The academic school year is right around the corner, and social innovation is on the syllabus. Here’s a sampling of what’s happening in academia around town:
Corporate Social Responsibility at Carlson School of Management
What motivates Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chair of Carlson Companies and internationally renowned businesswoman, to make time to teach a business class? Apparently, corporate social responsibility. Launched in the Fall of 2010, the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management is now offering a graduate-level course in CSR. The 7-week elective is co-taught by Marilyn and Professor Myles Shaver, Professor of Strategic Management and Organization, which allows the course to integrate academic frameworks with real-world CEO experiences.
Social Entrepreneurship at Humphrey School of Public Policy
Also combining an academic perspective with on-the-ground insight is Humphrey’s class on Social Entrepreneurship, taught in the past by Terri Barreiro, Director of the Donald McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, and Professor Melissa Stone .
Green Law at the U
According to an article in The Line, the University of Minnesota Law School is adding an entire concentration in environmental law.
Augsburg Graduate Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship
The Augsburg MBA Program offers a Graduate Certificate Social Entrepreneurship that includes coursework in Non-Profit Finance, Leadership, and Organizational Behavior.
St. Thomas Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship
St. Thomas’s Opus College of Business started offering undergrads a course in social entrepreneurship in the fall of 2010, and is now hosting the UST Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship. The all-day event, held on October 13th, boasts key-note speaker David Bornstein, author of How to Change the World, panel discussions, and break-out sessions. Price: $295 (many discounts offered)
