Our Approach

The Center for Social Value Creation is comprised of the following four components designed to give students a comprehensive educational experience:

1. Experiential Learning

The flagship component of the Social Value Creation program is experiential learning—the opportunity for students to engage in real-world field experiences, such as working with a nonprofit organization or traveling abroad to work on sustainable projects in developing countries. Below are a just a few of the opportunities for students in this area:

• Social Venture consulting program;
• MBA Board Fellows;
• Seed funding and incubator services to support social ventures;
• Global field projects;
• Active student clubs including Net Impact, Terp Changemakers and Society for Green Business;
• Annual Social Enterprise Symposium for practitioners, students, faculty and alumni;
• University of Maryland Changemaker Speaker Series; and
• Launch of student-managed UM Green Fund and microcredit fund.

2. Coursework

• New and expanded curricula that includes:
  • study abroad;
  • courses in ethics, corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability and social entrepreneurship;
  • relevant case studies in the core curriculum.
• Dual degree programs and executive education opportunities
• Quest program

3. Research

Scholarship in the area of social entrepreneurship is actively promoted under the new center. This will include up to three faculty research awards a year. Go to faculty publications now.

4. Career Development

• Hosted career treks and expos for undergraduates and MBAs
• Social Impact Internship fund to sponsor undergraduate and graduate students accepting non-profit, government/public policy, or social enterprise internships. (Fund is currently under development.)

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