The Social Innovation Theme Community provides a collaborative living-learning space for residents interested in social innovation and entrepreneurship. Partnering with Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the College of LSA, we create a supportive community for you to build skills, pursue passions, and take action. Stop waiting for someone else to change the world and start asking, “Why not me?”
BENEFITS
This community will focus on learning strategies in human-centered design for residents and help them navigate the entrepreneurial network on campus to make the most of their Michigan experience.
TESTIMONIALS
“My favorite memory is being able to bond with the engineers and business students on my floor and be able to talk about projects we were working on. We are able to push each other to achieve new heights and push past harder obstacles.”
“Being in a community like this is pretty fun and it really helps cheer me up when I’m feeling a little down. Also, a lot of the people in my hall share similar career interests to me, which is really neat! Next week I’ll be going to a Hackathon at MSU with a few friends in the hall, and if I didn’t join Innovation, I probably would never have even heard of the hackathon.”
“I am so thankful to have been part of the innovation community! It is a great space to gain a close connection with people in your first year of college and create amazing memories together” – Architecture Major
PARTNERS
Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the College of LSA
Updated 3-31-26
Location
Community
- First-year students
Expectations
- Participate in welcome activities
- Coordinate programs with ResStaff
- Attend 3 Theme events per semester: (two inside the community and one across campus)
To Apply:
The Theme Community Application is part of the First-Year Housing Application, available via the Michigan Housing Portal
MICHIGAN HOUSING PORTAL