/ en /news/2021-08/embedding-sdgs-business-education-focus-business-better-world-center-george-mason <span>Embedding the SDGs into Business Education 鈥� focus on the Business for a Better World Center of George Mason 麻豆国产鈥檚 School of Business</span> <span><span>Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Tue, 08/24/2021 - 15:17</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/amagro" hreflang="en">Anne Magro</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/lgringpe" hreflang="en">Lisa M. Gring-Pemble</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p>In <a href="https://primetime.unprme.org/2020/05/25/embedding-the-sdgs-into-business-education-focus-on-the-business-for-a-better-world-center-of-george-mason-universitys-school-of-business/" target="_blank" title="Read the article">an article on the PRiME blog</a>, Anne Magro and Lisa Gring-Pemble discuss how the Business for a Better World Center is working to reshape business education so that students are inspired to see business as a force for good in the world, and act accordingly during their own careers.聽</p> <p><a href="https://primetime.unprme.org/2020/05/25/embedding-the-sdgs-into-business-education-focus-on-the-business-for-a-better-world-center-of-george-mason-universitys-school-of-business/" target="_blank" title="Read the full article. ">Read the full article</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12416" hreflang="en">Costello College of Business Faculty Media Mentions</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12621" hreflang="en">Business for a Better World Work in the News</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:17:25 +0000 Marianne Klinker 50806 at /news/2021-08/creating-interdisciplinary-platforms-address-sdgs-honey-bee-initiative <span>Creating Interdisciplinary Platforms to Address the SDGs 鈥� The Honey Bee Initiative</span> <span><span>Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Tue, 08/24/2021 - 15:13</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/lgringpe" hreflang="en">Lisa M. Gring-Pemble</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p>In <a href="https://primetime.unprme.org/2020/06/09/creating-interdisciplinary-platforms-to-address-the-sdgs-the-honey-bee-initiative/" target="_blank" title="Creating Interdisciplinary Platforms to Address the SDGs 鈥� The Honey Bee Initiative">an article on the PRiME blog</a>, Lisa Gring-Pemble and Germ谩n Perilla explain how the Business for a Better World Center's Honey Bee Initiative addresses declining honeybee populations, food security, and economics by bringing together the diverse fields of art, business, education, and science.</p> <p><a href="https://primetime.unprme.org/2020/06/09/creating-interdisciplinary-platforms-to-address-the-sdgs-the-honey-bee-initiative/" target="_blank" title="Creating Interdisciplinary Platforms to Address the SDGs 鈥� The Honey Bee Initiative">Read the full article</a>.聽</p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12416" hreflang="en">Costello College of Business Faculty Media Mentions</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12621" hreflang="en">Business for a Better World Work in the News</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:13:49 +0000 Marianne Klinker 50801 at /news/2021-08/beekeeping-george-mason-university <span>Beekeeping at George Mason 麻豆国产</span> <span><span>Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Tue, 08/24/2021 - 15:05</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/lgringpe" hreflang="en">Lisa M. Gring-Pemble</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Reporter Joseph Martinez of Telemundo Washington, D.C. visits the apiary on the Fairfax Campus to learn more about the dual (educational and economic) purpose of the Business for a Better World Center's Honey Bee Initiative.</p> <p><a href="https://www.telemundowashingtondc.com/noticias/crianza-de-abejas-en-la-universidad-de-george-mason/2068841/" target="_blank" title="Beekeeping at George Mason 麻豆国产">Watch the full segment</a>.聽</p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12416" hreflang="en">Costello College of Business Faculty Media Mentions</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12621" hreflang="en">Business for a Better World Work in the News</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:05:40 +0000 Marianne Klinker 50796 at /news/2021-08/george-mason-university-bee-program-fosters-development-latin-american-communities <span>George Mason 麻豆国产 Bee Program Fosters Development in Latin American Communities</span> <span><span>Marianne Klinker</span></span> <span>Tue, 08/24/2021 - 14:57</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_associated_people" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-associated-people"> <h2>In This Story</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-associated-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">People Mentioned in This Story</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/profiles/lgringpe" hreflang="en">Lisa M. Gring-Pemble</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><a href="https://www.telemundowashingtondc.com/noticias/local/alerta-verde/programa-de-abejas-de-la-universidad-george-mason-se-fomenta-desarrollo-en-comunidades-latinoamericanas/2069095/" target="_blank" title="George Mason 麻豆国产 Bee Program Fosters Development in Latin American Communities">This Green Alert report</a> from Telemundo Washington, D.C. takes a close look at the Honey Bee Initiative's objective of promoting economic development in rural communities in Latin America.</p> <p><a href="https://www.telemundowashingtondc.com/noticias/local/alerta-verde/programa-de-abejas-de-la-universidad-george-mason-se-fomenta-desarrollo-en-comunidades-latinoamericanas/2069095/" target="_blank" title="George Mason 麻豆国产 Bee Program Fosters Development in Latin American Communities">Watch the full segment</a>.