Improving Global Education Introduced by Erik Swedstedt Presented by Team Game Theory Spencer Fong, Xin Hu, Nick Rowland, Zhiwen Sun, Yanyi Zhu

Contemporary people live and interact in an increasingly globalized world

Tonight we’ll cover Situation: Students need to develop perspectives on global issues and be able to effectively communicate them Solution: Create a competition that promotes global awareness and communication skills Implementation: Form partnerships with outside organization

What is Global Education?

Preparing students for the globalization model of partnership between people and cultures.

Skills to connect Concepts to build

Is this building a better world?

What does this have to do with Business?

A survey conducted in late 2011, consisting of executives and thought leaders in corporate environmental strategy and performance, revealed trends in corporate sustainability.

76% of survey respondents anticipate natural resource shortages will affect their core business objectives over the next 3-5 years.

65% of respondents stated their CFO has become involved in sustainability

Employees are second only to consumers as drivers of company sustainability initiatives.

Current LCB Offerings Center for Sustainable Business Practices Net Impact

Objectives Global Perspective Cross-Culture Communication Sustainability Offerings at the LCB Improve Global Education through developing: Cost Efficiency

Solution Establish a Sustainability Case Study Competition Teams analyze business sustainability issues and compete for the most effective solution

Research and Analyze the Case

International Study Partners

Recommend a Solution to the Issue

Final Judging Finalists will present their case studies to a panel of judges

Assistance With Case Studies Hire Net Impact graduates : to work part-time to assist in the writing of case studies to review and select top cases for final judging

Develop Global Perspective Through research and analysis of global sustainability issues

Improve Cross-Cultural Communication Skills through Improve Cross-Cultural Communication Skills through Contacting with International Study Partners

Improve Sustainability Offering at the LCB The Competition will bring more exposure to Net Impact and the CSBP

Develop Global Perspective and Awareness Improve Cross-Cultural Communication Skills Promote current LCB sustainability offerings

Three Phases Phase 1: Preparation Phase 2: Implementation Phase 3: Final Judgment

Phase 1: Preparation Build the framework for the competition

Implement Phase 2: Implementation Carry out our plan for this competition

Phase 3: Final Judgment Evaluate cases studies and select the winner

Ways to Get Students Involved

Cash Prize Cash prize for the winners

Network with employers Network with employers and judges for opportunities

Promotions Various promotions to get more students involvement

One of our objectives is to keep costs low

Estimated Costs $ 3,175 Mentors Prizes Supplies Marketing Judges

Funding U.S. Bank Student Event Sponsorship Fund Donations and corporate sponsorship

FUNDFUND STUDENTSTUDENT LCBLCB CSBPCSBP Every component of the competition is important

Lack of funding

Lack of participation

Unable to coordinate with International Study Partners, Net Impact, LCB, and CSBP

Summary Improve Global Education through education about sustainability