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Innovation in Action: A Panel on Innovation in Social Work Practice

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Speakers for this event are: Amy D’Aprix, PhD, MSW: Innovation with aging adults and corporate social responsibility Veronica Creech, MSW: Equitable Economic Development & Innovation for the City of Raleigh Sophia Smith, PhD, MSW: Developer of The Cancer Distress Coach app for cancer patients with PTSD Matt Anderson, MSW: Innovative policy for foster youth with Children’s Home Society […]

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Innovation in Action: Darshan Mundada

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Our featured guest for the October Innovation in Action event is Darshan Mundada, MSW '11. Darshan Mundada will share his journey as a social entrepreneur in India, and emerging issues, trends, and developments in social entrepreneurship from a global perspective. Event will be held in the SIE Lab (room 118). Dinner is provided. Event is free […]

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Innovation in Action: Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Our featured guest speaker for the January Innovation in Action event is Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock, co-founder and director of we are (Working to Extend Anti-Racist Education). Ronda Taylor Bullock is originally from Goldston, NC. In 2018, she earned her doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill in the Policy, Leadership, and School Improvement Program. Her research interests […]

Benevolence Farm: A Social Entrepreneurship Panel

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us to hear staff and residents of Benevolence Farm talk about their work and how they use social entrepreneurship to advance their mission! Benevolence Farm is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that supports women returning after incarceration by providing housing, employment, and case management services. Benevolence Farm embodies social innovation through its working farm model which […]

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The Self-System: An Indigenous Approach to Health

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

We welcome local respected Elder Vivette Jeffries-Logan of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation to guide us in a discussion to understand the cycles of historical trauma experienced by Native Americans, as well as Indigenous Perspectives on healing. Join us from 12-2 in the UNC School of Social Work Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab, […]

Art as Activism

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for a fun and engaging event to end out the academic year, on the topic of Art as Activism. This event will feature a spoken word performance by local performer CJ Suitt, a conversation about channeling art and creativity into activism and advocacy, and a gallery of visual art (submit a piece, see […]