We are a community of learners from every corner of campus, first-year through doctoral, applying our passions to change the world.
What is NC State Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship?
Social innovation and entrepreneurship is the practice of applying problem-solving tools and a creative mindset to bring about a more equitable and just world. We learn skills to become global change leaders, whether as entrepreneurs starting new ventures or social enterprises or those seeking to learn problem-solving skills to impact their communities or existing organizations.
The NC State campus and surrounding community serve as our vibrant laboratory for social entrepreneurship. Faculty, staff and students from across our diverse university work hand in hand with our area’s brightest entrepreneurs. In this dynamic environment, we teach, mentor and learn from and with each together.
NC State Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship invites you to get to know the 2023-2024 Social Innovation Fellows and Community Anchors.
Community Anchor RTI Global Center, is an organization that is committed to dismantling gender inequality and fostering holistic health and wellness for women. Through collaboration, empowerment, and evidence-based approaches, the Center aims to create a world where all women have the knowledge, resources, and support they need to thrive, shaping a future of equality, resilience, and well-being.
We have also brought back People First Tourism as a Community Anchor this year; they are a socially conscious business born out of sustainable tourism research from NC State University dedicated to combating unsustainable and inhumane tourism practices by promoting responsible and ethical travel experiences.
Our last Community Anchor is NC State’s Blue Economy Innovation Program, which was designed to mitigate the effects of climate change by focusing on scientific and technological innovations for reducing and stabilizing the levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Click the 🔗 in bio to learn more about the Social Innovation Fellows.
New episode of the Exceptional Undergrads podcast is live with Ishita Pai Raikar @ishitapairaikar
Ishita is an undergrad at North Carolina State University! She has a passion for innovation at the intersection of technology, ethics, and policy. In addition to her academic pursuits, she is a TEDx speaker and entrepreneur, founding "GlobeUplift" – a non-profit dedicated to raising awareness about global issues.
Click the link in our bio to listen to the episode!
Reilly Holbert, from Concord, North Carolina is a senior in the College of Design studying Industrial Design with a minor in Leadership: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives. With a passion for sustainable innovation, she hopes to create accessible design that will better the lives of others.
“As humans, we interact with countless products, technologies and systems that surround us on a daily basis- design is as integral to our being as the air we breathe. Through Social Innovation Fellows, I look forward to collaborating with a diverse team whilst further developing and practicing design thinking in a more global, systems-based context.”
