Author Archives: College of Business, Colorado State University

Rhthym Recyclers: Starting a Caribbean Recycling Revolution

Posted on July 28, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/28/17 – Three GSSE MBA students – Chris, Hasina, and Caitlin – are spending their summer in the Caribbean to immerse themselves in the waste and recycling realities of the region. Smoke fills the sky, a pungent smell fills the … Continue reading →

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Human-centered design: Learning by immersing ourselves in Bali

Posted on July 26, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/26/17 – The GSSE MBA venture team, Learning Labs, is working to understand business models that would address the lack of quality education in rural areas in Indonesia. Brightspots in Bali Our first stop was in Bali where we studied … Continue reading →

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Food Security through the Lens of Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

Posted on July 19, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/19/17 – This blog post is written by students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program at Colorado State University who have founded FarmRise to address the challenge of food security in Kenya. Albert Einstein might as well … Continue reading →

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Colorado FoodWorks: Pasta with a Purpose

Posted on July 11, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

7/11/17 – Colorado FoodWorks is a startup food venture led by four students in the GSSE MBA Program at CSU. Fran, Meghan, Hannah, and Charlie are focused on solving gender inequities through local food. Start with a problem. This is … Continue reading →

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The Trials and Tribulations of Working Internationally: Sometimes Just Getting There is a Victory

Posted on June 27, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/27/17 – This blog post is written by GSSE MBA venture team Asante Sana. Team members Keni, Matt, and Evan are dedicated to improving rural electrification in Uganda. First things first though, as the team encounters challenges typical of working internationally… Only … Continue reading →

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Altitude and Alpaca: Follow Fair Fibers’ Peruvian Adventure

Posted on June 23, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/23/17 – This post is written by students in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA program on the Fair Fibers team. These students – Callie, Herry, and Lucas – are in Peru for the summer investigating the alpaca supply … Continue reading →

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Finding our roots and growing our branches in Antigua: Selva Ventures’ first days in Guatemala

Posted on June 16, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/16/17 – Selva Ventures is a GSSE MBA venture team working to understand the problem of deforestation in Guatemala. We are working with two organizations: Fort Collins based Trees, Water & People and a Guatemalan organization called Utz Ché.  1.6 … Continue reading →

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Design Thinking to Save the Pollinators: a Bee-utiful Summer Practicum

Posted on June 2, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

6/1/17 – This blog post is written by Montana Williams, a student in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise MBA who is embarking on the summer practicum experience with his teammates Haroon Abasy, Sam Doll, and David Enden, for their … Continue reading →

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Out in the World: Bringing Alumni Back to the Classroom

Posted on May 24, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

5/17/16 – In the last week of class for the semester, Dr. Susan Golicic invited three GSSE MBA alumni to come talk to her Supply Chain classes. We love hosting our alumni to come back to campus – the hard … Continue reading →

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GSSE MBA Students Win Business Design Competition

Posted on March 17, 2017 by College of Business, Colorado State University

Did you catch the news? Even Business Wire and Yahoo Finance picked up the story about how our GSSE students won $10k in a business design competition to figure out how to get millennials to save for healthcare and retirement. … Continue reading →

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