Social responsibility involves acting in ways that foster the betterment of the community, both locally and globally.
Sustainability | Civic Engagement | Social Justice
Teaching social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action is one of the educational objectives of the Barney School of Business.
By embracing social responsibility and by examining the ethical implications of knowledge, students learn to evaluate the effects of actions and social policies and seek to make the world we live in a better place.
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Barney School is one of 150 schools included in The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education‘s new book The Sustainable MBA: The 2010-2011 Guide to Business Schools That Are Making a Difference. The book, published in October 2009, provides highlights of leading MBA programs in 20-plus countries around the world that are integrating social, ethical, and environmental impact into their offerings. Read the full publisher's announcement. Read Barney's pages. |
Questions, comments, suggestions, please contact:
Deborah Kidder, Department of Management, kidder@hartford.edu
Michelle Bertolini, Department of Accounting, bertolini@hartford.edu
The Royal Gazette newspaper in Bermuda did a story about a youth conference that was attended by a group of 14 students from the Barney School of Business. The Barney students made presentations to those attending the conference and showcased their business plans.
Zuri is a sophomore at the University of Hartford majoring in Business Marketing and minoring in Italian. Zuri is studying abroad this spring at John Cabot University in Rome. In addition to her studies, Zuri spends her free time as a volunteer English teacher at a local school.
