
<p>Laura Mueller-Soppart, now on co-op with Massachusetts' Federal Grants Management Office, a division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance, realized the potential for social enterprise to create powerful change while working on the Obama administration's Domestic Policy Council. Photo by Brooks Canaday.</p><p>Plenty of college students have that "Aha!" moment, when they realize exactly what they want to do with the rest of their lives. Not many, though, can say they had theirs in the White House.</p><p>That's exactly what happened to Laura Mueller-Soppart, an economics and political science combined major. Previous community service work through Northeastern had already showed her the profound impact that service organizations can have on their communities. Her White House internship built on those experiences by showcasing how social businesses could do work that had been fulfilled almost exclusively by nonprofit organizations.</p><p>"The idea of social innovation inspired me and completely changed my trajectory at Northeastern," said Mueller-Soppart, who is scheduled to graduate in December.</p><p><a href="http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2013/02/laura-mueller-soppart/">Keep reading...</a></p>