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Social Innovation Symposium
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
A conversation among three social entrepreneurs working to bring social innovation to the nonprofit, for-profit, and public sectors was organized by the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work in partnership with the undergraduate Capstone Program. more »
National Media Highlights Research Study by GSSW's Sloan Center on Aging & Work
JANUARY 27, 2012
A new study by Jacquelyn James, Elyssa Besen, Christina Matz-Costa, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes of GSSW's Sloan Center on Aging & Work has been highlighted nationally in Time.com, SmartMoney.com, and USA Today. The study looks at the well-being of older adults as tied to their active engagement in paid work, caregiving, education, and volunteering.
Events
Social Innovation Symposium
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
6:45–9 p.m.
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons
The Social Innovation Symposium will be a conversation among three social entrepreneurs working to bring social innovation to the nonprofit, for-profit, and public sectors:
- Earl Phalen, CEO of Reach Out and Read; Founder of Summer Advantage USA; and Co-Founder and Former CEO of BELL
- Jim Laughlin, Director of Communications for Life Is Good
- Eric Schwarz, Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools
The symposium is a unique graduate and undergraduate collaboration sponsored by the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, Capstone, and the Institute for Liberal Arts.
Boston College undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited to register by January 26, 2012, to margaret.dolan.2@bc.edu.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Berzin at stephanie.berzin@bc.edu.
