Amy Halvorson (MGMT, 鈥�10) has worked on sustainability for large companies like Cargill and Starbucks for almost a decade. She credits her education from Leeds, including classes like Leadership Challenges (CESR 4000), and the skills she learned in her first job (that was not in sustainability) for laying the foundation...
Zhenghua 鈥淶鈥� Yang (Fin, SRE 鈥�14) is the Founder and CEO of Serenity Forge, a values-driven video game development company based in 麻豆影院. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020. His games have saved lives, helped kids learn rocket science, and inspired gamers to turn enemies...
Sarah Reice (Fin, SRE'18) is the Sustainability Manager for Anthropologie and was named to the 2024 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list. We recently spoke with her about how the Social Responsibility and Ethics (SRE) Certificate shaped her career, what qualities make sustainability professionals successful, and how her proudest achievement so...
Before I joined Leeds, I was a high school teacher. Whenever I told people my profession, they looked at me like I was missing some brain cells 鈥� you willingly hang out with teenagers!? Yep! I have always loved spending time with young people. I鈥檝e led ski trips, adventure camps,...
For the third year running, CESR has announced the 2024 winners of the Impact Business Buff Awards, a student and faculty driven award that recognizes the members of the Leeds community who inspire excellence in sustainability and social responsibility. Leeds students have nominated all award winners, and we want to...
Featured on the 2023 edition of GreenBiz鈥檚 30 under 30 list is Leeds School of Business alum and Sustainability Manager for The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated, Lauren Morrell Kotze. GreenBiz, a prominent media and events platform that emphasizes the intersection between sustainability and business, generates this yearly list to recognize the...
Lorna Christoff, Undergraduate Faculty Impact Business Buff Award Winner Lorna Christoff ( Intl Bus 鈥�98 ), assistant teaching professor in the Social Responsibility and Sustainability Division, is one of this year鈥檚 Impact Business Buff Teaching Award winners. Christoff was nominated and selected by her students in the Class of 鈥�23...
Shiao June Yuan, Undergraduate Impact Business Buff Award Winner June Yuan ( Fin., Ops. Mgmt., SRE 鈥�23 ) is one of this year鈥檚 Impact Business Buff Award winners. Her peers nominated and selected Yuan because her leadership inspires a commitment to ethics and sustainability in others. During her time at...
Sena Kavi (Mktg., '26) is a CESR Student worker who wrote this piece to illustrate her own experience with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI & B), and how, based on her personal story, she views it as a powerful tool in the business world. I am the child of...
It is about adopting a mindset of resourcefulness, preservation, and equity when it comes to the ways in which business impacts people and the environment, - Says Maddy Hemstreet Expanding CESR鈥檚 Reach Among Leeds Students In recent months, we have expanded our team to include student ambassadors. These Leeds students...
