ALONE, I GO FASTER. TOGETHER, WE GO FURTHER.
by Johanne Turbide, HEC Montréal
Institutions of higher education are micro-societies that have a significant impact on society in general. If we want to achieve global change, we need not only to change individual perceptions, but also the way these institutions and organizations work.
Going through the Ashoka Changemaker Campus designation process revealed that our campus already had more assets than we knew. The 360° Campus Scan revealed that students were more active than we thought, and that more actors than we knew wanted to lend their support in the process. Experiencing this cemented our conviction that the central role of social change itself is an important part of education.
At HEC, we are in constant contact with future managers and administrators who will play central roles in various organizations. In order to influence them positively and to sensitize them to the dire challenges of our time, as well as to their personal and collective capacity to create change, is not just a theoretical aim. Being a Changemaker Campus makes it concrete and essential.
Johanne Turbide, Ph.D, M.Sc, CA
Secretary General of HEC Montréal
Director of the Sustainable Campus
Head of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
Member of the Carmelle and Rémi Marcoux Chair in Arts Management
Being designated as an Ashoka Changemaker Campus means being recognized as a school that is in constant transformation, and which aspires to promote business models that take into account social and environmental issues. We value impact rather than profitability”
CHANGEMAKER CAMPUS DESIGNATION PROCESS
This transformative process embeds social innovation as an educational framework through curriculum, pedagogy, and research.
Simultaneously, it mobilizes social entrepreneurship and innovation as a framework for institutional change through leadership development, building and strengthening communities of practice, and a shared vision of a purpose-driven post-secondary sector.
The four pillars of Changemaker Campus Designation:
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of students on Changemaker Campuses feel better prepared for the future
Source: RBC Survey Data
Students who identify as Changemakers are
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more likely to demonstrate the critical, creative, and systems-thinking skills needed to understand and address social problems
Source: Mission Measurement Impact Study
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of Changemaker Campus students intend to dedicate their future career to creating positive social impact
Source: Mission Measurement Impact Study
Highlights from the Network
Changemaker Campuses renew their designation for another four years
Congratulations to Georgian College, Mount Royal University, HEC Montreal, Wilfrid Laurier University and Royal Roads University on the renewal of their Changemaker Campus designations!
