Chronology of Social Enterprise Education within the ENT Group

2006  

  • First Course (Fall); students identify as “206ers”

2007

  • SEI (privately funded): “Business for Global Good”
  • Honors Program collaboration (student leadership program)

2008

  • South Africa: “Slum Entrepreneur” Consulting Program
  • Student Association (Net Impact, then SEISA)

2009

  • DR (Haiti): “Bankers to the Poor” Microfinance Program
  • First delivery of five course sequence
  • Community service programs in Boston (Citizen Schools)

2010

  • Interdisciplinary Minor and Concentration Track

2011

  • Embedded international travel capstone course
  • SEI Impact Investing Fund and Annual Program

2012

  • SEI & IDEA Partnership for Social Ventures
  • Student projects to Clinton Global Initiative University
  • Sophie Bacq as tenure track (research) professor

2013

  • SE International Co-op Program and Global Fellowships Program
  • Undergraduate enrollments reach 500 (100 in the field)
  • Ashoka initiates discussion for SE Program recognition

2014

  • Student research and writing publication (SE Review)
  • Sara Minard as teaching professor; DMSB Ashoka representative

2015

  • SEI Alternative Spring Break Program for Global Service Learning
  • India Dialogue and Appalachia capstone trip

2016

  • Ashoka Changemaker Campus Designation
Categories: News