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The University of Colorado at Boulder's Net Impact chapter has been recognized for its efforts and selected as one of three finalists for the Graduate Chapter of the Year Award , in a tight competition with Georgetown and Yale University. The award winner will be determined by a public vote,...

As the European debt crisis reaches an all-time high with Greece moving towards its third bailout, the European Union is on the hot seat. With so much turmoil throughout the Eurozone, CESR Instructor Don Oest threw himself into exploring the dilemma when he attended the International Faculty Development Seminar (IFDS)...

From Colorado to Kenya, Nick Rodrigues’ journey has been all but typical. Graduating from the Leeds School of Business with his MBA in 2014, Rodrigues had his sights set on different goals than most. An aspiring social entrepreneur, Nick wanted to pursue for-profit work that also created social impact on...

By Mark Meaney CESR Executive Director I recently had the honor of having been invited by Jonas Haertle, Head of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Secretariat, to attend a series of events in New York City leading up to the release on 26 June of the UN Sustainable...

Besides enjoying one of the highest job placement rates (96%) at the Leeds School of Business last May, students pursuing the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR)’s Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE) Certificate now have even more incentive to add it to their resume: a generous scholarship opportunity! This...

Seated in the mezzanine of the historic Hotel Boulderado in downtown Boulder on May 20th, members of the Curriculum Think Tank (CTT) enjoyed an elegant dinner while listening to CB Bhattacharya, Pietro Ferrero Chair in Sustainability and Director, Center for Sustainable Business, ESMT European School of Management and Technology and...

The annual meeting of the Conference Board’s Global Council on Business Conduct was hosted by the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) at the Leeds School of Business on May 19, in conjunction with the Partners in Business Ethics Conference . The Council is a group of senior executives...

As the 2014-2015 school year came to a close, the Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) was proud to graduate another group of outstanding Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE) Certificate students. On May 1st the graduation ceremony was held on the UMC rooftop, and although it was rainy, there...

How can academics and corporate leaders partner to develop the next generation of values-driven business leaders? What is the most appropriate method for ‘teaching’ ethics to business students? How can corporations maintain continuity in the transition from business school to the workplace in ethics education? Approximately a hundred deans, academics...

The Center for Education on Social Responsibility’s (CESR) own Kevin McMahon has been awarded the 2015 Joseph L. Frascona Teaching Excellence Award, announced at the Leeds Recognition Ceremony on May 8, 2015 at the Coors Event Center. Kevin teaches CESR’s highly-ranked Leadership Challenges: Exercises in Moral Courage course as well...