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Greetings, http://change.org, and Re-Imagining Business School Education to Create Social Entrepreneurs

  • 1.  Greetings, http://change.org, and Re-Imagining Business School Education to Create Social Entrepreneurs

    Posted 11-30-2008 21:23

    Greetings, Colleagues:

     

    I recently found an innovative web site called http://change.org. I invite you to have a look. I'm not sure if you've heard, but there's a movement of citizens inspired by the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> presidential campaign who are now submitting ideas for how they think the Obama Administration should change <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>. It's called "Ideas for Change in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>."  I've submitted an idea and wanted to see if you could quickly vote for it. The title is: "Re-Imagining Business School Education to Create the Next Generation of Social Entrepreneurs." You can read and vote for the idea by clicking on the following link:  

    http://www.change.org/ideas/view/re-imagining_business_school_education_to_create_the_next_generation_of_social_entrepreneurs

     

    Here is an excerpt:

     

    Imagine colleges of business around the world re-structuring their curricula and pedagogies to help create the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders whose innovations and social enterprises address the major unmet needs of our global community. Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship--SAGE--has been implemented into approximately 30 high schools in California, and is operating in six additional states and a total of 16 countries. Under the direction of university student mentors, SAGE high school student teams must complete social and commercial ventures during the academic year, while demonstrating an understanding of the importance of global, environmental and civic issues. At the end of the year, the teams present the results of their ventures to a neutral panel of jurists who are recruited from the business, civic and education communities.

      

    The top 10 ideas are going to be presented to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day and will be supported by a national lobbying campaign run by Change.org, MySpace, and more than a dozen leading nonprofits after the Inauguration. So each idea has a real chance at becoming policy. Thanks a bunch.

     

    Thanks for the support, and Happy Holidays,

    Sincerely,

     

    Curt

     

    Dr. Curt DeBerg, CPA

    Center for Entrepreneurship

    <st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chico</st1:place></st1:city>

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Chico</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CA</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">95929-0011</st1:postalcode></st1:place>

    Founder: SAGE, http://sageglobal.org

    530.898.4824 (w)

    cdeberg@csuchico.edu

    skype id: cdeberg

     

     

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