Be a Changemaker Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship The School of Business delivers initiatives that strengthen organizations, build entrepreneurial leaders and catalyze social innovation. Our commitment to positive change is reflected in PSU's membership of the prestigious Ashoka U Changemaker Campus consortium. Academic Programs Graduate Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Business Minor Graduate Certificate The Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate prepares social entrepreneurs to start something new, and gives mission-driven intrapreneurs the skills needed to innovate from within an existing organization. Either way, you'll address an issue that matters to you. Explore Undergraduate Certificate The Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Certificate equips you to bring meaning and purpose to your career in business or nonprofit leadership. You'll be prepared to create practical, effective solutions to social and environmental challenges. Explore Business Minor The Business Minor in Social Innovation teaches non-business majors how to design and apply creative concepts to environmental and social issues of their choice. You'll learn from experienced and practicing social entrepreneurs, leading experts, and mentors to develop impactful solutions. Explore Previous Next Map the System Map the System challenges participants to use systems thinking as a guiding approach to understanding and addressing complex issues. Participants delve deep into a social or environmental issue, explore, probe and research its connecting elements, and share their findings with the world using systems maps. Learn More Social Innovation Field Study Explore creative implementations of social innovation while gaining an appreciation for the unique role of culture and history in designing for social impact. Learn More NET IMPACT The Net Impact student organization inspires, educates, and equips individuals to use the power of business to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable world. All PSU students are invited to attend Net Impact career events, community impact opportunities, and hands-on B Corp consulting experiences. LEARN MORE Elevating Impact Archive The Elevating Impact Summit was an experience in social innovation, a place to collide with a community of changemakers, and a forum to discover how business tools are used to address social and environmental issues in brilliant new ways. Find videos and highlights from the Elevating Impact Summit here. Learn More Publications The School of Business authors award-winning publications on teaching, learning, launching and evaluating in the quickly-evolving field of social innovation and social entrepreneurship. Learn More PSU Center for Entrepreneurship The PSU Center for Entrepreneurship is the resource hub for PSU students and faculty to catalyze innovation and entrepreneurship, expand your impact, explore your ideas, and bring your future into focus. Learn More Student Organizations Develop professional skills and build relationships with community partners through a variety of industry-engaging, experiential leadership opportunities.Undergraduate Student OrganizationsGraduate Student Organizations Featured Alumni:Denise Tupper Social Innovation Certificate, '19Founder, Homebody Central Individual Development Account, MESO Featured Alumni:Stephen JensenSocial Innovation Certificate ‘23Founder, BeopleMarketing and Innovation Strategist, TripleWin Advisory Featured Alumni:Rebecca GoldcrumpSocial Innovation Certificate ‘18Co-Founder & CEO, The Impact Collective Connect With Us Abby ChromanProgram Director, Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurshipachroman@pdx.eduFor general inquiries, please email sbinfo@pdx.edu