The Center for Global Leadership supports a range of Villanova School of Business educational initiatives. These activities integrate the tools and best practices of responsible global leadership into VSB's undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs. These initiatives include the following:

Partnering with Vanguard, KPMG, Rolls Royce, and Navigant to enhance VSB students’ international career experiences.

Establishing an honors course in global corporate social responsibility.
VSB now offers an honors course in global corporate social and environmental responsibility, which has become a permanent part of VSB's elective offerings. In spring 2007, students from this course participated in an immersion trip to Nicaragua. Click here to read more about this experience in the inaugural issue of VSB Magazine.

Establishing a course on management in emerging economies.
VSB developed a new course on the challenges and opportunities associated with organizational management and business strategy in emerging economies.

Supporting student participation in international business case competitions.
The center sponsors an undergraduate team of students who participate in an annual international business case competition at Loyola Marymount University. This competition, held in Los Angeles, provides students with real-world experience in understanding international business and provides them with relevant experience for academic, career, and professional development. The VSB team placed first in the 2007 competition.

Supporting the development of student internships with regional and national international business organizations and agencies.

Sponsoring topical forums.
The center sponsors a variety of topical forums, often in conjunction with other student organizations or centers of excellence. Some of the topics addressed include fair trade practices, recent developments and best practices of ethics and corporate governance, and socially responsible investing.

Incorporating globally responsible leadership in graduate and executive education.
VSB faculty members and members of the center’s advisory council developed cases, role-playing exercises, and other innovative methods to educate students about difficult situations that leaders confront involving ethics, values, and stakeholder conflicts.

Developing the Executive Speakers’ Bureau.
The center identifies executives—many of whom are members of its advisory council—who participate in classroom discussions with undergraduate, graduate, and executive MBA students. The executives offer their time and perspectives to enhance the students’ exposure to the challenges of globally responsible leadership.