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D Y S O N Y E A R I N R E V I E W 2 0 2 3 – 2 0 2 4 6 Since 2009, the Helene T. and Grant M. Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University has funded summer internships at nonprofits in the New York area, connecting students to real- world oppo unities with organizations making a difference in our community. These kinds of experiences are at the hea of the center's mission, which was founded with the aim to hone "the risk- taking spirit and managerial skills of nonprofit organizations" and to be a leading resource for entrepreneurial training and research. Three Dyson students share how these experiential learning oppo unities had a profound impact on their goals and futures. Promoting Change Through Entrepreneurship Funded summer internships through the Wilson Center elevate students' civic engagement experiences while assisting nonprofits in their community work. Maxwell Ankani '24 Public Administration Learning, Empowerment and Adolescent Development Intern at BRAC USA, New York City About the internship: BRAC USA is an international nonprofit with the goal of empowering underdeveloped communities by providing them with scalable solutions and equipping them with skills and suppo to break free from pove y. As BRAC's L.E.A.D. intern, Ankani prepared and presented a research project proposing potential solutions that could help mitigate childhood malnutrition in Uganda. He learned about the high level of food insecurity there and what neighboring countries with similar situations are doing to curb this human rights issue. Ankani's findings led him to propose a school feeding program for children as a possible solution to the growing food crisis in Uganda. I am always learning more about the nonprofit sector and the impact BRAC USA and its pa ners are making on an international level. I appreciate the mentorship I received as I worked to execute projects and assignments in this internship. The Society of Fellows Inducts the Maria Iacullo-Bird Class Inside Dyson Clinical Professor of History Maria Iacullo-Bird, PhD, delivered the keynote address at the Society of Fellows Initiation Ceremony, at which members were inducted into the Class of Fellows named a er her.

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