聽</p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12416" hreflang="en">Costello College of Business Faculty Media Mentions</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12621" hreflang="en">Business for a Better World Work in the News</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:57:05 +0000 Marianne Klinker 50791 at /news/2021-06/kaiser-permanente-one-nations-leading-health-care-providers-and-not-profit-health <span>Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation鈥檚 leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans, has committed $175,000 to advance George Mason 麻豆国产鈥檚 community health initiatives.</span> <span><span>mthomp7</span></span> <span>Wed, 06/02/2021 - 15:31</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation鈥檚 leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans, has committed $175,000 to advance George Mason 麻豆国产鈥檚 community health initiatives.</p> <p>The grant, jointly supporting the Mason and Partners Clinics (<a href="https://chhs.gmu.edu/mapclinics">MAP Clinics</a>) and the聽<a href="https://business.gmu.edu/business-for-a-better-world/">Business for a Better World Center</a>, will enable Mason to serve as the lead anchor partner in a collaborative initiative to remove barriers to health and expand access for residents in the Bailey鈥檚 Crossroads/Culmore neighborhood of Fairfax County.</p> <p>The grant extends聽<a href="https://about.kaiserpermanente.org/">Kaiser Permanente鈥檚</a>聽partnership with Mason, which began in 2019 with a聽<a href="https://socialwork.gmu.edu/news/2019-05/mason-gets-500000-grant-kaiser-permanente-help-underserved-populations-virginia">$500,000 investment</a>聽to establish the Kaiser Permanente Community Wellness Hub in partnership with Mason鈥檚 College of Health and Human Services Population Health Center.</p> <p><strong>鈥淜aiser Permanente is honored to expand our partnership with George Mason 麻豆国产, an organization that shares our mission for improving the health of the communities we serve,鈥�</strong>聽said Tonga Turner, interim executive director of Community Health at Kaiser Permanente. 鈥淐ollaboration with organizations like Mason is critical to transform Northern Virginia communities such as Bailey鈥檚 Crossroads and Culmore into places where residents have equitable access to high-quality health care, nutritious food, good jobs and thriving schools.鈥�</p> <p>MAP clinics serve the uninsured and refugee community in Prince William and Fairfax counties. Located in Manassas, Springfield, and Culmore, these bridge-care model clinics provide free health care, school physicals, screenings, and mental health services for people living in low-income and medically underserved areas.</p> <p>鈥淲e are excited about our continued collaboration with Kaiser Permanente in the delivery of care with attention to the social determinants of health on behalf of vulnerable populations to ensure health equity,鈥� added聽<strong>Dr. Germaine Louis, dean of the College of Health and Human Services</strong>.</p> <p>The grant establishes Mason as the lead partner organization in Northern Virginia for Kaiser Permanente鈥檚 Mid-Atlantic Community Network (MACN), launched in partnership with聽<a href="https://virginia.uniteus.com/">Unite Us</a>, a shared technology platform available to community organizations to serve social health needs ranging from food access and housing assistance to workforce development and healthcare services. The MACN has launched in D.C., suburban Maryland and Greater Baltimore, and is scheduled to launch in Northern Virginia this June.</p> <p>Since 2018, Kaiser Permanente has led a community-based initiative to address health disparities in the Bailey鈥檚/Culmore community and create access to the resources people need to thrive. Local community organizations involved in the initiative include Columbia Baptist Church, the Medical Care for Children Partnership Foundation, Culmore Clinic, St. Anthony鈥檚 Parish, Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center and Just Neighbors, along with county leadership, local businesses and philanthropic organizations. Accomplishments have included partnering with local food pantries to deliver hundreds of pounds of food to those in-need and connecting more than 200 Bailey鈥檚/Culmore residents with low or no-cost medical care.</p> <p>Those community-based efforts will also benefit from a partnership with Mason鈥檚 Business for a Better World Center, which focuses on preparing tomorrow鈥檚 business leaders to further the common good.</p> <p>鈥淓ven more than other businesses, the business of health needs to focus on the well-being of our community,鈥� said聽<strong>Maury Peiperl, dean of Mason鈥檚 School of Business.</strong>聽鈥淭his is an opportunity to activate our substantial industry network to fuel economic development and entrepreneurship in the region. Kaiser Permanente is known as a leader for moving health forward, and partnering on this initiative is another way we are using business as a force for good.鈥�</p> <p>Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, about 240,000 people in Northern Virginia were underinsured or lacked health insurance, and 160,000 lived in poverty. The pandemic has increased levels of unemployment, as well as housing and food insecurity across the region.聽<a href="https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/legislation/sites/legislation/files/assets/documents/pdf/2021/2021-adopted-human-services-issue-paper.pdf">Unemployment spiked in Fairfax County by more than 5%</a>聽over the past year, and the number of county residents seeking emergency food assistance doubled.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/701" hreflang="en">MAP Clinic</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/696" hreflang="en">Mason and Partners Clinic</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/116" hreflang="en">Campus News</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/5491" hreflang="en">Business for a Better World Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/8191" hreflang="en">Business for a Better World Center News</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/12621" hreflang="en">Business for a Better World Work in the News</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/8736" hreflang="en">CHHS News</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:31:58 +0000 mthomp7 46271 at