Kick-off Symposium

On January 25–27, the Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship will launch with a symposium that brings together the country's leading thinkers on social entrepreneurship.

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, January 25

Open Hours at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Visit our new Center, take a welcome packet, and meet our staff when you arrive at Middlebury.
10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Marble Works, 152 Maple St.

Opening Reception and Student Project Presentation
6:00 p.m.
McCullough Gallery

Opening Address
Bill Drayton, Founder and CEO, Ashoka
7:00 p.m.
McCullough Hall

Thursday, January 26

World Café
A roundtable discussion of social entrepreneurship
9:00 a.m.–noon
McCullough Social Space

Luncheon and Social Entrepreneurship Workshops
(Open to students, faculty, and staff)
12:30 p.m.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall

Workshops with Educators
2:00-3:30 p.m.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall
Click here to view the 10 workshops offered:

Thursday Workshops, CSE Symposium

Keynote Address and Book Signing
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund,
and author of The Blue Sweater 
7:30 p.m. 
Mead Chapel
Book signing will follow the address.

Friday, January 27

Social Entrepreneurship Education Workshop
Led by Gordon Bloom, founder, Social Entrepreneurship Lab at Stanford, Harvard, and Princeton
9:00 a.m.
The Orchard, Hillcrest 103

Open Hours at the Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Visit our new Center and meet our staff.
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Marble Works, 152 Maple St.