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The ISIRC Conference: Taylor Center Highlights

Virtual Event

Join the Taylor Center for its first Social Innovation Conversation (SIC) of the 2020-2021 academic year. This event kicks off Taylor's Social Innovation Conversation (SIC) series, a program from the Research and Scholarship team which is aimed at scholars, faculty, community partners, and anyone interested in the ways their research efforts connect with the pursuit of social innovation and changemaking.

Free

Recurring

Alvarez Spark Innovation Award Application Deadline

Application Deadline

The Victor C. Alvarez Spark Innovation Award is open to all undergraduate and graduate Tulane University students that are pursuing a social venture idea. Students are eligible for up to $2,500 per academic year to move their ideas forward. Students…

Recurring

Changemaker Catalyst Award Application Deadline

Application Deadline

The Changemaker Catalyst Award is open to all undergraduate and graduate Tulane University students interested in pursuing careers related to Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, and Changemaking. Students are eligible for up to $1,500 total over the course of…

Growth Mindset Jam

Virtual Event

Tulane University faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to join the  Growth Mindset Jam, a design sprint focused on Tulane University. The session will be facilitated by Lesley-Ann Noel, PhD. in partnership with the Taylor Center.  

Through a design thinking exercise, session participants will practice the skills that are needed to foster a growth mindset, such as openness, creativity, flexibility, and comfort with ambiguity. Participation badges will be awarded. 

Free

Changemaker Institute Application Due November 4th

Application Deadline

The Changemaker Institute (CI) is a social venture accelerator for Tulane graduate students that deepens students’ understanding of social issues, connects them to local mentors and experts, and equips them with entrepreneurial tools to create a social enterprise.Learn About CI

Free

Taylor Center: October Writing Challenge

Virtual Event

Scholars, faculty, graduate students, community leaders, and other writers interested in the field of social innovation, changemaking, social justice, social impact, among other related subjects are invited to join this 4-week writing challenge.

Free

Social Innovation Conversation: From Faculty Member to Nonprofit Director

Virtual Event

Join the Taylor Center at this interactive discussion with two faculty members who became directors of nonprofit organizations. Dr. Mallory Monaco Caterine is a Professor of Practice in Classical Studies and a co-director and a founding member of Kallion, a non-profit organization whose mission is to design and develop communities around the study of humanities and unlock the human talent able to develop creative, benevolent, and lasting improvements to our common condition. Dr. Shannon Blady is a Professor of Practice at Tulane’s Teacher Preparation and Certification Program and the Executive Director of AfterCLASS, a non-profit whose mission is to provide professional, emotional, and social support to local educators and elevate the profession of teaching.

Free

Design Thinking Breakfast with Jacinda Walker

Virtual Event

The Taylor Center's monthly Design Thinking Breakfast is a space to build community among those using design, design thinking, and related methods for social impact with some local flavor, particularly from the greater New Orleans area and the Gulf South.
The October guest host is Jacinda Walker, MFA. She is renowned for her work in design, diversity, research, and strategy and is the founder and creative director of designExplorr, a social enterprise whose mission addresses the diversity gap within the design profession.

Free

Ashoka U Seminar: Educating with an Innovator Lens

Virtual Event

Rebecca Otten will be a speaker in Ashoka U’s "Leading for Resilience and Relevance in Higher Ed", a two-part virtual series for educators and leaders in higher education seeking to harness the power of changemaking in the classroom and across campus.

Otten is a Professor of Practice and the Director of Strategy & Engagement at the Taylor Center, and the former director of the Tulane School of Architecture’s minor in Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (SISE).

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