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SEI /channels/taxonomy/term/12285/all en Pay it Forward Initiative Puts Smiles on Hundreds of Faces /channels/channels/news/pay-it-forward-initiative-puts-smiles-hundreds-faces-232041 Over the years, the end of final exams has inspired any number of spontaneous displays of pure happiness, including high fives, chest bumping and uncontrollable giggling. But what was up with the 100 or so students boogying in the streets at the crossroads on lower campus on Tuesday, Dec. 3 – two days before finals kicked off? Thu, 12 Dec 2013 22:10:39 +0000 webfull 100331 at /channels Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Youth Can Take Hold of the New Age of Social Enterprise /channels/news/talking-management-karl-moore-how-youth-can-take-hold-new-age-social-enterprise-226129 Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at ��ϲ�� University reports from the <a href="/channels/event/research-social-enterprise-are-we-asking-right-questions-2624" target="_blank">Social Economy Initiative</a>'s flagship event, where former primer minister Paul Martin speaks about how youth can take hold of the new age of social enterprise. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:15:23 +0000 webfull 96019 at /channels Announcing the 2017 SEI Impact Internship Cohort /channels/news/announcing-2017-sei-impact-internship-cohort-267938 <hr />The <a href="/mdiim">Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)</a> is pleased to announce the <a href="/sei">Social Economy Initiative</a>’s <a href="/sei-iip">Impact Internship</a> cohort for the 2017 year. Now heading into its fifth consecutive year, the program pairs top ��ϲ�� undergraduate students with social-purpose organizations for paid placements over the spring and summer months. Past interns have reported that the experience has allowed them to be more empowered to take on social impact Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:38:43 +0000 webfull 128011 at /channels Sacred Economics: Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition - An evening with Charles Eisenstein /channels/event/sacred-economics-money-gift-and-society-age-transition-evening-charles-eisenstein-224696 This event is co-sponsored by the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Social Economy Initiative of the Marcel Desautel Institute for Integrated Management. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:03:10 +0000 webfull 94409 at /channels Postdoctoral Research Associate at ��ϲ�� University and the Social Innovators’ Integration Lab (SIIL) /channels/news/postdoctoral-research-associate-mcgill-university-and-social-innovators%E2%80%99-integration-lab-siil-253394 To download the job description in English and French, please click <a href="/desautels/sites/mcgill.ca.desautels/files/channels/attach/siil_pdf_job_posting_fr_en.pdf">here</a>. Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Start Date: January 2016, possibly adjustable Duration: 2 years, with possibility of 1 year extension Wed, 03 Jun 2015 21:01:44 +0000 webfull 110551 at /channels SEI Impact Internship Program - Call for 2014 Student Applications /channels/news/questions-about-program-contact-mdiim-project-coordinator-arianeguay-jadahmcgillca-sei-impact-intern-232740 <h2>Introduction</h2> The Social Economy Initiative (SEI) is an important vehicle through which ��ϲ�� University’s Desautels Faculty of Management integrates social entrepreneurship and social innovation into its teaching, research and outreach activities. The SEI is an undertaking of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM). The Institute’s mandate is to foster an integrated approach to management. The goals of the SEI are threefold: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 23:04:38 +0000 webfull 100946 at /channels Second SEI Annual Homecoming Keynote /channels/event/second-sei-annual-homecoming-keynote-226956 <img class="frame" style="float:left" src="/desautels/sites/mcgill.ca.desautels/files/imagecache/large/images/sei_championing_homecoming_final.jpg" alt="" title="" />Championing Social Entrepreneurship Fri, 31 May 2013 15:05:31 +0000 webfull 96842 at /channels SEI Inaugural Flagship Event /channels/event/sei-inaugural-flagship-event-225271 The Social Economy Initiative (SEI) is proud to host its inaugural flagship event Strengths of the Social Economy on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at the Centre Mont-Royal (2200 Mansfield Street). Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:34:54 +0000 webfull 95020 at /channels ��ϲ��’s Social Innovators’ Integration Lab (SIIL) Awarded Major Development Grant /channels/news/mcgill%E2%80%99s-social-innovators%E2%80%99-integration-lab-siil-awarded-major-development-grant-255117 September 10, 2015 Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:58:42 +0000 webfull 112273 at /channels Can renewables become the dominant source of electricity in Canada and the USA? /channels/event/can-renewables-become-dominant-source-electricity-canada-and-usa-238751 <h2>Talks by MIT speaker John Reilly and CEA speaker Jim Burpee</h2> <h3>"Prospects and Challenges for High Penetration of Renewable Energy", John Reilly, MIT</h3> Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:55:23 +0000 webfull 105124 at /channels MBA Diary: Do Good Or Do Well? /channels/channels/news/mba-diary-do-good-or-do-well-230937 Scott Weatherhead, an MBA student at ��ϲ�� University in Canada and the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/integrated-management/mdiim-initiatives/social-economy-initiative/iip" target="_blank">Social Economy Initiative's impact intern</a>, travels through North Korea and South Africa in search of a use for his theoretical knowledge. Sat, 05 Oct 2013 15:24:34 +0000 webfull 99170 at /channels Charles Eisenstein Presents and Discusses New Book “Sacred Economics” /channels/news/charles-eisenstein-presents-and-discusses-new-book-%E2%80%9Csacred-economics%E2%80%9D-225318 On Thursday, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Science welcomed Charles Eisenstein for a discussion regarding his book “Sacred Economics– Money, Gift &amp; and Society in the Age of Transition.” The presentation included a Q&amp;A session, which was followed by a cocktail reception. … Anita Nowak, Integrating Director of Desautels’ Social Economy Initiative, welcomed the audience to the presentation and invited student Mike Lepperd to introduce Charles Eisenstein. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:31:35 +0000 webfull 95068 at /channels The Possible Nation: Social Innovation and the Art of Unleashing Human Potential /channels/news/possible-nation-social-innovation-and-art-unleashing-human-potential-256386 On October 23, 2015, the ��ϲ�� community welcomed David Bornstein to speak to a captive audience on social entrepreneurship, social innovation, and the power of solutions based journalism. Part of ��ϲ��'s Homecoming events, this 4th installment of the SEI Keynote was entitled "The Possible Nation: Social Innovation and the Art of Unleashing Human Potential". Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:59:48 +0000 webfull 113577 at /channels Anita Nowak and Jeff Baikowitz receive Quebec Notable Awards /channels/news/anita-nowak-and-jeff-baikowitz-receive-quebec-notable-awards-219477 Anita Nowak (BCom’97, PhD’11), Integrating Director, Social Economy Initiative (SEI), and Jeff Baikowitz, Chairman, SEI Leadership Council, are winners of the inaugural Quebec Notable Awards in the Education and Social Good categories, respectively. The winners were honoured at the Awards gala on December 6, 2012 at the Montreal Science Centre. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:05:12 +0000 webfull 89249 at /channels Can renewables become the dominant source of electricity in Canada and the USA? /channels/event/can-renewables-become-dominant-source-electricity-canada-and-usa-238753 <h2>"Rapid innovation and growth in renewable energy", a talk by MIT's Jessica Trancik</h2> Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:57:23 +0000 webfull 105126 at /channels