Author Archives: College of Business, Colorado State University

Destination Recovery: How communities and tourists can come together for long-term disaster relief

Posted on August 13, 2019 by College of Business, Colorado State University

July 13, 2019 – This blog post is written by Kelsey Baun and Erica Malchodi – two students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA who have spent their summer conducting their practicum research in Puerto Rico. In September … Continue reading →

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Using Technology to address Youth Unemployment in the Dominican Republic

Posted on August 8, 2019 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/18/19 – Ana Duarte and Larry Galante are students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA (soon to rebrand as the Impact MBA!), and they have been conducting their summer practicum research in the Dominican Republic this summer. Having … Continue reading →

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Intervening in the Refugee Crisis: an MBA team approach to Trauma Care

Posted on August 7, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

8/7/18 – Priyanka, Mahmod, and Scott are three students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program working to understand how to intervene in the global refugee crisis. Specifically in regards to caring for those who have experienced trauma, … Continue reading →

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Exploring Organic Cotton in Peru

Posted on July 24, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/24/18 – This blog post is written by the co-founders of an organic cotton startup in Peru: Kelsey, Jennifer, and Monika. They are students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program at Colorado State University. Initially when we … Continue reading →

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Funding a Better Future for Peruvians with a little help from some GSSE friends

Posted on July 6, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/6/18 – This blog post is written by Will Coffey, a student in the GSSE MBA program, and is in Peru this summer for his MBA field research. The financial access team, a.k.a. team CLAW (Cristina, Will, Atkelt and Will— … Continue reading →

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How You Can Benefit From Solar Energy – No Roof Required

Posted on June 25, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/25/18 – This blog post is written by four students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program about their summer research work in the solar industry.  The sun’s rays are truly a gift that keeps on giving to … Continue reading →

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Diffusing Colorado’s Ticking Time-bomb: What to Do with the Dead Trees in a Dense Forest

Posted on June 18, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/18/18 – This blog post is written by Waste Knot – a team of three students in the GSSE MBA program. Bessie, Ariel, and Kevin are developing innovative solutions to the beetlekill problem in Colorado forests. Fort Collins is quiet … Continue reading →

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Why are We Fishing for Fish to Feed to the Fish we Feed to the World?

Posted on June 6, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/6/18 – This blog post is written by Nobilis Aqua, a team of four students in the GSSE MBA program at Colorado State University whose goal is to find opportunities to make the aquaculture industry more sustainable. Three days of … Continue reading →

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GSSE Updates from the Program Manager

Posted on May 29, 2018 by College of Business, Colorado State University

5/29/18 – It’s hard to believe it’s time for another round of updates from our teams in the field. In case you have lost track: Cohort 10 graduated in December! Cohort 11 just finished up their 2nd semester and is … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know Guatemala: Building Relationships and Businesses

Posted on August 9, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

8/9/17 – This blog post was written a couple weeks ago by team Selva Ventures, who was hard at work in Guatemala. Read their first installment here, in case you missed it. Greetings from Guatemala! The last time we wrote, … Continue reading →

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