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s a social entrepreneurship major at Rollins, you’ll learn how to apply business skills to tackle challenging social and environmental problems around the world. Our AACSBaccredited program combines entrepreneurial thinking and action, cutting-edge problem-solving techniques, and best practices from business skill sets with a deep understanding of current economic, political, cultural, and environmental issues. Along the way, you’ll hone your changemaking skills and business acumen by partnering with our network of innovative social entrepreneurs and CEOs of for-profit and nonprofit organizations. And you’ll be positioned to find— or create—a career that applies creative and sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
Why Study Social Entrepreneurship at Rollins Global Leader Rollins is the first Ashoka U Changemaker campus in Florida, and our social entrepreneurship major is the first in the world accredited by AACSB International, the highest standard for global business education.
On-the-Ground Experience Through everything from faculty-led field studies to pitch competitions to internships, you’ll develop your capacity to address the 21st century’s greatest challenges.
The Business of Changing the World Our interdisciplinary approach helps you translate business skills and a knowledge of social issues into making a difference in the world while cultivating a productive career.
“The world is evolving rapidly, and the social entrepreneurship program is dedicated to developing competent and versatile individuals equipped to create and contribute to business globally and think through lenses of greater social good. The contrast with traditional mentality is clear to those I’ve interacted with since graduation, where my ability to innovate, collaborate, and apply an entrepreneurial mindset to any project has generated consistent recognition from both peers and superiors.”
Frisco Poenisch ’17
Client Partner – Strategic Government Accounts, Gartner
Rollins Social Entrepreneurship Careers Rollins social entrepreneurship grads are making tomorrow brighter at some of the world’s most prestigious universities and innovative organizations.
Tyler Fairbanks ’16
Financial Analyst, JBG Smith Asset Management
Travis Strote ’17
Founder, Yogavated Athletics
Elyse Tran ’16
JD Candidate, Santa Clara University School of Law
Rayshaun Wagner ’17
MEd Candidate, New York University
Ariel Yazdian ’17
Account Associate, Zocdoc
Real World Experience Hone your skills by partnering with innovative organizations in our backyard and around the world.
Popular Courses As internationally recognized leaders in social entrepreneurship education, we realize that global problems can’t be addressed from a single lens. Our interdisciplinary business curriculum affords you the flexibility to meet your goals in a changing, diverse world. • SE 100 Social Entrepreneurship: Leading Change • SE 220 Global Development Challenges & Opportunities • SE 320 Strategies for Changemakers • SE 305 Social Entrepreneurship Marketing • SE 345 Financing Social Entrepreneurship • SE 340 Planning & Implementation for Social Entrepreneurship
Beyond the Classroom Global Experience To change the world, you need to engage it. From studying community development in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro to exploring conservation in a Costa Rican rainforest, you’ll choose from more than 90 extraordinary study abroad experiences.
Going All In From addressing access to safe drinking water in the Dominican Republic to helping preserve one of America’s most dramatic landscapes, Rollins’ Immersion experiences allow students to tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues through journeys of education, reflection, and action.
Put Your Ideas to Work in the World Develop marketing plans for socially responsible businesses. Consult for local nonprofits. Implement educational projects for underprivileged children. You’ll hone your skills and expertise while collaborating with a range of community partners to make a positive impact.
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Professor Cecilia McInnis-Bowers partnered with the BatterEASE team, a student-led social enterprise whose sustainable power alternative won the national competition for the Hult Prize, the world’s most prestigious collegiate competition for social innovation startups.
Expert Faculty Rollins social entrepreneurship professors have diverse academic backgrounds and wide-ranging experiences living, working, and researching abroad, including through the U.S. Fulbright Program. Our faculty are awardwinning researchers and teachers committed to helping students translate their skills and knowledge into making a meaningful difference in the world.
Josephine Balzac-Arroyo, JD, LLM Assistant Professor of Social Entrepreneurship
Areas of specialization: Environmental law, law and ethics, sustainable development, community engagement, and climate change
Cecilia McInnis-Bowers, PhD Professor of Social Entrepreneurship
Areas of specialization: Community health, marketing, indigenous entrepreneurship in Costa Rica, and business education for social change
Tonia Warnecke, PhD George D. and Harriet W. Cornell Chair of Social Entrepreneurship
Areas of specialization: Economics, international development, gender and entrepreneurship, social impact business models, and microfinance
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