15 responses to “Sustainability: New Horizons for Entrepreneurs”

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   Vincent Witzel April 6th, 2009 at 09:40

   This whole idea is making me look forward to next semester’s Supply Chain Management class even more. I’m sure there’ll be plenty of areas where the sustainability issue can be raised. The governmental push is definitely making me wonder if we will soon have the aforementioned ISO ‘Sustainability Management System’ certification.

   FYI, there was a small typo in the blog entry: the environmental management system follows ISO spec 14001, not 40001 . [Thanks! My bad. Corrected. Hank]

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   Spencer McKee April 6th, 2009 at 12:34

   This sounds like a cool new program. It seems like only having to stay one extra semester definatly makes it worth it.

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   Trisha Delsart April 6th, 2009 at 13:35

   I think this is a great option to offer especially with the direction all businesses will to need to operate with in the future. I hope Purdue adds something like this!

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   Sikhanyisiwe Nkala April 6th, 2009 at 14:02

   This is really cool especially just for spending one semester. If Purdue were to do this I would definetly be staying one more smester. Thats an amazing program.

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   Lauren Withers April 6th, 2009 at 16:09

   I think that it is a really good opportunity for students. Hopefully Purdue will do this in the future so students can take advantage of the opportunity.

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   Tim Sutton April 6th, 2009 at 16:09

   I think that this would be a great idea, and I believe that many students would be interested in becoming involved in the program. As far as Purdue goes…Its possible depending on the success of the program.

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   Crystal Reno April 6th, 2009 at 17:09

   I think for only having to spend one semester on this, it would be worth it. It seems this program would be useful and many students would most likely benefit from this good opportunity.

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   Devarshi Patel April 6th, 2009 at 18:01

   It’s a great piece of information for entrepreneurs who want to start a technological venture that involves manufacturing..
   Also at Purdue there is a course ME597 offered this fall regarding Sustainable manufacturing… sounded really interesting…
   check out mypurdue for more details.

   good luck

   999

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   Casey Zeller April 6th, 2009 at 18:03

   I echo what many are saying. I think it would be great if Purdue decided to create a program such as this. Even if it would take an extra semester, the benefits seem to outweigh the negatives. THis would be such a great opportunity. I look forward to see if this program becomes available.

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    Michelle Miller April 6th, 2009 at 19:00

    Like everyone else said, this does sound like a good opportunity for students. I wonder how many students Valpo will have taking advatage of this. It did say that you had to have a MBA already so maybe this could push more students to get their masters that wouldn’t normally. It would be nice if Purdue got a program like this soon. They could even maybe take a tour of SIA and see how exactly they are turning their waste into profit.

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    Stach Hazzard April 6th, 2009 at 20:17

    Purdue needs to investigate and do this program. It would be awesome if they did it, because it’s a good opportunity for students. I would like to see how popular it becomes with the students after they have completed it.

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    Katie Robinson April 6th, 2009 at 21:30

    I think that this is a great idea for Purdue to get into like everyone else has been saying. I hope that Purdue does it even if it does take an extra semester to get done.

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    Mike Dieckmann April 6th, 2009 at 21:40

    Sure would be nice if purdue had something similar. and not only for entrepreneurs but for anyone to take. In one way or another i think it will affect everyone job and it can never hurt to be educated on the subject and may show a company that you are innovative and forward thinking. Could be a big help to alot of students regardless of major.

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    Kyle Maple April 6th, 2009 at 23:41

    It is odd to think this is happening in our backyard.

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    Lauradevries April 7th, 2009 at 08:08

    It would be exciting to see something similar here at Purdue University but I agree with Mike that everyone should take advantage here, not just entrepreneurs. It is something worth getting information on, and it will somehow impact everyone’s jobs.