Social Impact at Kellogg aims to inspire and equip business leaders to create positive, significant and sustainable impact in the world.
The Social Impact pathway is designed for students who want to create positive social change throughout their careers. The conceptual basis of the pathway includes classes to: define social value; identify and implement strategies to effect change through partnerships between business, government and non-profits; and anticipate and manage inevitable value conflicts. The pathway recognizes that social change may come through different professional tracks: The Policy track examines the interface with and impact of the public sector, the Nonprofit Management track looks at leading non-profit organizations, and the Social Innovation track focuses on new and sustainable approaches to impact and scale. Beyond these in-depth courses students should also consider engagement opportunities, like labs and experiential courses, as well as co-curricular opportunities including clubs, competitions, and speaker series.
Faculty sponsors: Jan Eberly (Finance) and
Tim Feddersen (Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences)
1 | Conceptual Basis
Ethics and Leadership
PACT 460
Public Economics for Business Leaders: Federal Policy
PACT 470 Public Economics for Business Leaders: State and Local Policy
PACT 480
2 | Depth
Policy
Regulation of Competitive Strategies
BLAW 437
Macro Policy and Global Capital Markets
FINC 473
Managing Firms for Shareholders and Society: Thought Leadership Seminar
FINC 484-5
The Education Industry
PACT 454-5
Public Economics for Business Leaders: Federal Policy
PACT 470
Public Economics for Business Leaders: State & Local Policy
PACT 480
Leading Voices
PACT 920-5
Strategic Challenges in Emerging Markets
STRT 466
The Economics of Energy Markets and the Environment
STRT 458
Nonprofit
Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
SSIM 950
Board Governance of Nonprofit Organizations (Golub Capital Board Fellows only)
SSIM 453-5
Board Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
SSIM 455-5
Organization of Non-Profit Initiatives
SSIM 952-5
Humanitarian and Non-Profit Operations
OPNS-951
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