Six Teams Trained By The Global Center For Social Entrepreneurship Network (GCSEN Foundation) Make The Cut In NY State's Business Plan Regional Competition Held At Marist College - Seite 2

Stacy Bingham, Director, Career Development Office, and Lisa Kaul, Director, Office of Community-Engaged Learning, both from Vassar College, partnered to support the GCSEN's Social Venture Internship (SVI) program for Vassar students. Ms. Bingham said, "It is great to see the progress our students can make through this self-paced internship program supported by coaching. We are pleased that four students represented Vassar College with social ventures they created through the program, and we're especially proud to see the Izana social venture take first place in the Products and Services category. The GCSEN SVI program has been a great way for our students to take a structured approach to making a meaningful social impact."

GCSEN's Tony DiMarco said, "Congratulations to all the Vassar Social Venture Interns and to the SUNY New Paltz students who competed in the Regional Business Plan Competition. They all did an amazing job! I'm very pleased to see how our GCSEN course materials and coaching can create life-changing experiences and are effective and impactful in the lives of our students."

GCSEN Founder & President Mike Caslin said, "We are ecstatic that our Social Venture Internship students at Vassar and our SUNY New Paltz students have done so well at this important state-wide competition. GCSEN is at the cutting edge of Social Entrepreneurship research, education and leadership. Every campus and business can benefit from learning what GCSEN has tested and proven. Participants in our programs consistently rate it as a life-changing experience, with significant knowledge gains, while closing the 'confidence to action gap', resulting in 10X increases in student business formulation rates. The positive ripple effects our programs have on individuals and on campuses has been dramatic, and we continue to build on our successes."

Since 2015, GCSEN has developed and rolled out a series of innovative Social Entrepreneurship Experience (SVE) offerings including its highly regarded Social Venture Boot Camps for college students and adult learners, and its on-line blended learning courses with live coaching, SE 101 & SE 102. These courses earn successful participants college accreditation where available, and GCSEN's resume enhancing SVE Certification and professional reference, as well as access to GCSEN's lifelong online support community. The courses have been offered at Wheaton College, SUNY New Paltz School of Business, Vassar College and Saint Peter's University Business School (Jersey City) and are currently under discussion for implementation at other campuses.