Professor Peter Roberts
The BBA Program offers a unique elective in the spring – Social Enterprise in Nicaragua. Taught by Peter Roberts, Associate Professor of Organization and Management, the course integrates classroom learning with an eight-day trip to Nicaragua in May. Professor Robert has led numerous student trips to Nicaragua, in conjunction with Emory’s local partner, Comunidad Connect, and enjoys bringing eager groups of BBAs to this amazing country.
Students are exposed to the many development challenges in the region and engage in discussions on how business acumen and market-based approaches can be applied to achieve economic and societal impacts. Issues covered in the course range from sustainability and business development to women’s cooperatives and the economics of coffee.
In explaining the program’s appeal, Anne Kocurek, Associate Director of the BBA Career Management Center, notes, “Traveling abroad creates awareness for a student’s potential contribution both globally and locally and prepares them for the business travel they will do later in their career.” Continue reading
