Entrepreneurship

Social Enterprise students launch a new networking and mentoring initiative for alumni and students.

A CORPS fellowship enabled Kathleen Gunn '04 to spend the summer between her first and second years at Columbia helping the Robin Hood Foundation to promote child literacy.

"The Social Enterprise Program works collaboratively with students to support experiential learning opportunities aimed at aligning personal values and professional goals to create social benefits," says Ray Horton, Director of the Social Enterprise Program.

The Social Enterprise Program held its annual reception on February 3, 2004.

Laura Goodman works at Reading Is Fundamental, the nation's oldest and largest children's literacy organization.

Net Impact, the umbrella organization for social enterprise clubs at business schools around the world, has chosen Columbia Business School to host its 12th annual conference in November 2004.

The winners of the Global Social Venture Competition were announced at London Business School at the final round on April 15?16. Columbia Business School has been a partner in this competition since 2001.

In partnership with the NYSE, Executive Education is launching the first accounting class crafted exclusively to enable board directors to better address financial integrity in the boardroom. The course, Accounting Essentials for Corporate Directors: Enhancing Financial Integrity, gives directors the ability to critically evaluate financial information and assess management proposals.