Image of Liz Stapp

The Ethics of Trash

Sept. 24, 2013

CESR Instructor Elizabeth Stapp sounds off about the consequences of our "throw away" culture. We are a throw away society. This is no accident. In fact, many corporations depend on our desire to consume, basing their business model on planned obsolescence. Planned obsolescence focuses on designing a product-from its inception-to...

Image of Liz Stapp

Values vs. Cultural Norms

Sept. 17, 2013

Elizabeth Stapp, CESR Instructor, comments on the demise of a whistle blower. In BCOR 3010, Business Applications of Social Responsibility, we begin the semester looking at our values, ethical decision-making, moral relativism, and defining moments. When former President of Olympus Michael Woodford blew the whistle on corporate fraud, he became...

CESR

CESR Presents at TiE Rockies

Aug. 22, 2013

Francy Milner, former CESR Instructor and Associate Director and current member of the External Advisory Board, shared with TiE members how CESR is preparing our students to “lead the way” in creating enterprises to solve global social and environmental problems. TiE Rockies’ mission is to “support the entrepreneur” via a...

Leeds Ranks in Top 10 for Sustainability

Aug. 9, 2013

The Leeds School has been ranked one of the Top 10 Undergrad Business Schools for Sustainability by Bloomberg Businessweek . Leeds ranked 6th out of 124 undergraduate business schools in the area of sustainability by undergraduate business students in the most recent ranking. The Best Undergraduate B-Schools ranking survey asked...

cesr

CESR Board Member Honored with Philanthropy Award

Aug. 9, 2013

It comes as no surprise to those who know Dee Perry, a CESR Board Member, that she has been honored by the Community Foundation of Boulder County with the Stan Black Award . The award honors individuals who, like Stan Black, have given a lifetime of "time, treasure and talent"...

Image of Donna Sockell

Farewell, Fearless Leader!

May 29, 2013

After an impactful eight years leading the launch and meteoric growth of CESR, Executive Director Donna Sockell has decided to move on from Leeds this summer, but she leaves behind a remarkable legacy. Donna has been a passionate advocate for the integration of ethics and social responsibility into the curriculum...

Social Entrepreneurship Speaker speaks at CESR

CESR Hosts Social Entrepreneurship Speaker

Dec. 10, 2012

Former Goldman Sachs partner Connie K. Duckworth transformed herself from an investment banker to a social entrepreneur who invests in human potential. Her organization, ARZU, means “hope” in Dari and empowers destitute women weavers in rural Afghanistan. As pro bono Chairman and CEO, Connie has transformed ARZU from 30 weavers...

CESR Stampede Week

CESR@Leeds Stampede Week!

Nov. 28, 2012

The Center for Education on Social Responsibility (CESR) is excited to present CESR Stampede: A Week of Driving Values in Business, April 15 – 19, 2013. The week-long conference will include: class visits, panels, speakers, a case competition and project showcase, all with the focus of values exploration, networking with...

cesr

Donor Profile: Rich Hoops

Oct. 15, 2012

Rich Hoops is a CESR board member and active contributor to CESR programs and classes. He believes that encouraging and investing in tomorrow’s business leaders can have a substantial impact on societies as a whole. “Our current culture seems to raise the status of ‘Social Entrepreneurs’ or ‘Teach for America’...

cesr

CESR’s Francy Milner Receives Award

Oct. 11, 2012

CESR is proud to announce that faculty member Francy Milnerhas been awarded the Outreach and Engagement Award for her project on Gender Equity in Clean Energy Development of the Navajo Nation, directed by professors in the Business, Law, and Theatre departments. Francy’s project was one of two selected from 71...

Pages