CESR Undergraduate Stories
- Amy Halvorson (MGMT, ’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
- Zhenghua “Z” Yang (Fin, SRE ’14) is the Founder and CEO of Serenity Forge, a values-driven video game development company based in «Ƶ. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020. His games have saved lives, helped kids learn rocket science
- 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,
- 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 — you willingly hang out with teenagers!? Yep! I have always loved spending time with
- Featured on the 2023 edition of GreenBiz’s 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
- Lorna Christoff, Undergraduate Faculty Impact Business Buff Award Winner Lorna Christoff (Intl Bus ‘98), assistant teaching professor in the Social Responsibility
- Shiao June Yuan, Undergraduate Impact Business Buff Award Winner June Yuan (Fin., Ops. Mgmt., SRE ‘23) is one of this year’s Impact Business Buff Award winners. Her peers nominated and selected Yuan because her
- 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
- 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’s Reach Among Leeds Students In
- CESR Fellows was founded 11 years ago to build community with people who shared a passion for sustainability, social responsibility, and equity.