The Swearer Center for Public Service will be hosting four events this Commencement and Reunion Weekend. Friday night events will include: a celebration of students and alumni from our Royce, BISP, and Starr Fellowships; as well as a reunion of Swearer Center students and alumni in public service. On Saturday, there will be two outdoor events for the Swearer Center and the Social Innovation Initiative, with remarks from Ashoka President and Brown alumn Diana Wells.

Please join us to celebrate the official launch of the TRI-Lab at Brown on Wednesday, April 3 at 10:30am in the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts.

The TRI-Lab at Brown is a new initiative that will bring together students, faculty and community practitioners to engage with a complex social issue and collaboratively develop, refine and test solutions to the issue.

The Ashoka U Exchange - the world’s largest convening for social entrepreneurship education - recently selected Brown University to host its February 2014 event, an annual gathering of students, university leaders, and entrepreneurs exploring and advancing their efforts in social innovation and social change.

While some students spend their summers watching television or lounging on the beach, this year’s cohort of Royce Fellows traveled across the world to pursue projects ranging from advocating abortion rights to exploring the archaeological remains of ancient Turkey. In a few weeks, they will begin to share their work with the community through a series of panels.