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SIE Lab

Art as Activism

April 5, 2019 by Beth Lowder

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 […]

Art as Activism

Apr 5, 2019 · Beth Lowder

Tagged With: Activism, art, innovation, poetry, SIE Lab

The Self-System: An Indigenous Approach to Health

April 5, 2019 by Beth Lowder

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 […]

The Self-System: An Indigenous Approach to Health

Apr 5, 2019 · Beth Lowder

Tagged With: Health, Indigenous, SIE Lab

A Place of Second Chances

February 22, 2019 by Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

On February 18, 2019, four residents from Benevolence Farm, a re-entry program for formerly incarcerated women, visited the Social Innovation Entrepreneurship Lab (SIEL) to share their personal stories about their […]

A Place of Second Chances

Feb 22, 2019 · Melissa L. Villodas, LMSW

Filed Under: Best Practices, Macro Practice, Social Work Values in Action Tagged With: SIE Lab, Social Justice, Social Work

Innovation in Action: Darshan Mundada

October 17, 2018 by Ashley Coleman

empty chairs in a circle in front of a bright yellow wall that reads "Ideas Start Here"

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, […]

Innovation in Action: Darshan Mundada

Oct 17, 2018 · Ashley Coleman

Tagged With: Global Development, innovation, SIE Lab, Social Justice, Social Work

Reception for the Envisioning Health Exhibit

October 10, 2018 by Beth Lowder

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The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab is hosting a drop-in reception to celebrate the newest exhibit in the School of Social Work’s Impact Gallery, Envisioning Health: Using Images to Enhance Latino Adolescent-Doctor […]

Reception for the Envisioning Health Exhibit

Oct 10, 2018 · Beth Lowder

Tagged With: Impact Gallery, innovation, Latinx, Photography, SIE Lab

Innovation in Action: Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock

October 9, 2018 by Beth Lowder

empty chairs in a circle in front of a bright yellow wall that reads "Ideas Start Here"

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 […]

Innovation in Action: Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock

Oct 9, 2018 · Beth Lowder

Tagged With: SIE Lab, Social Justice, Social Work

Innovators Join the Team

January 12, 2018 by Beth Lowder

The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIE) Lab, part of the Jordan Institute for families, is excited to announce two new members of the innovation team! The SIE Lab will soon […]

Innovators Join the Team

Jan 12, 2018 · Beth Lowder

Filed Under: Quick Takes Tagged With: entrepreneurship, SIE Lab

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