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The Ballard Center for Social Impact was established in 2020 in a renaming of the earlier Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance. The center partners with other organizations in support of positive social change. Managing directors of the center included Steven R. Fox (2020-2023) and Eva Witesman (2023- ).
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Variant Names
Melvin J. Ballard Center for Social Impact
Description
Established: 2020
Location: Provo, Utah (date:2020- )
Functions
The Center supports students and faculty working in the area of social entrepreneurship. It provided students with opportunities for practical applications of their classroom education. The Center's flagship program, the Peery Social Entrepreneurship Program, offers these opportunities through on-campus internships, annual competitions, and consultations with social entrepreneurs around the world.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The Center is run by a managing director under the direction of the dean of the Marriott School of Management.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Marriott School of Business (2020- )
Earlier unit: Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance (2020)
Sources
Ballard Center for Social Impact homepage, August 1, 2023 (functions, administrative structure)
Ballard Impact, 2023 (name changed to Ballard Center for Social Impact in 2020)
Y News, July 31, 2023 (Eva Witesman appointed as director; replaces Steven Fox)
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