VILLANOVA ON PURPOSE
Villanova on Purpose is Villanova's newest immersion program, focused on action and social impact.
Spend your Spring break meeting with non-profit organizations and social entrepreneurs while learning design thinking principals. Then work with a team of Villanova students and one of our partner organizations to co-create programs and products to further their mission.
PROGRAM STAGES
March 19 – 21, 2021 @ 11:00 am to 3:00 pm EST
Learn from experts about Racial Justice and Design Thinking
You can choose to enter this program with a team already assembled or as an individual and your team will be assigned based on topic interest and backgrounds. If you choose to assemble your own team, we highly recommend gathering a diverse set of skill sets and backgrounds.
Over 3 days, you will hear from Villanova alumni, faculty and staff about the problem statements. We will teach you design thinking frameworks and you will work with your team in breakout rooms to brainstorm, research, and create innovative solutions for the problem statements.
March 21 – April 28, 2021
Each team who satisfactorily completes the 3 day design sprint will receive $500 to realize their project.
- Your team will have one month to execute your plan.
- Each week you will participate in a Design Advancement Sessions.
- You will also have many opportunities to meet with our experts and ask questions.
April 29, 2021
Present your project for further funding!
- Teams will present their project, how they deployed the $500, the impact their project made and their plan for what to do with any follow on funding.
- A panel of judges will choose a team to receive $5000 to continue their project.