We are thrilled to have been invited by colleagues in the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales to join them in early June and develop a collaborative DEED program in the beautiful state of Caldas, in Colombia’s coffee region. Our faculty’s trip is made possible by local partnerships, and our entreprenurially-driven students are raising their own funds to be able to join the trip. See more at http://gofundme.com/DEED2012 and stay tuned to this website for our live blogs while in Colombia.
We recorded this video today with the artisan cooperative in Aguadas, Colombia. The video below is playing at normal speed. Wow.
We’re not sure what is the exact formula, but we are, each time, impressed and pleasantly surprised, by the fantastic team dynamics our students engage in when participating in our
Most of the DEED student team has arrived in Manizales and the project has been kicked off with a bang (and an activity-filled day.) An event with several speakers inaugurated
Most of the DEED student team has arrived in Manizales and the project has been kicked off with a bang (and an activity-filled day.) An event with several speakers inaugurated
What a fantastic day. Although never made explicit, the big difference between yesterday and today was our group agreeing that we should have “demonstration of entrepreneurial spirit” as a criteria
By Lindsey Jochets, DEED ’12 What is human composition? Is it a scientific interpretation of the body; oxygen and breath, or the unification and movement of atoms to form blood