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...
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...
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...
Eight thousand dead…17,000 injured…600,000 homes destroyed. It’s difficult to stomach the damage caused by the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25th . To add to the devastation, another earthquake hit near Mount Everest killing dozens more last week. Although they can’t predict when, scientists say that...
By Julie Waggoner NVC Social Impact Prize Co-leader MBA Candidate 2016 The NVC Social Impact Prize Finals on April 13th were a huge success thanks to support from generous sponsors in the Boulder community, including CESR. Five impressive teams pitched exciting new ideas to use business as a force for...
By Andy Wegleitner CESR Student Assistant Leeds Senior As the summer begins to heat up, so does the news surrounding the drought in California. The Golden State is entering its fourth year of drought and has recently made strides to solving its major problem. California Governor, Jerry Brown, ordered the...
Here’s an opportunity to join the social entrepreneurship community from Boulder and CU at the New Venture Challenge (NVC) Social Impact Prize Finals at Boomtown! Network with members of Boulder's social entrepreneurship community and watch the top five NVC Social Impact Prize teams pitch their business ideas. Please RSVP here...
Leeds Council and the Gillett Speakers Series Present: Kathryn Caulfield, VP of Global Corporate Communications & Corporate Responsibility for The Clorox Company Tuesday, April 14th 5:15 – 6:15 pm KOBL S125 Kathryn Caulfield , vice president – Global Corporate Communications & Corporate Responsibility, serves as The Clorox Company’s chief communication...
