6PM – 9PM London Time | 1PM – 4PM New York Time | 10AM – 1PM San Francisco Time
Virtual Event
Agenda
Welcome Session
- 1:00 – 1:15pm Welcome (Jessica Yinka Thomas, NC State University, B Academics President & Kristin Joys, University of Florida, B Academics Chair of Teaching Innovation)
Session #1 – B Impact Teams Panel
- 1:15 – 2:15pm Experiential learning and B Impact Teams Panel (Moderator: Meredith McKee Adkins, University of Arkansas, Arkansas Global Changemakers – The People, Planet, and Profit Project) – B Impact Teams are self-organized teams of college/university students that assist businesses to measure and manage their impact. These student-led consulting teams serve their local community by assessing social and environmental metrics of community businesses using the B Impact Assessment (BIA). Hear from five different models of B Impact Teams:
- Jessica Yinka Thomas, Poole College of Management, NC State University, Business Sustainability Collaborative – NC State B Corp Clinic
- Kristin Joys, University of Florida, Social Impact & Sustainability Initiative – UF Business for Good Lab
- Fiona Wilson, University of New Hampshire, Sustainability Institute – B Impact Clinic
- Jake Mosely, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia – B Collaborative
- Skye Blue Sprawls & Courtney Meidenbauer, Portland State University – B Impact PSU
Session #2 – Teaching with Case Studies
- 2:15 – 3:00pm Teaching with Case Studies (Facilitator: Maria Ballesteros-Sola, Cal State Channel Islands, B Academics Chair of Membership) – The case method is widely accepted as an effective pedagogical method as it bridges the gap between theory and practice by building high-order thinking skills (HOTS) and facilitating sense-making. This session will explore the why and how of teaching with cases both online and offline. We will discuss the expanding repertoire of B Corps cases from different publishers and provide some tips for case writers.
Session #3 – Best Practices in Teaching
- 3:00 – 4:00pm Best Practices in Teaching about Business as a Force for Good (Moderator: Emily Landry, University of Tennessee, B Academics Chair of B Local Engagement Committee) – The Best Practices in Teaching session will include eleven short “lightning round” style presentations by educators of various backgrounds who are teaching about B Corps. The session will cover engaging and effective teaching techniques and strategies for anyone who is incorporating lessons about B Corps into their classroom pedagogy, institutional frameworks, or private-sector organizational education efforts. Session participants and their affiliations are as follows:
- Daniel Amgarten: Co-Founder and CEO, campus b – Daniel will present details of best practices for connecting international students with local students through “campus b’s” internship program (a certified B Corp based in Brazil).
- Maria Ballesteros-Sola: Assistant Professor, California State University Channel Islands & Nina Magomedova: Assistant Professor, UIC Spain -Maria and Nina will present details of best practices for experiential learning, international student teams, project based learning, digital literacy, social enterprise knowledge and consulting skills through a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) initiative.
- Pablo Esteves: Executive Director of University Programs, Emzingo & Emzingo U – Drew will present details of best practices for a model of summer experiential learning that combines immersive project-based work, deep introspection, leadership development, cultural awareness, and team building – highlighting how Emzingo has converted from a high touch in-person model to a 100% remote experience.
- Megan Buchter: Director, Case Western Reserve University/Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit – Megan will present details of best practices for AIM2Flourish, an experiential learning activity that is the world’s first higher-education curriculum incorporating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and “Business as an Agent of World Benefit”.
- Calvin Chung: Assistant Professor of Business, Mary Baldwin University – Calvin will present details of best practices for how to implement the B Corp concept into curricula at the program level, including a model for an MBA program based on the B-Impact Assessment.
- Nell Derick Debevoise: Founder and CEO, Inspiring Capital – Nell will present details of best practices for the “Spheres and Fears of Impact” framework for leadership development within B Corps and other business organizations who want to learn how to be a force for good by identifying the impacts they have in their work and lives.
- Evan Green: Asst. Director DE&I Outreach, Director of the Int’l Business Certificates & Int’l Partnerships & Ph.D. Candidate, Portland State University and Craig Ostbo: Adjunct Faculty, Marketing | Principles of International Marketing, Portland State University School of Business – Evan and Craig will present about the Portland State University Summer Business Institute (SBI), a unique opportunity for high school students of color & those from culturally underserved/underrepresented backgrounds to learn from college faculty about B Corporations, social responsibility and sustainability.
- Min Han Ko: Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, B Corps China – Min will present about their about B Generation program and the BBB game they’ve created.
- Jacob Park: Associate Professor, Castleton University and University of Johannesburg – Jacob will present details of best practices for an experiential impact finance class exercise that strikes a balance between theoretical rigor, market relevance, and pedagogical application.
- Michael Pirson: Professor and Area Chair, Fordham University – Michael will present details of best practices for fundamentally shifting the current business school education model through collaboration with the Jesuit Business School Network, the Vatican, and the United Nations.
- Bob Willard: Founder and Chief Sustainability Champion, Sustainability Advantage – Bob will present details of best practices for a comprehensive framework he has developed with topical insights and context about progress on sustainability in the business community, with an emphasis on B Corps and a CFO-friendly approach for framing the cost-benefit analysis for sustainability-related projects.
Happy Hour
- 4:00 – 5:00pm Optional Interactive Happy Hour (Host: Summer Brown, DePaul University, B Academics Secretary) – Stay after the close of the official roundtable for a series of small group discussions to continue the conversations and connect around the following topics:
- Experiential Learning and B Impact Teams
- Teaching with Case Studies
- Best Practices in Teaching about Business as a Force for Good
- Meet the B Academics Board
- Learn more about B Academics resources
Watch The Workshop Videos Below
Organizaing Committee
Kristin Joys
University of Florida
Summer Brown
DePaul University
Calvin Chung
Mary Baldwin University
Jessica Yinka Thomas
NC State University
Maria Ballesteros-Sola
Cal State Channel Islands
Emily Landry
University of Tennessee
Questions? Contact Dr. Kristin Joys, B Academics Chair of Teaching and Curriculum Innovation, at teaching@bacademics.org
