Category Archives: Global Orientation

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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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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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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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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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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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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