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Title: Cultivating Cross-Course Collaboration: A Model for Student Consulting Projects
Authors/Presenters: By Jonathan H. Westover and Jacque P. Westover
Abstract: This discusses a unique cross-cours…
From the article: "Why should organizations develop corporate social impact initiatives? First, we need to openly acknowledge that companies have a social contract with their surrounding communities.…