2009.11.16: Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach business basics, such as a poultry project that exposed sixth graders to math, science and commerce on the tiny island of Saint Vincent
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2009.11.16: Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach business basics, such as a poultry project that exposed sixth graders to math, science and commerce on the tiny island of Saint Vincent
Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach business basics, such as a poultry project that exposed sixth graders to math, science and commerce on the tiny island of Saint Vincent
He helped locals write business plans, led entry-level business seminars, wrote grants and launched a computer skills course taught by locals. "That was definitely the most rewarding thing, because you walked away wondering if you've had an impact and if any of this is really sustainable," Lewandowski said. "And some of it was."
Peace Corps Volunteer Brian Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach business basics, such as a poultry project that exposed sixth graders to math, science and commerce on the tiny island of Saint Vincent
CU-Boulder Business Students and Alumni Help Make a Difference as Peace Corps Volunteers
November 16, 2009
Caption: From left to right, Brian Lewandowski (MBA Leeds School of Business 2007), Todd Freedman (Bachelor's degree management CU-Boulder 2009), and Micah Strand (current MBA student in the Leeds School of Business). Photo by Glenn Asakawa.
Combine the youth and idealism often found on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus with a business degree, and the ability to make a difference in the world takes on new dimensions.
Through the Peace Corps' worldwide volunteer program, Leeds School of Business students and alumni have joined thousands of other CU-Boulder alumni who have contributed to communities around the globe.
"Not only do our graduates join the Peace Corps but we also have attracted Peace Corps alumni to our MBA and other graduate programs, which underscores our reputation as a school that values being engaged in the world," said Francy Milner, who teaches business ethics and social entrepreneurship at the Leeds School.
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Like Strand, CU-Boulder alumnus Brian Lewandowski also joined the Peace Corps in 2003 to aid in small business development. Lewandowski, who received his MBA from the Leeds School in 2007 and is now a research analyst in the Business Research Division at the Leeds School, was placed with his wife Amber in St. Vincent, another Caribbean island. He helped locals write business plans, led entry-level business seminars, wrote grants and launched a computer skills course taught by locals.
"That was definitely the most rewarding thing, because you walked away wondering if you've had an impact and if any of this is really sustainable," Lewandowski said. "And some of it was."
Lewandowski invented practical ways to teach business basics, such as a poultry project that exposed sixth graders to math, science and commerce. He helped students build a coop at the school, raise chickens and measure food, as well as skin, weigh and sell the chickens after they were slaughtered.
"The unique thing there is that sixth graders came to school with machetes on slaughter day," he said.
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