NC State Social and Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Our Vision: To nurture a campus culture that inspires and empowers students to become local and global changemakers. Our Mission: We motivate students and the broader University community to build the skills, self-awareness, cultural competence and connections to understand and solve complex social problems. Our Model: In order to cultivate an inclusive, entrepreneurial spirit on campus, we: Prepare students to think critically, overcome challenges creatively, and communicate effectively; Invest in multi-disciplinary cross-campus relationships in order to infuse innovation in both theory and practice; Embrace the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a guiding framework; Provide experiential learning opportunities through engagement with local and global partners. Social Innovation Fellows: Our program houses the NC State Social Innovation Fellows, a cohort of 25 students that take on year-long social impact projects with ventures all around the world. They follow a rigorous process of deeply understanding the problem first and then working to design and implement a solution with the support of mentors, personal development labs, and one another. Follow their incredible progress (and other fun things) @ncstatesif on Instagram.