In partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim and NYU, Youth Venture has just kicked off a Dream It. Do It. High School Challenge in the greater New York region. This initiative will enable high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, and corporate employees to build critical 21st century changemaking skills through a regional campaign for high schoolers by which they develop ideas and innovations in creating healthy communities.
Over 85 high school students representing 25+ schools across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut convened at New York University's Stern School of Business on Sunday, November 13 for the first of a series of workshops that will continue through February 2012. The initiative will culminate with a community panel during which teams will present their ideas for Youth Venture seed funding and fellowship. Tremendous thanks goes out to Ashoka staff Cosmo Fujiyama who oversees the engagement along with a terrific team of NYU Ambassadors: Heidi Sloane, Bethany Halbreich, Clayton Lewis, Simone Johnson, Aileen Jiang, and Lily Astiz.
New York Changemakers... Onward!
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