LSUS institute to host social entrepreneurship summit 09/10/03

The LSUS Institute for Human Services and Public Policy will host the first Red River Summit for Social Entrepreneurship from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, on the third floor of Noel Memorial Library.

The conference is designed for representatives of nonprofit organizations interested in social entrepreneurship. Participants will interact with academicians and consultants involved in social entrepreneurship and gain the knowledge necessary to begin an entrepreneurial endeavor.

The conference will feature sessions by Jerr Boschee, founder and executive director of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurs; Stewart Hamel, president of Empire Business Consultants, Inc., and Dr. Norman A. Dolch, director of the LSUS Institute for Human Services and Public Policy.

Focus groups will be led by John Rankin, president and CEO of North Louisiana Goodwill Industries; the Rev. Henry Martin, executive director of the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission; Maj. Stephen Long, commanding officer of the Salvation Army, and Dr. Bernard Wagner, president of Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries, Inc.

The $60 registration fee includes all meals, materials and the first year’s membership in The Red River Academy of Social Entrepreneurs. To register or for further information, contact Amanda Joy Bell, event coordinator, at (318) 795-4262 or abell@lsus.edu.