Category Archives: Students

Co learning with an emphasis on learning

By Kristen Connors. At the CSIM lectures we undergo a different type of learning than when we are with our organizations. Continue reading

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Regarding relationships and employee morale

By Maddy Swoy. The work culture at PremaVidya (PV) is really wonderful. They stress the importance of relationships. They see the value that partnerships and relationships create in; improved employee morale, improved teamwork, increased productivity, and higher employee retention. Continue reading

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Can social entrepreneurship solve poverty?

Samantha McNelly On our last day of GSE for the semester, Professor Moledina posed the question “Can social entrepreneurship solve the problem of poverty?”  Everyone in our class fell into one of those awkward I-hope-someone-else-will-answer-so-I-don’t-have-to silences, but I immediately said, … Continue reading

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Understanding poverty as a social problem and a thought on my role

Maria Millan Last week we visited the Association of People with Disabilities (APD)in Bangalore. This is a social venture that provides vocational and educational training to under served people with physical disabilities: people with visual or hearing impairments, motor limitations … Continue reading

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Field experiences are integral to understanding SE.

By Kristen Connors This week, the GSE students are beginning our second week of work, and already, the students are quite entrenched in their projects.  For myself and the three other ladies assigned to work with PremaVidya-SVYM, we spent the … Continue reading

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