Featured in the spring/summer 2008 issue
At the Intersection of Power and Research
The Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation has sparked major strategic partnerships with public and private foundations, industry, and other universities across the state and nation. The institute is harnessing the rich resources and expertise of the university’s research base to help fashion the energy industry of the future.
The Wisdom of SAGES
Learning is an active process and is most successful and long-lasting when students are engaged on many levels. By its very design, the university’s SAGES program pulls students out of their seats and into the real world.
The Bottom Line Redefined
With a position on the international stage as an organization fostering sustainable and socially responsible business practices, the university’s Business as an Agent of World Benefit transforms the talk of social responsibility and helps businesses walk the talk.
Green Spots
Universities and colleges recently have embraced the concept of sustainability— loosely defined as growth that does not compromise the ability of future generations to grow. On these pages we highlight several sustainability efforts on campus and in the community.