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About CSR at St. Scholastica
The School of Business and Technology (“SBT”) at The College of St. Scholastica launched a new corporate social responsibility initiative on September, 30, 2007. The objective of the initiative is to provide hands on experience for graduate and undergraduate students in designing and implementing corporate social responsibility programs for businesses. “Business must play a larger role in providing resources for worthy social causes,” said Bob Sherman, dean of the SBT. “We want our students to know how to create and implement sustainable corporate social responsibility programs, and to link such programs effectively to the growth strategies that businesses employ, locally and across the globe,” said Sherman. “Along with internationalizing our courses and teaching ethics across our curriculum, corporate social responsibility is going to emerge as a hallmark of our school.”
More about how students at CSS are involved.
Events related to corporate social responsibility at CSS.
About The School of Business and Technology
The School of Business and Technology combines an academic emphasis on liberal arts with experiential learning to create global leaders with strong professional skills who act with integrity and a strong sense of social responsibility. The School offers a variety of programs including: accounting, applied economics, computer science/computer information systems, finance, organizational behavior, management and marketing. Both undergraduate and graduate degrees are offered, as well as a variety of minors and certificates.
The School is broadening its emphasis on international business education, which will include study opportunities in China, Russia, Mexico, Ireland and other locations. The curriculum cultivates ethical development while increasing student engagement through internships, professional organizations and social activities. Students are our first priority; despite being the largest school at St. Scholastica, our faculty and staff know students by name, work hard to advise and counsel them effectively, help them find internships and employment, and make their education experience enjoyable.
About The College of St. Scholastica
The College of St. Scholastica, the fastest growing private college in Minnesota, is regularly recognized as one of the finest colleges of the Midwest. The 2003 "America's Best Colleges" survey by U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks St. Scholastica in the top tier of Midwestern universities. The Washington Post has rated St. Scholastica as one of the nation’s 100 “hidden gems” among U.S. colleges and universities.
St. Scholastica provides intellectual and moral preparation for responsible living and meaningful work. An independent comprehensive college, it was founded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and is shaped by Benedictine ideals. The College offers programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional career fields. The entire St. Scholastica community is committed to an educational process requiring students to meet rigorous academic standards, to broaden the scope of their knowledge, and to be accountable to both self and society.
The College's 2,518 students are guided by a curriculum that prepares them for their responsibilities as working professionals, as citizens of a democracy and as individuals who seek to live full human lives. The program consists of three parts: general education requirements, a major and open electives. The major prepares the student for graduate school or for a profession and is normally selected by the end of the sophomore year. Elective courses allow students to pursue particular interests. The general education component seeks to broaden the student's grasp of the accumulated wisdom of the past so that challenges of the present may be met with wisdom, faith and imagination.
The College’s economic impact is considerable. St. Scholastica’s budget for the coming year is $30 million, which translates into an $80 million effect on the region. The College employs 400 faculty and staff. St. Scholastica’s influence goes far beyond Duluth – the College now operates campuses in Brainerd, Rochester, St. Paul and St. Cloud, besides offering online and distance education courses literally nationwide.
