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''Social Innovation Lab''
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= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Campus =
''Center for Innovation & Leadership (CIL)''The CIL's mission is to engage innovative thinking to foster student leadership practice. According to their website, the CIL "provides opportunities for Swarthmore students to develop the abilities to lead and inspire, to listen and learn in ways that meet the challenges of our time, and to reflect the values of our community. ... The CIL strives to give all Swarthmore students the individualized support they need to become strong imaginative leaders of tomorrow. We support students by creating opportunities to hone their leadership skills in capacities like team-based collaboration, the development of social and cultural capital, and inventive thinking processes." This is done through resources available to students developing projects as well as event series that promote innovation and leadership. ''Social Innovation Lab''
The Social Innovation Lab is housed at the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, and is an on-site “makerspace” that provides students, faculty, staff, and community partners with room to grow. The space promotes design thinking and tools for prototyping ideas. This center works closely with the Center for Innovation and Leadership (above) and resources that come out of the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, like the Lang Opportunity Scholarship (below).
The Lang Opportunity Scholarship (LOS) Program each year selects members of Swarthmore’s sophomore class as Lang Scholars. Selection criteria include distinguished academic and co-curricular achievement, leadership qualities, and demonstrated commitment to civic and social responsibility. This program offers a diverse range of benefits including a $10,000 grant, a designated adviser, and networking opportunities to support the development of a project that creates a needed social resource in the U.S. or abroad. The program was conceived and endowed by Eugene M. Lang ’38.
''Community-Based Learning Initiatives (CBL) ''
Coursework that bridges the liberal arts curriculum and civic service serve at the core of Swarthmore's commitment to educating students on becoming lifelong learners. Many courses throughout the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences divisions of the college offer classes that incorporate a community service extension of the course that brings students to local community organizations to apply their classwork to serving the greater community.
= Faculty Entrepreneurship on Campus =
