Ursuline
Chances are if you're reading our newsletter, you've heard of Ted Talks. However, if you're still in the dark, Ted Talks are online lectures that aim to broadcast "ideas worth sharing." Check out a talk happening locally, hosted by Ursuline College, at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage on Fri 10/23 @ 1PM - 5PM.
CoolCleveland met up with Ursuline's Katherine Jackson to announce who's officially speaking this year. Among the six amazing participants is highlight Carl Wilkens, the only American to stay behind in Rwanda during genocide. See him, along with other greats, at this year's TedxUrsuline event.
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With the belief that business can be a force for good of society, Ursuline College is launching a brand new socially conscious Master of Business Administration (MBA) program this fall. Ursuline’s MBA will prepare students for the new emerging economy that challenges the “business as usual” paradigm.
“Our MBA program prepares students to be socially-conscious managers and collaborative leaders,” said Nurete Brenner, director of the new MBA program. “We believe that business must address the needs of traditional stakeholders such as shareholders, but also the needs of family, community, the environment and future generations, all of whom are not generally[...]
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Take a Service Trip with Ursuline
El Salvador, Ecuador, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and next Nepal! Look out world Ursuline College has just announced their next service learning trip to Nepal, and you could be on the plane with them. Catch a ride with the team and help victims of the April 2015 earthquake first hand.
CoolCleveland's Marty Bielat caught wind of the big announcement and met up with the program's Director, Dr. Katherine Jackson, and one of her traveled students, Melissa Hladek to hear more! Can't make the 2016 trip? Donations are always welcome! Send over something personal to those who need it most.
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Find Out at Ursuline!
Going green seems to be a hot topic these days in Cleveland, and Ursuline College is certainly throwing their hat into the ring. The college has recently announced a Sustainability and Spirituality Online Graduate Certificate Program that will teach students an interfaith global perspective on sustainability.
The project-based curriculum will give students first hand experiences to analyze local organizations that are making a push for change. The program’s Director, Dr. Elizabeth E. Meacham, met up with CoolCleveland to shine light on a prime example of this progress, First Unitarian Church’s Rev. Daniel Budd. Check out the video!