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.
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge
Through the Fowler 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 Fowler 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
- Sep25
In the News
San Diego County, USD Launch Small Business Accelerator — Innovate Up — in Underserved Communities
// August 12, 2019
The University of San Diego and San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced on Monday the launch of Innovate Up, a new public-priv…
Making Change Takes Commitment
// August 1, 2019
The University of San Diego joins leading universities from 14 nations in a total of 73 commitments to activate #MillionsofChangemakers in h…
Canada, U.S. Teams' Ideas Shine Brightest in Fowler Global Social Innovation Finals
// June 16, 2019
The Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge’s $57,000 Global Finals on Saturday night was a worldwide college student social entrepr…
