b'P U LT E I N S T I T U T E forG L O B A L D E V E L O P M E N T 2021 - 2022A N N U A L R E V I E WExperiential Learning through thePUTTING PRACTICE AT THE HEART OF THE KEOUGH SCHOOL Keough School 5 faculty and46 Keough School faculty24 students enrolled in the Keough School of Global Affairs term teachingengaged in PulteSocial Entrepreneurship professors Institute projects and Innovation MinorThe Pulte Institute is an integral part of the Keough School ofpractical skills that can improve their post-graduation success Global Affairs and plays an important role in bringing partnership,in the workforce.experiential learning opportunities12 courses taught9 courses taught funding, and learning opportunities to its faculty and students.Experiential learning is the backbone of our Social Entrepreneurship9 supported through the Pulte Instituteat Notre Dame at the Keough In addition to a range of global development courses focused onand Innovation Minor (SEI), which was jointly launched in 2020Schoolpolicy and practice, the Pulte Institute offers experiential learningStudent Fellowship opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students at thewith the McKenna Center for Human Development and Global Keough School. Experiential learningthe process of learningBusiness to provide students with an integrated approach to by doingincorporates project-based and community servicesolving the worlds biggest social problems using entrepreneurial learning into a curriculum to help students develop relevant,principles, concepts, and tools.COURSES TAUGHT BY PULTE INSTITUTE FACULTY AND STAFF I took Intro to Social Entrepreneurship as part ofConsulting and Development Poverty, Business and Developmentthe Global Affairs Major and ended up really lovingMichael Morris Michael Morristhe idea of being able to uplift people out of poverty Human Centered Design for Social Innovation Social Entrepreneurship through business empowerment. The SEI MinorMelissa Paulsen (Bethlehem University / Notre Dame Global Gateway)and all of the opportunities Ive been given throughMelissa Paulsenithave impacted the way I see development andi-Lab (2 semesters)Melissa Paulsen Social Entrepreneurship and Innovationmy career. Melissa PaulsenIntroduction to International Development Analiese Tisa, ND 22, Pulte Institute Student Fellow, SocialPaul Perrin Social Innovation for the Nonprofit Sector Entrepreneurship and Innovation Minor (Masters of Nonprofit Administration, Mendoza College of Business) Introduction to Sustainable DevelopmentMelissa Paulsen(College of Science)Prominent amongst our curricular support is the Pulte InstitutesAdvisor and Co-Instructor, bringing her expertise in planning,Tom Purekal Policy Lab: Sustainability, Ethics, and Natural Resourcesinvolvement in the Keough Schools Integration Lab (i-Lab):launching, and maintaining global development projects to theRay Offenheiseran innovative series of experiential learning opportunitiesstudents.Policy Lab: Why do Pope Francis, Warren Buffet and designed to prepare Master of Global Affairs (MGA) studentsBill Gates Worry About the Inequality Pandemic? All courses taught within the Keough SchoolRay Offenheiserunless otherwise noted.for todays competitive and demanding global employment landscape. Through the i-Lab, MGA students work with partnerNow one of the Keough Schools largest organizations and a faculty mentor to address pressing globalinstitutes, the Pulte Institute provides challenges. This year, a group of three students worked withinvaluable global development expertise the Supporting Holistic and Actionable Research in Educationthat will help us to cultivate the nextWere focused on solving problems that matter, and there is no better way to (SHARE) team to support the delivery of ecosystem diagnosticsexpose students to sticky, multi-dimensional problems than through experiential workshops in Kenya, Cambodia, and Rwanda. The Pulte Institutegeneration of leaders and empower them tolearning. By applying theories, frameworks or tools to wicked problems, students also facilitated student projects with partners such as Oxfamtake action to effect change. have a better understanding of how to approach problem-solving with an America and Chemonics International.Scott Appleby, Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keoughempathetic lens, always focusing on the human at the center of the problem. At the heart of the Pulte Institutes experiential learning endeavors is Melissa Paulsen, who heads the Entrepreneurship and EducationSchool of Global AffairsDivision, co-directs the SEI Minor, and acts as an i-Lab Faculty Melissa Paulsen, Program Director, Entrepreneurship and Education Programs and Keough School Term Assistant Teaching Professor4 5'