Center for Peace and Commerce
Imagining New Intersections Between Business and Peace
The Center for Peace and Commerce (CPC) is a partnership between the School of Business and the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies to prepare new generations of change makers. The CPC encourages students to develop and exercise innovative approaches for making a positive impact on the 5 Ps– people, planet, profit, peace and partnership. The CPC contributes to a new paradigm for business and peacebuilding through teaching, mentoring, and social enterprise development.
Global Social Innovation Challenge
Through the Global Social Innovation Challenge, university students in participating universities from around the globe generate ideas for innovative ventures that respond to a social, economic, environmental, or justice issue of their choice, and compete for seed funding at an annual global event to launch or expand their ventures!
Women Innovators
The Women Innovations Initiative encourages the development of female students as social entrepreneurs and innovators through dialogue, field experiences, networking, mentoring, and funding opportunities.
News Room
The Global Social Innovation Challenge has been featured on various local, national and international media outlets. Check out the global movement of student innovators making change.
Resources for Social Entrepreneurs
Check out resources for how to deeply engage with a social or environmental challenge and develop social innovations to shift the status quo response to our many societal issues.
Internships
Graduate and undergraduate students can intern with the Center for Peace and Commerce to gain professional experience in the field of innovation for social impact.
Upcoming Events
- Oct20
- Oct25
- Oct27
In the News
Social Enterprise Fest Provides True 'Food for Thought'
// October 4, 2018
What do you get when you have cookies, mini chocolates, coconut water, and are provided a list of local restaurant vendors in Linda Vista, C…
MASI Degree Fosters Innovative Dreams of Social Entrepreneurs
// October 2, 2018
Carmen Knight and Bianca Alvarado have the same vision for creating change. Both young women see the importance and opportunity to make a di…
CPC Facilitates Social Innovation Between Students From USD and University in Tijuana
// September 26, 2018
Innovation isn't limited by borders. That’s what we believe at the University of San Diego. On Friday, September 14, 2018, eight stude…
Contact Information
Center for Peace and Commerce
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice 121
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 260-4857
Fax: (619) 260-4891
cpc@sandiego.edu
