer Internship Award so the students receiving the award would have their internships highlighted and posted on social media.

Connect students and local businesses Allow students in courses to collaborate with business and work together to solve problems. We lack substantial entrepreneurship opportunities for students at USD so we hope to build off of the ones we have and create new ones with local startup businesses. Farmers Markets are very popular in San Diego with multiple locations and a hub for local entrepreneurs. This marks an excellent entry way for students to help with local businesses and gain valuable skills in a start-up culture.

Connect student leaders To connect student leaders we have decided to create a Changemaker Student Core. This Core allows leaders of Student run organizations with similar mindsets to work together and encourage collaboration and increased involvement. With student leaders working together we can ensure that social innovation and entrepreneurship events are better publicized and also better attended. With a shared calendar we can make sure that events do not overlap allowing students to get involved with as much as possible on campus. We will also work with Associated Students to make sure student voice is heard. We will make sure there is a strong connection between associated students and the Changemaker Hub as both can strongly benefit from each others support.

Marketing/University Partnerships: Roadmap for Student Involvement Market to students through an independent forum discussing opportunities that that students can get involved in. Students will be able to promote, discuss, and actively engage in conversation about meaningful passions and common interests with other students on campus. This will help promote and navigate the opportunities on campus and allow students to engage in what they are looking for. It will reduce the clutter. Connect students with other innovators across other university campuses.

In order to expand opportunities on and off campus we will reach out to other universities interested in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. These events will include, hackathon, social innovation competitions and design thinking bootcamps to engage with the issues in our community.

Connect the USD Community with the Linda Vista Community Expand Social Change Corps: The Social Change Corps (SCC) supports students wanting to explore changemaking opportunities by providing financial support and mentoring. This initiative promotes students’ understanding of social issues and social justice as they actively participate in a community-based or social enterprise experience, locally or abroad. The 2017 SCC offers $500 during a semester for a team of three to five students to explore who they are as Changemakers and to develop their skills in framing social issues and creating innovative approaches to addressing them. All the SCC teams receive mentoring from the start.

Facilitate the connection between students and alumni (increase consistency) 2 pronged approach Incorporating networking with alumni into certain classes For example, all diversity “D” classes require students to connect with one person/do an informational interview with someone outside their typical contacts and get a new perspective on their passions, goals, etc “Changemaking Across Disciplines” networking events on campus Once a month casual dinners with alumni from a bunch of different fields Could take on the format of a panel, small group discussion

Please take a look at our Strategic priorities video at [https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M https://youtu.be/6y2aofmyf-M].

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Isabelle is an active member of the University of San Diego campus and passionate about finding the balance between social impact and business. She studied abroad in Prague at the Anglo American University for the Fall 2017 and is majoring in Marketing. 

She chooses to major in marketing in order to put her passion and dedication in an innovative industry that combines numbers with creativity. Through her internship last summer, she helped to create a new marketing strategy for a new startup in Seattle targeting students hoping to become graduate students at business schools. This experience led her to study new marketing techniques and continue to research effective marketing strategies that worked in this demographic including, targeting social media groups and forming a study group community in order to create big incentives on a low budget. 

Also, Isabelle is an active member in StartingBloc fellowship and participated in the LA’17 cohort which educated fellows on human centered design, user prototyping, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and social innovation ventures ranging from non-profit to corporate businesses.  

Isabelle is looking for opportunities to grow, learn in a fast paced environment and innovative strategies to perform at her best in order to be a asset to the company that she is a part of.

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